1 68 OBSERVATIONS ON BAKEWELL. 



In March, 1826, the footpaths and piers with balls on them on 

 the south side were compleated when all the Headstones in the 

 Church Yard were placed in lines &set upright by Mr. G. Holmes, 

 first churchwarden. 



Bakewell parish is supposed to contain sixty thousand acres. 



Mem. Ashford, Buxton, Beeley are Chapels of Ease to Bake- 

 well. Longstone, Sheldon, Taddington, Chelmorton, Baslow, 

 Monyash are parochial chapels (from Mr. Bossley's old memo- 

 randum book II Feb. 1826).* 



Population of the Parish of Bakewell by the last census was 

 9,161. 



Mem. April 24"", 1824. Mr. Lewis Wyatt came to Bakewell to 

 examine the Church Steeple and Spire, & charged ^5 or 5 guineas. 



1824. Mr. Joseph Potter's report on the state of the Tower of 

 Bakewell Church. 

 " Lichfield, May io'\ 1824. 



I have carefully surveyed the Tower and Spire and observe 

 there are several fractures and settlements in the Tower but par- 

 ticularly in the piers below : it appears to me that the piers and 

 square Tower are of a much earlier date than the octagon tower 

 and spire above, and the piers on the north side must have given 

 way soon after the new part over them had been built since a very 

 little settlement has taken place on that side of the tower since 

 they have been done. The piers on the south side must have 

 given way afterwards, but had not fallen into such good hands to 

 repair them, for if instead of putting in the wooden frames they 

 had been done the same as the pattern set before them all would 

 have been secure, but even now I am of opinion they may be 

 underbuilt with safety if carefully attended to. Besides these 

 piers, there would require two Chain Barrs of Iron to be put 

 round the Tower above the arches, and a new beam put in under 

 the Bell frame to make it secure. These repairs to do them 

 properly would cost about ^^350 ; to take down the Tower and Spire 

 and to rebuild them of the same dimensions would cost 2,500 

 pounds. Joseph Potter." 



This mem. is quite incorrect. — Ed. 



