Church of St Mary and All Saints

Chesterfield Parish Church is an Anglican church committed to Saint Mary and All Saints, located in the metropolis of Chesterfield in Derbyshire, England. Predominantly relationship lower back to the 14th century, the church is a Grade I listed constructing and is most acknowledged for its twisted and leaning spire, an architectural phenomenon which has caused the church being given the commonplace byname of the Crooked Spire. The biggest church in Derbyshire, it lies within the Diocese of Derby, wherein it paperwork a part of the Archdeaconry of Chesterfield. The church is largely medieval with Early English, Decorated Gothic and Perpendicular Gothic functions built of ashlar.

The north transept become rebuilt in 1769 and George Gilbert Scott completed a restoration in 1843, whilst a new ceiling turned into established and a new east window inserted with stained glass via William Wailes of Newcastle. A new font become donated by means of Samuel Johnson of Somersal Hall. The church reopened on 9 May 1843. On 11 March 1861, the church spire turned into struck with the aid of lightning, which snapped the fuel lights pipes in the tower, beginning a fireplace in a beam subsequent to the wood roof of the chancel. The fire smouldered for three and a 1/2 hours till it became located by the Sexton on his nightly round to ring the midnight bell.