Behind the lovely Church of All Saints at Ockbrook lies a historically valuable timber framed building in a dilapidated state. This old building, which is called Church Farm, should be a local treasure but it is in a parlous state. It is particularly sad because of the setting, near the Church and it is also highly visible from Church Street.
The Church itself is worth a visit dating as it does from the 12th Century, with a Norman Tower and later additions and adornments.
I have tried to get the Borough Council to use it's powers to save the timber framed building before it's too late. As usual with Erewash it's like swimming through treacle.
The other displeasing thing I noticed on my recent visit to All Saints was the use of old gravestones to stand the wheeled bins on and also other grave stones laid down as a footpath by the Church wall. Call me picky if you like but I find this practice a little disrespectful.
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