St Giles was the parish church of Calke from 1160 until 1834. It is now a private manorial chapel, owned by the National Trust along with Calke Abbey, yet it is still a consecrated church, so it can still hold marriages and sermons.

The church you enter now is the nave of the medieval church that until its first restoration in 1570s had a chancel, tower and spire, also possibly a south aisle. The church was reduced in size during the restoration by Roger and Richard Wensley, owners of Calke 1573 to 1585, they removed the tower, chancel and built a solid brick wall at the east end and a small wooden bell cot on top of the nave at the east end, also replace the window windows with small square ones.

Stephen

March 24, 2022

Beautiful old church with interesting grave stones

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October 24, 2024

A private chapel in sandstone, consisting of a nave and chancel in one unit, and a west tower, all with diagonal buttresses and embattled parapets. The doorway in the west front of the tower has a pointed arch.

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Location: Calke, South Derbyshire, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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