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St Matthew's Church and churchyard, Darley Abbey

St Matthew's Church and churchyard, Darley Abbey

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St Matthew's Church and churchyard, Darley Abbey

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Derwent Valley Mills WHS

Location: Derby, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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November 15, 2023

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After the Dissolution of the Monasteries, Darley Abbey had no church. Villagers had to travel to St Alkmund's Church, Derby until 1819. Then, Walter Evans, one of the family who owned the mills, paid for the building of St Matthew's Church with a small contribution from a central government fund. The architect was Henry Moses Wood of Nottingham (who also designed St Matthew's School). The design was in the Gothic Perpendicular style. The stone used in its construction was quarried locally from King's Croft Allestree, Pentrich, and Wirksworth. The church was substantially extended in 1895–96.

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