THE CHURCH OF ST. HELEN S, DARLEY DALE. 



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altar furniture were provided; a low stone screen, such as 

 once had stood there in mediaeval days, was placed beneath 

 the chancel arch; and a brass eagle lectern, etc., was purchased. 

 The total cost was ,£850. Again, in 1902-3, when ,£1,480 

 was spent on the church, certain internal improvements were 

 made, but the chief work was the rebuilding of the lower part 

 of the west wall of the tower, which was found to be in a 

 most dangerous condition. At the same time the ring of bells 



Janet M. Atkinson. 



Seventeenth Century Tomb, Darley Dale. 



was increased from six to eight, the new tenor bearing the 

 inscription : — " In memoriam Victorias Reginae reverendissimam, 

 quae in Christo obdormivit 22 Jan. 1901. Laus Deo." The 

 battlements and pinnacles were rebuilt, the old stones being 

 re-used as far as possible, and the tower roof re-leaded. In 

 the course of repairing the wall abutting on the tower, the upper 

 part of a Norman incised slab was found, which has been added 

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