St. Werburgh, Blackwell, Derbyshire

Description

The church of St. Werburgh is a small edifice of stone, consisting of chancel, nave, south porch and a lofty embattled western tower containing 5 bells, dated respectively 1878, 1611, 1587 and 2 hung in 1902 in commemoration of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria: the church, with the exception of part of the arcade on the north side, was rebuilt in 1824-5, and again rebuilt and enlarged, with the exception of the tower, in 1879, at a cost of £2,260, under the direction of Mr. J. B. Mitchell-Withers, architect, of Sheffield; in 1891 the church was decorated at a cost of £100, and a brass lectern provided; the church affords 220 sittings: in the south-east corner of the churchyard is an old Runic stone, supposed to be part of an ancient cross, coeval with and closely resembling the cross at Taddington; it stands 5 feet out of the ground and measures 16 inches by 12 inches; the east and west sides are carved with interlacing knot work and the north and south with circular braids.

Church Records

The register of St. Werburgh dates from the year 1685.