Chesterfield is a historic market town in Derbyshire, South of Sheffield on a confluence of the rivers Rother and Hipper. Chesterfield is Derbyshire’s largest town.
Chesterfield recieved its market charter in the year 1204 from King John and around two hundred and fifty stalls can still be found in the town centre every Monday, Friday and Saturday.
Chesterfield is perhaps best known for the “Crooked Spire” of its church, The Church of Saint Mary and All Saints and is the reason the local football team is nicknamed the Spireites. The twisted spire leans 9 feet 5 inches from its true centre. The twisting is probably the result of unseasoned timbers or insufficient cross-bracing, although there are other explanations: one is that the spire was so shocked to learn of the marriage of a virgin in the church that it bent down to get a closer look. Should it happen again, it is said that the spire will straighten and return to its true position. Another is that a Bolsover blacksmith mis-shod the Devil, who leaped over the spire in pain, knocking it out of shape.
A new landmark is being erected on the outskirts of town - the Solar Pyramid which will be built by the side of the M1 in poolsbrook, just a couple of minutes away from where our bathroom showroom is situated. The pyramid will stand at 58 metres high and will be visible from miles around. Taking the form of a giant sundial it will become the UK’s largest sculpture and the worlds largest timepiece