Country Images Magazine North Edition July 2017 | Page 42

Enhance
DERWENT WINDOWS
& DOORS
beauty of
An extraordinary historical connection
in Ripley, Derbyshire.
Rachel and Rob Walters, owners of Derwent Sash Windows
in Ripley, Derbyshire had always known that their beautiful
Victorian house was a special place, steeped in history and
named ‘The Manse’ situated on Cromford Road. Little did they
know that when they purchased The Old Church on Nottingham
Road to house their new showroom that they would discover an
extraordinary connection.
Th e Manse,
Ripley, Derbyshire.
Names on the Plaques link to those on the
Title Deeds
Digging even deeper into the history surrounding
the two properties it was found that the Walters
house had been built in 1890 as a Manse for the
Primitive Methodists of Ripley, a religious group
that had been formed when they were expelled
from the Wesleyan Methodists in 1810 under
interesting circumstances.
Th e primitive Methodists of Ripley started
meeting in a room in Malt House before moving
to another site on Grosvenor Road, formerly a
meat and fi sh shop and now a disco bar! In the
1870’s there was a huge religious revival under the
leadership of Reverend John Neale mentioned
earlier and the popularity of the Primitive
Methodists grew to such an extent that the small
church on Grosvenor Road was no longer big
enough to hold the entire congregation.
Th e congregation then split up and a group of
miners bought new premises on Wood Street
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I have now had all the windows in
my house replaced w ith Evolution
Flush windows. Th ey look great in a
1920’s house and are thermally very
effi cient. All personnel involved,
from the surveyor, to the offi ce
staff and the fi tters were superb.
Nothing was too much trouble.
Th ey are not the cheapest but you
get what you pay for. A pleasure to
deal with. Highly recommended.
Mrs Greenway - Belper
Carol Slade, Sales and Operations Director for
Masterframe, manufacturers of Bygone Sash
Windows said “Derwent Sash Windows Ltd has
been a valued partner on the Bygone Network
since 2002. We are very proud to say that Rob
and Rachel were so confi dent in the Bygone
product that they replaced 31 original timber box
sash windows in their house on Cromford Road
with Bygone PVC-U sash windows.
Furthermore, when the renovations were carried
out to the Church in 2016, we were privileged
to manufacture the magnifi cent arches that have
elevated the building to its former glory. We
were so impressed with how the Church has been
transformed into a stunning new showroom,
with the arches being the inspiration behind the
new company logo.” Carol continues “Both the
Manse and the Church have a fascinating history
and connection and there are many parallels
between our authentic products that are lovingly
manufactured to embody all the attributes of
original timber windows and the way in which
the church has been restored. Th is is a testament
to the specialist work that Derwent Sash
Windows is so well known for.
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On recent inspection of the title deeds for their
house, Rachel found that they included the names
of two Reverends and Trustees of the Primitive
Methodist Church, Reverends Bennett and
Neale, whose names were engraved in the stone
tablets around the outside of the church that was
now their showroom. It became clear that their
home was, in fact, the Manse for the Old Church
a remarkable coincidence indeed, that both
should now be owned by the Walters family.
which is now the only remaining Methodist
church in town and still active today. Th e
remaining congregation built a new church
on Nottingham Road, the present Derwent
showroom, at a cost of £ 2075 which included a
school room which is now the basement of the
showroom.
Rob and the team at Derwent Sash
were a pleasure to deal with, the
professionalism, quality of work and
products are second to none. We are
extremely pleased with the service and
the windows we had installed, it’s truly
transformed the appearance of our
property and added that extra quality
and kerb appeal that we couldn’t get
from any other local window supplier.
Th ank you Derwent Sash!
Mr McMaster - Ripley
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www.derwentwindows.co.uk