The Building

The building is stone-built with a blue slate roof comprising the chapel and vestry on the first floor with ancillary rooms below. The building is on Main Road but access to the chapel and the hall below is through the car park from the lane called Tagg’s Knoll. Six steps lead up to the chapel but for those in wheelchairs and any who choose there is a lift.
view from Main Road
  
interior of chapel
The chapel is light and airy. It has pine pews seating about 70 people. The pine pulpit standing on the left was constructed with materials from the former large central pulpit typical of Methodist churches in the 19th Century. The communion table and lectern are in oak and recent gifts to the church.
The organ is a Hammond electric instrument.
The hall below accommodates up to 40 people and can be accessed directly from the chapel or from the car park. This part of the premises was refurbished in 2003 providing a new kitchen, a toilet with disabled access, a ‘messy play’ room and additional children’s toilet.
hall in use
Tagg's Knoll entrance

During the week the principal user of the hall is the Bamford Pre School Play Group with sessions on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings.
We hold our premises in trust and are happy for them to be used by the community. Outside the times when the hall is used by the Church for its own activities and the Play Group it can be hired for any suitable purpose. Contact Stan 01433 651584

 
  Electrical Testing
The electrical circuits of the church and hall have been subjected to their three-year inspection. All circuits and portable equipment have passed the tests. Members and users of the hall can be reassured that all necessary safety checks are attended to.

Renovation Scheme
The contractor has completed the installation of the new windows in the church and hall. The outside of the church has been completely re-decorated to a very high standardand the internal walls have been re-painted. The frames are hardwood and double glazed. We have already begun to feel the benefit. The building heats up more quickly and there is much less noise from the traffic on the main road immediately outside.
The generosity of members and friends and a substantial grant from the Derbyshire Environmental Trust has made all this possible and we offer all concedrned our sincere thanks.

New Furniture
Geoff Darwent, who had been a member of the church at Bamford since his chldhood and following in his father's footsteps had taught in the Sunday School, preached, played the organ and held office in the Peak Circuit as well as in the local church, died two years ago. In his memory, his widow Joan, donated an oak communion table expertly made by Andrew Skelton. The church has just received from Andrew Lawton a matching chair paid for by donations that were made to the church in memory of Geoff. We are pleased to remember Geoff in this way and the new furniture seen below will serve the church for many years.

 

Last year, Connie Swindells, an unswervingly faithful member of the congregation died at the age of 98. At the time we mourned her passing and paid tribute to her faith and her life of loyal witness. With money donated at Connie's funeral we bought pew bibles which are now used Sunday by Sunday in church.

On Saturday, 8th March, Connie's nieces presented a garden seat in her memory. The picture shows a group of friends with Judith and Susan, two of Connie's nieces on the seat.