Building record MDR4709 - St Paul's Chapel (remains of), Church Road, Quarndon
Type and Period (1)
- CHAPEL (Medieval to Hanoverian - 1066 AD to 1835 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
The old chapel at Quarndon was built in the Norman style and measured 44 feet by 15 feet with a good Norman south doorway. The earliest documentary evidence pertaining to this chapel is from the reign of Edward VI (1537 - 1553) but there was doubtless a chapel here during the Norman period given the presence of the doorway. The chapel underwent significant repairs in 1637 and 1790 and in about 1835 it was considerably enlarged. The chapel was taken down in 1874-5 (including the Norman south doorway), leaving only the bell tower which had been added in 1835. (1)
The chapel is marked as a ruin on the 1st Edition OS map of 1887. (2)
There was a chapel at Quarndon long before the Reformation. This church was taken down in 1874, with the exception of part of the tower, which was allowed to remain as a memento of the past. This tower is now [1895] pictoresquely mantled in ivy. There is no record of the dedication, but tradition assigns it to St Paul. The new church, also dedicated to St Paul, was built in 1872 [see SMR 28505]. (3)
The remains of the bell tower were noted as being in a ruined condition with no trace of the early chapel. (4)
All that was left of the bell tower [in 1953] was an ivy-covered crag of walling. (5)
The old chapel is Grade II listed but the remains are scarcely visible. Surviving features are a probable medieval masonry wall of lofty proportions and probably the remains of a west tower. The site is heavily overgrown and the tower covered with 'trees' of ivy. (6)
The old chapel at Quarndon was annexed to the Chapelry of All Saints, Derby. Records dating from the reign of Edward VI mention disputes over repairs to the chapel in the 1600s. The old chapel was demolished in 1874-5 along with a Norman south door, despite having been enlarged in 1835. (7)
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SDR11672 Bibliographic reference: Cox, J C. 1879. Notes on the Churches of Derbyshire, Vol IV. pp 107 - 110.
- <2> SDR12044 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1887. 6", First Edition.
- <3> SDR3507 Bibliographic reference: Bulmer, T and Co.. 1895. History, Topography and Directory of Derbyshire. pp 794-5.
- <4> SDR6363 Personal Observation: F1 JB 10-OCT-66.
- <5> SDR190 Bibliographic reference: Pevsner, N. 1953. The Buildings of England: Derbyshire, 1st edition. p 202.
- <6> SDR19551 Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. List entry number 1335361.
- <7> SDR15658 Index: TPAT. 2532. 2532.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 3326 4012 (3m by 5m) (Centre) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | QUARNDON, AMBER VALLEY, DERBYSHIRE |
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- EDR972
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Record last edited
Dec 19 2014 10:49AM