Youlgreave, Derbyshire - Church (All Saints) - English Life postcard c.1960s

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• Picture / Image:  Youlgreave Church [All Saints], Youlgreave near Bakewell [Derbyshire]
• Publisher: English Life Publications Ltd., Derby
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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All Saints’ Church, Youlgreave is a Grade I listed^[1] parish church in the Church of England in Youlgreave, Derbyshire.^[2]

The church dates from the late 12th century, with 14th-, 15th- and 16th-century elements. It was restored between 1869 and 1870 by Richard Norman Shaw. The roofs were completed renewed. A new east window was inserted in the chancel. The floor of the chancel was raised and laid with encaustic tiles interspersed with bands of stone. The rest of the church was paved with tiles and new heating was installed. The organ was moved to the south aisle, and the old pews were replaced with oak seating. The restoration cost £5,100.^[3]

The church contains an organ by Kirtland and Jardine. The original instrument, comprising two manuals and 16 stops was opened on 15 April 1863.^[4] It was renovated in 1873 by Jardine of Manchester.^[5] A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.^[6]

Youlgreave or Youlgrave  (help·info) is a village in the Derbyshire Peak District, lying on the River Bradford, four kilometres south of Bakewell. Both spellings are used on different local signposts and on different maps. The name possibly derives from "yellow grove" (the ore mined locally being yellow in colour),^[1][2] though historically the village was called "Giolgrave".^[3] The village is locally known as "Pommy".^[4] The population of the parish in 1991 was 1256;^[5] it is one of the largest villages wholly within the Peak District National Park.

Youlgrave stands on the hillside above the confluence of Lathkill Dale and Bradford Dale.

As well as two public houses (the George Hotel and the Farmyard Inn), the village has a filling station (Youlgreave Garage), a doctors' surgery and two shops (one with a post office annex).

Three long-distance paths, the Alternative Pennine Way, the Limestone Way and the White Peak Way, pass through the village, swelling the numbers of walkers.

was mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers^[6] and being worth sixteen shillings.^[7]

All Saints’ Church, Youlgreave has a 12th-century font.

There are also a number of historic buildings in the village, such as Old Hall Farm (1630), Thimble Hall and The Old Hall (c.1650).

Most of the village's households get their water from Youlgreave Water Works Limited, one of very few private water companies in Britain. It came about when Youlgreave Friendly Society for Women helped to set up a fund to pipe water from Mawstone springs into the village. In the 1930s, as new houses were built and older ones were modernised with bathrooms and toilets, water often became short. In 1932 the main underground pipe cracked after an explosion in Mawstone lead mine. Springs at Harthill were connected to the system in 1949 and other major improvements followed. Most homes in the village could be supplied with local water until there were just too many new houses to cope with. Extra supplies are purchased from larger water companies nowadays

In 1932 five of six miners working on a ventilation fan at Mawstone Mine were killed after an explosion filled the gallery with carbon monoxide. The sixth miner was able to reach the surface and raise the alarm. A rescue party of two workers and the mine manager descended into the mine, but were themselves killed by the fumes. Although Mawstone Mine was eventually closed, a water supply for the village is still obtained from this site.^[8]

The following is a list of spellings of the name of ‘the most mis-spelt village’ as compiled by local historian and former teacher at Youlgreave school, Mr J W Shimwell:

Giolgrave, Yolgrave, Jalgrave, Hyolgrave, Hyolegrave, Yolgreff, Yoleg, Yolegreve, Yolegrave, Youlgraue, Welegreve, Yoelgreve, Oelgreve, Yelegreve, Yeolegreve, Yolgreave, Yolgreve, Yollegreve, Jol've, Zolgrelf, Yollgreve, Yoligrewe, Yollegrewe, Youlgreve, Zolgreff, Youlgrave, Yolgreyva, Yolgreyve, Yeolgreave, Youlgreave, Yellegrave, Yollogreve, Yollograve, Yeollgreave, Youldgreave, Yograve, Isgrave, Yalgrove, Yolegreue, Jolegreue, lolegrave, Jholegreve, Yelegrave, Yellegrave, Iolgrave, Yholgreve, Yelgreve, Zolgreve,

It is only recently that the Highways Department has used 'Youlgrave', and the Ordnance Survey still use 'Youlgreave', so the argument continues.