Chesterfield Well Dressing
Type:Culture/Heritage
Crooked Spire Church, Church Way, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 1XJ
Well dressing is an ancient custom unique to Derbyshire. Chesterfield began well dressing in 1864 when the Town Pump in Market Place was decorated after a very dry summer. The custom died out, but was revived in 1991 when a well was dressed as part of an exhibition about Derbyshire traditions.
Well dressing is the art of making pictures using only natural materials, but this doesn’t explain how such intricate and detailed pictures can be made using only seeds, berries, leaves, flowers… Look at the pictures – can you see where we used dried camomile flowers, rowan berries, lavender, melon seeds, peppercorns, onion skin and chrysanthemum and gerbera petals?
There will be one well dressing on show in Chesterfield town centre this year as well as a well dressing at Spital Cemetery.
Well Location
‘Crooked Spire’ Church Porch (S40 1XJ)
Blessing Service
Saturday 28 August 2021, 10am at ‘Crooked Spire’ Church (S40 1XJ)
Groups welcome. Free coach parking by arrangement – book with Chesterfield Visitor Information Centre (Tel: 01246 345777)
Admission free
Donations gratefully accepted.
The Crooked Spire Church has no car park of it's own. The directions below are to the nearest car park.
From North/South Leave M1 at junction 29 and follow A617 to Chesterfield (approx 4 miles). At traffic light controlled roundabout select middle lane and take 3rd exit. At next roundabout select right lane and take 2nd exit (Lordsmill Street). Keep in right hand lane and, at traffic lights turn right (Spa Lane). Take 1st left and left again into St Mary's Street Car Park. Crooked Spire on opposite side of road.
From East Follow A617 to junction with M1 motorway, then follow route from North/South.
From West Follow A619 to Chesterfield. At traffic light controlled roundabout (Matalan) select middle lane and take3rd exit. Keep in left lane and, at traffic lights, go straight on. Conitnue in left lane and, at roundabout, take 1st exit (lLordsmill Street). Move into right lane and, at traffic lights turn right (Spa Lane). Take 1st left and left again into St Mary's Street Car Park. Crooked Spire on opposite side of road.
Nearest train station Chesterfield, 5 minute walk
Any bus to Chesterfield town centre
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