William Mompesson's chair stood outside St Lawrence's Church

Date:
12 Sept 1893
Location:
St Lawrence's Church, Eyam, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire
Reference:
CC79/00428
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The story associated with the chair claims that it was made by a local craftsmen and used by the 17th century clergyman, William Mompesson. In the 19th century it was rescued from a second hand shop in Liverpool and brought to St Lawrence's Church.

Content

This is part of the Series: LMS01/01 London Midland And Scottish Railway Negatives - Architectural Subjects; within the Collection: LMS01 London Midland And Scottish Railway Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Furniture