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The Cathedral of All Saints in Derby. King Edmund I originally built a royal collegiate church on the site in 943, according to the Domesday book complied at 1086, it belonged to the King, and was served by a college of seven priests. Due to structural instability the church had to be rebuilt in the 14th century and the current tower was built between 1510 to 1530 in a perpendicular Gothic style. Under the Protestant persecutions of Queen Mary, Joan Waste was tried for heresy at the cathedral in 1556. The execution took place on the Burton Road in Derby. Aside from the tower, the building was rebuilt in a classical style to the designs of James Gibbs in 1725. The building, previously known as All Saints' Church, became a cathedral by Order in Council on 1 July 1927.
The cathedral contains the oldest ring of ten bells in the United Kingdom, with the 15th century tenor being older than the tower itself. A carillon in the tower uses the same bells to provide a tune at 9am, 12pm, and 6pm. Other treasures include an 18th century nave with a wrought iron rood screen made by Robert Bakewell, for which he charged the church £157.10.0d; a memorial to Bess of Hardwick; and the Cavendish brasses, including those of Henry Cavendish and Georgiana Spencer, the wife of one of the Dukes of Devonshire. The entrance gates were also made by Robert Bakewell, but these were only moved to the cathedral from St Mary's Gate in 1957. Notable 20th century additions are the stained glass windows designed by Ceri Richards, and the bronze crucifix by Ronald Pope.
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The Cathedral of All Saints in Derby. King Edmund I originally built a royal collegiate church on the site in 943, according to the Domesday book complied at 1086, it belonged to the King, and was served by a college of seven priests. Due to structural instability the church had to be rebuilt in the 14th century and the current tower was built between 1510 to 1530 in a perpendicular Gothic style. Under the Protestant persecutions of Queen Mary, Joan Waste was tried for heresy at the cathedral in 1556. The execution took place on the Burton Road in Derby. Aside from the tower, the building was rebuilt in a classical style to the designs of James Gibbs in 1725. The building, previously known as All Saints' Church, became a cathedral by Order in Council on 1 July 1927.
The cathedral contains the oldest ring of ten bells in the United Kingdom, with the 15th century tenor being older than the tower itself. A carillon in the tower uses the same bells to provide a tune at 9am, 12pm, and 6pm. Other treasures include an 18th century nave with a wrought iron rood screen made by Robert Bakewell, for which he charged the church £157.10.0d; a memorial to Bess of Hardwick; and the Cavendish brasses, including those of Henry Cavendish and Georgiana Spencer, the wife of one of the Dukes of Devonshire. The entrance gates were also made by Robert Bakewell, but these were only moved to the cathedral from St Mary's Gate in 1957. Notable 20th century additions are the stained glass windows designed by Ceri Richards, and the bronze crucifix by Ronald Pope.