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Church Street, CHESTERFIELD, S45 8EX

This southerly view of Church Street is from its junction with Image Also seen, on the right, Image The black gates, also on the right, are the entrance to the Image Just visible on the extreme left of the photograph is the Image In the far distance is Church Street's junction with Station Road (to the left) and Morton Road (to the right). For another view of Church Street looking in a northerly direction toward this viewpoint, click here Image For another view looking toward Church Street, from Bridge Street, click here Image

A former corner shop in Pilsley. A fellow Geographer reported with the good news, in December 2015, that the shop was once again open and trading.

This memorial stone is in Image churchyard and reads: IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF ANN, THE BELOVED WIFE OF JOHN UNWIN, OF PILSLEY, BORN MARCH 18TH 1831, DIED FEBRUARY 21ST 1898, HER CHILDREN RISE UP AND CALL HER BLESSED ALSO THE ABOVE JOHN UNWIN, WHO DIED AUGST 9TH 1907, AGED 82 YEARS. For a view of this stone within the churchyard, click here Image

Two pit wheels remind passers by that like many other villages in north east Derbyshire, Pilsley was built on coal. Erected by the parish council the inscription on the accompanying plaque reads touchingly, "Thank you for the warmth and the light". Opened in 1866, at its peak Pilsley Colliery comprised six shafts, employed 945 men and produced 1,200 tons of coal per shift. The colliery was closed in 1957 but many village men continued to work in the coal industry up to the 1980's.

This is Church Street, looking northwards, from its junction with (to the right) Image and (to the left) Image The trees and wall on the right of the photograph are the street's boundary with the Image Behind the viewpoint is Image Also behind the viewpoint, but to the left is Image (now closed and moved to Pilsley News), which is the first building on that side of Morton Road. For a more northerly view of Church Street, click here Image

Behind the viewpoint is the Image To the right of this photograph is the Image and to the left Church Street continues to its junction with Station Road (to the north-east) and Morton Road (to the south-west). For a photograph of the church from inside the churchyard, click here Image A web link for St. Mary's Parish Church (and others): http://www.ondamar.demon.co.uk/cf/pilsley.htm . * * * See also this photograph by JThomas: Image

This photograph of St. Mary's Church was taken from inside the churchyard. For a view of the church from Image, click here Image To see a close-up view of the ‘white’ memorial stone in the centre of the photograph, click here Image Click here for a view of Image See also this photograph by Alan Heardman, Image

A traditional style village shop near the corner of Church Street.

St Mary's church path leading back towards the lych gate.