Chesterfield is home to 244 listed sites and structures, including 226 listed as grade II, 17 listed as grade II*, and just one grade I building – the Crooked Spire.
Below are some of the most famous buildings in the town which have been granted either the highest or second highest listed status.
Below are some of the most famous buildings in the town which have been granted either the highest or second highest listed status.
5. The Hagge, Nether Handley
The Hagge is a lofty stone country mansion with gables, found at what is now Hagge Farm, said to have been built in 1630 for Sir Peter Frecheville. Sadly, more than half of the building has now fallen into disuse, with many of the uninhabited upper rooms being bolted off from the rest of the property. The Duke of Devonshire is owner of the property. Photo: Google
6. Elder Yard Unitarian Chapel, Chesterfield
The Elder Yard Unitarian Chapel in Chesterfield town centre received listed status back in 1971. It is one of the oldest surviving buildings in Chesterfield, and the oldest non-conformist chapel in Derbyshire. Photo: Google
7. Church of St Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield
The Church of St Mary and All Saints, more commonly known as the Crooked Spire, is the only grade I listed building in Chesterfield - and undoubtedly the town’s most iconic landmark. The building of the church began in 1234 on the east side, and throughout the Medieval period, especially in the 14th century, the church continued to be expanded and improved. Historians have suggested a number of factors for the leaning and twisting seen in the church’s spire - the use of unseasoned wood, a lack of skilled labour, and later, the use of heavy lead sheeting in the 17th century. Pictured here is the Crooked Spire after the church caught fire back in 1961. By directing jets of water into the belfry, immediately under the spire, firefighters just managed to prevent the collapse of the steeple and eventually brought the flames under control. Photo: Derbyshire Times
8. 2 St Mary’s Gate, Chesterfield
No. 2 St Mary's Gate is a two-storey, early 17th century building with a white façade rendered with roughcast. The earliest phase in the development of this building for which there is evidence is a timber-framed structure, probably dating to the late 15th or early 16th century. The property was a tenement of the Dean of Lincoln from the early 14th century until 1496, at which time it was described as 'waste', suggesting any buildings were derelict. The present building may have been erected shortly afterwards. In the first half of the 17th century the building was altered substantially, including the partial encasing of the frame in stone. Photo: Google