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St Mary and St Lawrence

St Mary And St Lawrence

Bolsover

Derbyshire

C13, C14, 1624, 1897 by L.Ambler, restored after a fire 1961-2.

Architectural Features

Rectangular, projecting Cavendish chapel built in 1624.

The chapel has a Jacobean style roof, and houses two large monuments.

Standing wall monument against the south wall, to Charles Cavendish t 1617.

Marble monument of reredos type, to Henry Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle, his wife and one of his daughters.

Big black sarcophagus between large coupled Corinthian columns supporting a pediment, on which lie two allegorical figures.

On the east wall is a stone C19 monument in Perp style, with three canopies and inset brass inscription panels to three members of the Cavendish Bentinck family t 1858, t 1877 and t 1893.

The north transept baptistry has a richly decorated C19 octagonal font with painted cover.

a late C13 relief of the Nativity.

Some re-used C19 furnishings, including a brass eagle lectern.