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- Tideswell church
is often described as"the Cathedral of the Peak".Erected
between 1300 and 1370, it is almost wholly in the
Decorated style, with its unusual eight - pinnacled tower
in the Perpendicular style. Inside the building is a
wealth of wood - carving mainly 19thC by local
man Advent Hunstone.
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- There is much
more to explore and see in the rest of the village. The late
18thC George Hotel, Blake house and Eccles House are especially
interesting. Tideswell received a market charter
in 1250 and
- flourished
in the wool and lead trades in the 14thC, explaining the lavishness
of the church. It is renowned
for the quality
of its well dressing ceremony which starts the
Wakes Week on the Saturday nearest John the Baptist's
Day - the week's festivities are concluded witha torchlight procession
and a unique Morris Dance.
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