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The north aisle and the square tower church are the oldest part of the church built in the late 1200s, probably on the site of an earlier wooden building. 100 years it was extended to about its present size. It has been at the centre of village life for centuries, a reason why all the information I have abaout it is collected in this first chapter of the website
1.1 St Anne’s Church
John Charles Fox published “The Churches of Derbyshire” in 1875. This section on Baslow includes the early history of the village and a description of the building in 1875. In 1924 a local history group collected all available information about the church. The result “A Short History of St Anne’s Church”. is a delightful handwritten book with hard covers, now in the Records Office in Matlock. The file here is a photocopy,.
NADFAS, National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies, made an inventory of the church contents in 1990. This is a photocopy their report
There follows copies of two Church Leaflets, details about Church Seats in 1795, and photos of the War Memorial.
My articles on the Windows and Tablets (plaques), contain photos and a transcription of each item, often with notes. Family historians will be interested but unfortunately there is no index. There are also brief notes on the bells and church clock.
1.2 Memorial Inscriptions
A must for family history researchers. It is a record of all the memorial stones in the main churchyard and in the adjoining Parish Council Burial Ground, complete with a full transcription of all the writing on them. Search the index to finds the names then use the stone number to find the full inscription
1.3 The Baslow Charities
The Baslow Charities is the oldest institution in the village (apart from the church) with continuous activity for over 300 years. Part was originally an endowed charity school at Stanton Ford founded in the early 1600s. Part was donations from villagers in the late 1600s which was given as land: the rent was then allocated annually to The Curate, the Poor of Baslow and the above School in proportion sscecified by the original donors.. The school closed in 1889. The Charity Commissioners stepped in, reorganised all the assets and created “The Baslow Charities” with trustees to run it. The trustees continue to meet annually to distribute money to the Church, the Poor of Baslow and the (current) Schools in Baslow and Curbar.
1.4 The Methodist Chapel
Methodism reached Baslow in 1795. These three short articless desribe what happened. The old Chapel is now private residence. The Schoolroom was upgraded to Chapel, but is now closed, though it remains Methodist property
Baslow History 