1.1a The Churches of Derbyshire – Baslow This is the Baslow section of the book written by J C Fox in 1875. As well as a description of the church at the time, it contains useful infornation about the earlier history of the village
1.1b A Short History of Church A local history group met during the late 1920s and early 1930s to collect information about Baslow and especially the Church. It was lead by the school headmaster Mr Bloxam. The result is the handwritten book now in the County Records Office. it was dedicated to those who died in the 1st World War. A delightful and useful book
1.1c NADFAS vol 1 and 1.1d NADFAS vol 2 A record of church furnishings compiled by the National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies. For further details see page 1 and 2 of Vol 1
1.1e Church Lleaflet 1970s is a brief introduction the the Church. 1.1f Church Festival 1984 contains interesting excerpts from the Parish Records
1.1ga Church Seats 1797 Until the mid 1800s, seats in church were owned by individuals, most by the Duke of Rutland on behalf of his tenants. A churchwardens handbook started in 1797 gives details. Some names are crossed out when changes occurred. It is a “Who’s Who” of most families in the parish (which also included Curbar and Froggatt at the time). The file above gives the names in the order that they appear in the original book.
This Excel version 1.1gb Church Seats 1797,xlsx can be downloaded sorted and searched
1.1 War Memorial Photographs of the memorial are supplemented bya transcription of the names thereon.
I have been impressed by the quantity of information about local history and its parishoners which is on display in the church. These are described in the following two articles on church Tablets and Windows
1.1i Tablets in the church There are a range of tablets or plaques on the walls of the church, placed there over the last 400 years. This article describes people and events behind the names 1.1j Windows in the church also have a story ago tell about people over the last 150 years.
1.1k The Church Clock The clock is a great piece of Victorian craftmanship
Baslow History 