Matlock and Matlock Bath Images: Matlock: St. Giles Parish Church, Matlock Bridge, 1908

This is a slightly different view of the church, showing the churchyard and gravestones on the left going up the hillside towards Pic Tor.

Describing Matlock's parish church a few years later, in 1915, John Charles Cox wrote:
"At Matlock Bridge, where hydropathic caravanseries abound, is the parish church (St. Giles), but the chancel was built in 1859, and the body of the church in 1871 ; only the 15th century tower remains. In the rectory garden are some Norman and 13th century fragments of the old church. In the vestry are some of the old paper funeral garlands mentioned in the account of Ashford church. The church was again enlarged in 1898^[1]". Barton's book on Matlock states that the first two alterations were made by Benjamin Wilson of Derby and the chancel enlargement of 1898 was undertaken by P.H. Currey^[2].

Curious about the large black sign in the foreground? It reads "Children are forbidden to come into the church yard unless accompanied by a grown up or person who is responsible for their good behaviour".

You may like to view more onsite information

St. Giles' Church

Funeral Garland at Matlock Church

Rectors of St Giles' from 1300

Garden Party at Matlock Rectory

Matlock Parish Church Baptisms, Marriages & Burials

Memorial Inscriptions - a Surnames Index

Matlock St Giles', MIs in the Church

G.W.W. Post Card. Not posted so date estimated from other versions of the card that have been posted.
Postcard in the collection of, provided by and © Ann Andrews Intended for personal use only

References:

^[1] Cox, John Charles, (1915, 2nd edition, revised), "Derbyshire" - Illustrated by J. Charles Wall, Methuen & Co., London, p.197. Cox was then Rector of Holdenby, Northampton.
^[2] Barton, David A. (1998) "Around Matlock in Old Photographs", part of a series called "Britain in Old Photographs", Budding Books, ISBN 1-84015-076-9