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St. Margaret's Chapel

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Location	:	Alderwasley, Amber Valley Borough, England
Coordinate	:	53.0769800, -1.5180550
Description	:	The chapel, dedicated to St. Margaret, is Alderwasley's oldest structure and was built in the early sixteenth century (during the reign of King Henry VIII) by Thomas Lowe, then Lord of the Manor. It was the local place of worship until All Saints Church was built c1850. This Chapel had a graveyard. Note: any church within an urban environment may have had its graveyard closed after the Burial Act of 1853. Any new church built after that is unlikely to have had a graveyard at all. Church History: This Chapel was founded in the 16th century, it was closed in 1849. St Margaret's Church is... Read More	The chapel, dedicated to St. Margaret, is Alderwasley's oldest structure and was built in the early sixteenth century (during the reign of King Henry VIII) by Thomas Lowe, then Lord of the Manor. It was the local place of worship until All Saints Church was built c1850. This Chapel had a graveyard. Note: any church within an urban environment may have had its graveyard closed after the Burial Act of 1853. Any new church built after that is unlikely to have had a graveyard at all. Church History: This Chapel was founded in the 16th century, it was closed in 1849. St Margaret's Church is a single celled structure, which today is in use as a village hall. Several sources date it as 16th century, but according to Kelly's Directory of 1932 it was rebuilt then (in the reign of Henry VIII). It was built (or rebuilt) by Thomas LOWE Esq., and other principal inhabitants. However latterly it appears it may have functioned largely as a private chapel of the Hurt family, as "it is not subject to ecclesiastical jurisdiction, and has no parochial duties performed in it, nor any endowment", and its minister was paid an optional salary by Mr HURT. The family crest (of alabaster) over the entrance doorway of the chapel, features the arms of LOWE. According to some legends, the chapel may be haunted. It may also have its own sheela-na-gig, though there appears to be some doubt of its authenticity, since they are more usually found on Romanesque buildings. It is on the front face of a large corner stone on the left hand corner of the chapel, above the level of the entrance door, and can be seen in profile on the second photograph of our set. Further information is available on The Sheela Na Gig Project website. It was replaced as a place of worship for the parish in 1849, when a new church, designed by H.I. Stevens was built near to Alderwasley Hall. Kelly says that afterwards, St Margaret's was used as a mortuary chapel, in conjunction with "a small inclosed cemetery, the private property of Francis George Hurt esq., adjoining which is a public cemetery, on land given my Lt-Col. A.F. HURT". The chapel is set on rising ground, and the Hurt family graves, seen on our final photograph in this set, are on a bank on the top side of the chapel. The main cemetery is over the wall. St Margaret's Chapel is now a Grade II Listed Building. Denomination: Now or formerly Church of England. If more than one congregation has worshipped here, or its congregation has united with others, in most cases this will record its original dedication. For a Google map see this link: http://churchdb.gukutils.org.uk/chmaps.php?CCC=DBY&ID=1

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Latitude: 53.0769800
Longitude: -1.5180550

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1. Alderwasley cemetery
Alderwasley, Amber Valley Borough, England
Coordinate: 53.0767150, -1.5186900

2. Saint Mary's Churchyard
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3. Dethick Lea and Holloway Cemetery
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4. Wirksworth Baptist Burial Ground
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6. St. Mary's Church Vaults
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7. St. Mary's Churchyard
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9. St. Mary's Churchyard
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10. St. Mark's Churchyard
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11. Wingfield Park
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12. Holy Trinity Churchyard
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13. Belper Cemetery
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14. Holy Trinity Churchyard
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15. St Luke's Heage
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16. St Luke Churchyard
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17. St. Luke's Churchyard
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18. Middleton by Wirksworth Cemetery
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19. St. James' Churchyard
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20. Holy Trinity Churchyard
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Coordinate: 53.0485040, -1.6002000

21. All Saints Churchyard
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Coordinate: 53.0977640, -1.4291210

22. St. James the Apostle Churchyard
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23. Holy Trinity Churchyard
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24. St. John's Chapel Cemetery
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