title Chesterfield and the Twisty Spire, Derbyshire - 19th April 2013 intro On the way to Uncle James's 90th birthday do in Cheadle, we stop off for the night in Chesterfield, on the edge of the Peak District. This is mostly to allow for a nice, leisurely drive over the top on the Saturday, but also gives a chance to scratch the itch of curiosity: having driven through Chesterfield numerous times in the past, it was finally a chance to have a close-up look at the "church with the twisty spire" - St. Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield. imgp0055 Harry - Baby Gabey - considers "breakferast" imgp0056 Harry plays with Lego in the hotel room imgp0059 The boys bounce around in the Premier Inn room imgp0061 Harry flakes out with Foo-foo imgp0064 Harry has a little lie down imgp0066 Harry flails around; Fred looks like mischief imgp0068 Harry and Fred imgp0076 Harry has a slide imgp0077 The boys in the playground imgp0082 A street in Chesterfield imgp0085 Isobel outside Groove "retro bat" imgp0086 There's a comedy shark head stuck to a wall imgp0087 Isobel looks around imgp0089 Fred runs around the churchyard imgp0095 Isobel and Harry roam around imgp0097 Stained-glass window, dated 1950 imgp0098 Fred and Isobel light a candle imgp0101 The nave of St. Mary and All Saints imgp0102 More stained glass, dated 1984 imgp0104 The fount in the south transcept imgp0106 Isobel gets close up with the church organ imgp0107 The T. C. Lewis organ imgp0108 A nice little Chesterfield Parish Church stool imgp0112 The pipe box, including a 32' Sub Bourdon pipe imgp0113 Fred pretends to be a star imgp0115 Fred the star imgp0117 A tour starts with a walk through the walls imgp0119 Fred gets to ring a church bell imgp0122 Bell ropes hang from the ceiling imgp0123 Fred looks a little lost imgp0124 A view of the church from under the tower imgp0128 Our tour continues up to the belfry imgp0133 The chaotic timber work inside the tower imgp0136 A view over Chesterfield imgp0137 A close-up of the twisty tower imgp0139 A view of Chesterfield imgp0140 Looking down on the churchyard imgp0142 More Chesterfield and the roof of the nave imgp0143 Looking further around imgp0145 Mock Tudor building, and the car park we parked in imgp0146 Chesterfield, looking towards Rotherham imgp0152 A shop in Chesterfield, prosaicly called "Shop" imgp0154 An outdoor market imgp0155 A portable stall tries to sell rubber roofing imgp0156 More Chesterfield markets imgp0157 A view of the spire, with the 2.7 metre offset imgp0158 Seedy looking chop entreance imgp0159 The Baslow Village Shop imgp0160 Between Bakewell and Buxton, we stop for a picnic imgp0163 Harry chomps on a pasty imgp0165 Picnic on a bench imgp0167 Our picnic by the car park imgp0170 A curious derelict building off the A6 imgp0171 Derelict concrete construction imgp0172 Rubbish is strewn around inside imgp0173 The derelict building and the A6 imgp0175 Green stains and decaying concrete imgp0177 The A6 as it runs through the valley imgp0181 A view of the Pennines imgp0182 Derbyshire sheep on the Cat and Fiddle pass imgp0185 Curious sheep, Cat and Fiddle pass imgp0189 The Cat and Fiddle pass, over the top