St Johns Chapel

St John's Chapel at Belper is a easy 13^th century constructing consisting of Nave and chancel only. It also contains smallish lancet windows. The Rawlins manuscript shows a date stone of 1634 at the porch. The chapel at the start got here below care of the great parish of Duffield. Following the economic growth of Belper and an growth in populace, a bigger church became needed and St John's Chapel became replaced through the huge 1824 church of St Peter's. The building is now divided into two sections, the west end being used as a Town Council Chamber at the same time as the remainder is a historical past centre and meeting room for neighborhood societies.

Belper Heritage Centre - Reflecting the records and cultural past of Belper. The past due 18^th century saw an excellent growth within the populace of Belper, with the addition of mill-people to the farmers and nailers of earlier years. The Chapel became almost a parish church, with baptisms in 1783. The baptismal font can nonetheless be visible inner. Burials began in 1793. A timber gallery was constructed in 1806 at the west quit of the nave; a sacristy was added about the equal time. Further adjustments and extensions to the Chapel had been precluded via the constructing of St Peter's Church as the primary Anglican church in 1824.