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St Michael vs St Lawrence replied on: 11/26/2006 8:06:14 PM I think I've found the quotation that Cox was refering to : In White's 1857 directory "There was a church here in the Conqueror’s time, and from the history of the foundation of Dale Abbey, it seems there was a chapel as well as a church here in the reign of Henry II., and that they belonged to the parish of St. Mary, in the town of Derby. In the 13th year of Edward IV., it was appropriated to the abbey at Dale, from which it was separated in 1473, and a mansion and a croft given to the vicar of the value of 10s., but there is no tithe paid. The Church, dedicated to St. Lawrence, is an ancient stone edifice, with nave, chancel, south aisle, and tower with 5 bells, and a clock. The living is a vicarage, valued in the King’s book at £9 10s., now £149, and has been augmented with £200 benefaction, £400 Queen Anne’s bounty, and £1,800 parliamentay grant. The Crown patron, and the Rev. Richard Whinfield, M.A., incumbent. In the church are several monuments of the Mundy family, and one to Samuel Watson, the celebrated sculptor, who was born at Heanor, where he died on the 26th March, 1715, aged 55 years, and was buried in the chancel of the church. On a very handsome mural monument in statuary marble, with cherubs and the family arms, is inscribed the following lines— “WATSON is gone, whose skilful art display’d To the very life whatever Nature made; View but his wondrous works in Chatsworth hall, Which are so gazed at, and admir’d by all, You’ll say ‘tiz pity he should hidden lie, And nothing said to revive his memory.— My mournful friends, forbear your tears, For I shall rise when Christ appears.” Also, a very handsome memorial window of stained glass, has been put up in the north aisle, to Mr. James Woolley, of Loscoe, who died in 1855. The subjects are—the Baptism of our Saviour, and the Last Supper. The Vicarage is a neat house near the church." Quoted from Neil Wilson's website dedicated to the said publication available from http://www.n.f.wilson.btinternet.co.uk/

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