DERBYSHIRE FONTS. 



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the piers of the south arcade. It is much chipped and worn, 

 but well illustrates the ancient foundation of the Haddon chapel, 

 as does the Norman pier against which it stands. " Sim- 

 plicity " seems to be the keynote of the design. It is rather 

 strange that, in light of present day example, a simple font 

 such as this should have been retained in so magnificent a 

 mansion as Haddon was. 



Fig. 7. — Font in Haddon Hall Chapel. 



WlRKSWORTH. 

 This font is far the older of the two which the church at 

 Wirksworth possesses, and was carefully restored in 1896, in 

 memory of the Rev. T. Tunstall Smith, once Vicar of the 

 parish. This restoration is one of the most thoroughly success- 

 ful of its kind that I have ever come across, as the massiveness 

 of the bowl and the general " squat " appearance have in no 

 way been detracted from, the bases of the side shafts greatly 

 aiding the general effect. It is of huge proportions, and there 



