Listed Building record MDR2346 - St Edmund's Church, Back Street, Castleton
Type and Period (1)
- CHURCH (Medieval to 21st Century - 1100 AD? to 2050 AD)
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St Edmund's Church, Back Street, Castleton, originally a 12th century building.
'The church was subject to a number of repairs and restorations during the 19th century, to the extent that little pre-Reformation work remained. Descriptions and sketches of the church in the early 19th century, before restoration and partial rebuilding, suggest that the nave had been mainly Early English, replaced by a nave that has been described as ‘almost as ugly a piece of church architecture as could well be imagined’.' (1)
'St Edmund's Church is Norman and later in date. It has a broad Norman chancel arch.' (2)
'In normal use.' (3)
'The Norman chancel arch was retained as were some of the nave walls during 19th century alterations. A small piscina on the south side of the nave indicates that there was once a side altar there. The church contains box pews of 17th and early 18th century date.' (4)
'Church of St Edmund, Back Street, Castleton. Grade II* listed. Early 12th, 14th and early 19th century. Rubble limestone and gritstone ashlar with gritstone dressings. 14th century west tower of three stages with diagonal buttresses with set-offs. A broad Norman chancel arch, but mainly the result of restoration in 1837.' (5)
The bells of Castleton church are of historical significance. Founded between 1803 and 1812, they are the only bell castings made by James III Harrison of Barton. (8)
From the National Heritage List for England:
'SK 18 SE 7/18
PARISH OF CASTLETON BACK STREET (west side) Church of St Edmund
21.04.67
GV II* Church. Early C12, C14 and early C19. Rubble limestone and gritstone ashlar with gritstone dressings. Lead roofs hidden behind parapets. West tower, nave, south porch, chancel and north vestry.
C14 west tower of three stages with diagonal buttresses with set-offs. Three-light west window with four centred arch. Lancet bell openings. Battlements and eight pinnacles. Four bay nave divided by buttresses with two set-offs. Windows with Y-tracery and hoodmoulds. Moulded parapet with pinnacles. Rainwater heads dated 1831 when the medieval aisles were demolished. South porch also of 1831 with steep castellated gable with pinnacles. Chamfered, pointed arched opening. Studded door. Two bay chancel with two-light windows with plate tracery. Castellated parapet with pinnacles. Vestry attached to the north with C18 wooden Y-tracery.
INTERIOR: Norman chancel arch renewed in C19. One order of colonnettes with block capitals. Zig-zag decoration to the arch. Double-chamfered tower arch. Box pews inscribed with dates 1661, 1662, 1663, 1676, 1703, 1712, 1716, 1720 and 1722, and with five three-branched brass oil lamps with engraved glass globes. Nave roof with re-used C16 timbers. Plain octagonal font. Stained glass in chancel south east window, 1911 by Kempe. Other unattributed windows. Three memorials on north wall dated 1725, 1804 and 1863. The last by Patteson of Manchester.
Listing NGR: SK1502882901.'
(9)
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SDR17281 Bibliographic reference: Cox, J C. 1877. Notes on the Churches of Derbyshire, Vol. II. 130.
- <2> SDR190 Bibliographic reference: Pevsner, N. 1953. The Buildings of England: Derbyshire, 1st edition. 78.
- <3> SDR6097 Personal Observation: F1 BHS 15-SEP-65.
- <4> SDR19493 Bibliographic reference: Fletcher, A. 1976. The Parish Church of St Edmund, Castleton, Derbyshire.
- <5> SDR5546 Bibliographic reference: 1984. DOE (HHR) Boro of High Peak, Derbyshire. 10.
- <6> SDR14418 Index: North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust (NDAT). North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust Index: 0605.
- <7> SDR18971 Photograph: Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA). Slide Collection. 3337.1-8.
- <8> SDR23468 Unpublished document: Church of England. 2007. Identification of bells and bell frames of historic significance.
- <9> SDR19551 Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1087866?section=official-list-entry.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 15028 82901 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CASTLETON, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE |
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- EDR1124
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Record last edited
Nov 15 2025 11:17AM