Chesterfield, Derbyshire

A weekend away in Chesterfield, Derbyshire and a visit to the Museum and  St. Mary and All Saints, the Parish Church, with its wonderful wonky spire.

I like to light candles for my family

"Scot Free" 

A visit to the Museum was most informative. I never knew what a "windlass" was until this weekend.  

It was used in the construction of the church tower. The wheel is so perfectly balanced that it can be set in motion by just pushing it with one finger.  The timbers (apart from 3 replaced pieces which had been stolen) have been dated using dendrochronology and are 1,000 years old.

There are links to more information in the first paragraph.