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"The church is an ancient structure with a square tower, terminated by a spire, and stands on shelving above the Dale,-viewed from which it has a striking effect, and is a fit subject for the pencil."... "The Rev. C. Greville is the present Rector of Bonsall" (Adam, p.651). "Bonsall is an interesting old village, prettily situated in a limestone valley. The Church, built on a rock overlooking the village, was restored and enlarged in 1863, as much as possible of the ancient structure being retained" (Ward Lock, p.572). Cox describes the church as follows: "The church, which is decicated to St. James, consists of a chancel, nave with north and south aisles, south porch, and tower surmounted by a spire at the west end. The building is now in good repair and admirable condition throughout, having been restored about thirteen years ago from a grievous state of decay. ... It appears that every care has been taken during this restoration to preserve as much as possible of the old fabric, and the general features of the church are the same as they have been for upwards of five centuries. The enlargement was made by lenghtening the aisles at the west end, so that they are now continued almost square with the west wall of the tower" (Cox, p.4193). "The registers, now extant, only commence in the year 1719" (Cox, p.4243). References: 1 Adam, W. (1840) "The Gem of the Peak" London; Longman & Co., Paternoster Row MDCCCXL 2 Ward Lock & Co's "Matlock, Dovedale, Bakewell and South Derbyshire", Illustrated Guide Books of England and Wales (1932-3), pp.33-34 3 Cox, J Charles (1877) "Notes on the Churches of Derbyshire Vol II, the hundreds of the High Peak and Wirksworth" Chesterfield: Palmer and Edmunds, London: Bemrose and Sons, 10 Paternoster Buildings; and Derby, p.419 |
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