Crooked Spire Chesterfield Art Print

Description

Nestled on the edge of the Peak District in Derbyshire lies the market and industrial town of Chesterfield, and within it stands a rare and interesting site that fascinated me as a child … St Mary & All Saints Church was built in the late 13th century and, is a church much like any other in England, except for its truly remarkable and strangely twisted spire.

Leaning at a spectacular nine feet from its centre, it visibly twists into something you’d expect to see in a Tim Burton film. It clearly looks crafted from another era and appears to defy the laws of gravity as it twirls skyward. There is a great deal of folklore surrounding the church and the reasons behind how the spire became warped and twisted – but the more accepted scientific opinion relates to a combination of unseasoned timber, heavy lead cladding, and the heat from the sun – ingredients for a cocktail of chaos and crookedness.

Whatever the cause(s), the Chesterfield skyline remains forever unique. Please let me know if you’d like to know more about this Crooked Spire Chesterfield Art Print.

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