Excerpt from An Account of Winfield Manor in Derbyshire Situated in the Scarsdale Hundred of Derbyshire, I4 miles north of Derby, with about inhabitants. The ex tensive and beautiful ruins of the Manor House are seen to advantage from the Midland Railway on the bold tree covered eminence on the left as the visitor approaches Wingfield Station. A pleasant walk of a mile-and-a-half brings him to the spot. Close by the station is the church in its low-lying graveyard subjected to the inundations of the little river Amber. The body of the church has been rebuilt and much disfigured by T. H.: B. B. Church wardens, The chancel is the oldest portion of the present building, but it suffered sadly at the same tasteless time, for the roof was then lowered, and the Decorated tracery of the east window removed. The Rev. Dr. Cox gives the latter part of Edward iii.'s reign as the probable date of the chancel. He attributes the tower, which is of the Perpendicular period, to Ralph, Lord Cromwell, who built the neighbouring Manor House, and fancies he can see traces of the Cromwell arms on the projecting little shield on the south-west buttress. A Norman font, relic of the original building, has for many years lain topsy turvy at the foot of the tower. It is gratifying to learn, that during the restoration now in progress, it will find a proper resting-place inside the building to which it un doubtedly belongs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.