The Derby Guide - Chellaston in Derby UKChellaston village in Derbyshire has become another suburb of Derby with a great many new houses having been built over the last couple of decades. The expansion actually started when the railway arrived in Chellaston in 1873, but the village does seem to retain an independent character. During medieval times, Chellaston gained a great reputation for the pure white alabaster that was quarried here. The quarries were closed and then reopened in Victorian times, with plaster and brick making industries growing alongside. The alabaster was used for figure carving, by artists from all over the Midlands, and examples of their work can be found in many churches throughout the area. St Peters Church is essentially 13th century but has been added to over the years. It is the only ancient building left complete. It is small and consists of a west tower which was rebuilt in 1842, a nave and south aisle, and a lower Perp chancel. It contains an incised slab to John Bancroft, who died in 1557, and his wife. There are parts of a waffle and daub framed cottage in Chapel Lane and a cruck cottage adjacent to the Corner Pin pub, one of 4 in the village. The old board school opened in 1878 for 130 children and now houses over 300 infants. There is a very popular and large comprehensive school in the village. Memories of the former village survive through paintings by Frank Gresley and his 2 sons, Cuthbert and Harold, all local artists. Chellaston Women's Institute meets on the 2nd Tuesday each month (no meeting in August) at 7.15pm in St Peter's Church Hall, St Peter's Road, Chellaston. Visitors made most welcome. We have lively meetings with good speakers so do come along and see what it's all about. Please visit Derby Photographs for many photos of Chellaston Local services in Chellaston
Chellaston Doctors Surgeries
MEADOWFIELDS PRACTICE Fellowlands Way, Chellaston, Derby DE73 6SW Tel: 01332 700455
Dispensing Chemists
Chellaston Dentists
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