Report - Holy Trinity Church, Peak Dale September 2020

[mookster]

One I for some reason never got around to posting, I think probably because I didn't get many photos from it perhaps so wasn't enthused about putting it on here at the time.

Explored during that weird COVID summer of 2020 when we were kind of free to do as we pleased but kind of not, those were some very weird times indeed and it doesn't seem real looking back three years ago thinking that was the reality of life. This one took me a few tries to actually do as it had been sealed on previous occasions - after finding the Primitive Methodist Chapel down the road being worked on we headed back here for a look - third time's the charm as they say.

This Place of Worship was founded in 1886. Peak Dale acquired a measure of importance with the coming of the railway. Here was the Peak Forest station of the London, Midland and Scottish railway, a branch off the Bakewell to Buxton line which travelled north to Chapel en le Frith. As befitting its importance, it has (or had) 3 places of worship. The church was built in 1886, and Wesleyan Methodist (at Great Rocks) and Primitive Methodist chapels (at Upper End) built in 1885 and 1887 respectively.

The parish church cost £1,500 to build - of stone, in the "modern Gothic Style, consisting of a chancel and nave, and an unfinished western tower, containing one bell; an organ was provided in 1902, and there are sittings for 200 persons. In 1890 a burial ground of half an acre, granted by F.W. BAGSHAWE, esq. was consecrated by the Bishop of Southwell."Recent information is however that it has been declared unsafe, and it is now (2010) closed.

An easy in, easy out, although we somehow managed to time our visit with all the 4x4-driving mummies picking their little darlings up from the school next door and using the road around the church as their own private roundabout, which wasn't ideal. Still, we were in and out undetected with no bothers from the various Karens and the like. There's not an awful lot to see inside but like most churches it has some pleasant features.

As of the latest Street View from earlier this year it is still sat there derelict.

Excuse the awful exterior photo, the sun was directly above by that point.

Thanks for looking ​

 

[GRONK]

Did this with @stranton and @coolboyslim a few years ago, it’s a lovely building did the school give you any trouble?

 

[HughieD]

Did this place the month before you went. Nice little explore. Wonder where it's at today...

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Nicely covered, Id forgot about this place but also have pics in the archive somewhere lol

 

[HughieD]

Nicely covered, Id forgot about this place but also have pics in the archive somewhere lol

Thought you might of mate!

 

[Scoobysrt]

Someone told me it had been sold off but street view still shows it how I remember it. Probably listed so can only be converted.

 

[OysterJam]

Street view can be a few years old though, right?

 

[GRONK]

Street view can be a few years old though, right?

It was still as pictured last time I went past this time last year, I think it’s listed so can’t see much being done with it even if it has sold?

 

[mookster]

Street view can be a few years old though, right?

The most recent street view imagery of the church was from January this year and it was still derelict

 

[paulpowers]

Someone told me it had been sold off but street view still shows it how I remember it. Probably listed so can only be converted.

Yeah it's been sold, it was dirt cheap as well
Myself and the wifey were looking at buying it but someone put in a higher offer