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Experience the graveyard quiet of a Gothic Chapel, built in 1812
and now tastefully renovated as Derbyshire's smallest bed and breakfast.
Part of The Old Lock Up at Wirksworth, this near 200-year old building is listed for preservation by the Department of National Heritage, keeping for posterity the Gothic Style detail of the 19th century Baptist Cemetery. |
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Lancet cast iron windows front and back using original glass and coloured panels, dwell on stunning views of the Derbyshire countryside. The exposed lintel over the studded entrance door is a cruck beam taken from an Elizabethan cottage. Thus the legacy of the past lives on |
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with a beautiful antique bed, dressed in percale linen, providing luxurious
comfort and a night to remember, this hotel in miniature has a bathroom with
both shower and bath, colour TV and radio, together with fridge and tea/coffee
making facilities.The romance that is the Old Lock Up means that a couple booking this unique hideaway can have breakfast in the main dining room, using their own private path and gate. |
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| Wirksworth as a town is a story of buildings and a Community rescued in fabric and faith for future generations | |
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This tiny chapel is but another chapter
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Set back
from the road among the aged headstones that trace many of Wirksworth's pioneer
families, the Chapel, has taken on a new lease of life, faithfully restored in
outward appearance and dignity, looking as it would when it served those early
worshippers.