Britain's What's On Event Guide
Matlock Moor Methodist Church
Heritage Open Day: This gothic-style Primitive Methodist Church of 1903 (Pevsner) by D M Wildgoose of a local building firm is open on Saturday (11-3) and Sunday (11.30-12.30). On Friday (7.30) there is a talk on excavating the lost kilns of the nearby Brickyard Farm. Open day and exhibition telling the story of Matlock Moor Methodist Church (1903) designed by local architect Davis M Wildgoose and built by the family firm of J W Wildgoose and Sons on land donated by Walter Statham, owner of Brickyard Farm. The building is typical of local Wildgoose chapels in late-Victorian style. It was sensitively refurbished in 2018, retaining original furnishings and features including chapel hat pegs.
Today to Sunday 21 September
Quarry Lane, Chesterfield Road, Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 5LG
Fri 19 Sep:Talk 1930-2030; Sat 20 Sep:Exhibition 1100-1500; Sun 21 Sep:Sunday worship 1030-1130 then refreshments until 1230; Free Entry.
Spread the word