All Saints Church, Kedleston marble plaque
Overview
All Saints Church, Kedleston marble plaque is recorded as Commemorative plaque in England Amber Valley. This marble commemorative plaque records: This Church, Begun in Norman Times, Built for the Most Part in the 13th & 14th Centuries Greatly Altered in the 15th 17th & 18th Centuries and Partly Renewed by Alfred, Lord Scarsdale in 1885, Was Entirely Restored and Beautified With the Addition of a Memorial Chapel, in the Years 1907-1909 by George Nathaniel, Lord Curzon of Kedleston in Memory of His Beloved Wife
Why it was made
The saved account records: This marble commemorative plaque records: This Church, Begun in Norman Times, Built for the Most Part in the 13th & 14th Centuries Greatly Altered in the 15th 17th & 18th Centuries and Partly Renewed by Alfred, Lord Scarsdale in 1885, Was Entirely Restored and Beautified With the Addition of a Memorial Chapel, in the Years 1907-1909 by George Nathaniel, Lord Curzon of Kedleston in Memory of His Beloved Wife
People and events
The short source does not safely name the people, events or traditions tied to this exact point. A famous nearby story is not attached without evidence that it belongs here.
How it worked
The label Commemorative plaque gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Commemorative plaque. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
All Saints Church, Kedleston marble plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: This Church, Begun in Norman Times, Built for the Most Part in the 13th & 14th Centuries Greatly Altered in the 15th 17th & 18th Centuries and Partly Renewed by Alfred, Lord Scarsdale in 1885, Was Entirely Restored and Beautified With the Addition of a Memorial Chapel, in the Years 1907-1909 by George Nathaniel, Lord Curzon of Kedleston in Memory of His Beloved Wife The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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