The historic St. Martin’s Church in Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire, was once described as the ugliest church in all of England, an observation recorded in the diary of a local cobbler named Tom Carter. Today, visitors are sure to find the remark at odds with the impressive little church. During the Middle Ages, a small well chapel was the first religious building constructed on the site. Then, in 1415, a local lady known as Joan Eyre built the original St. Martin’s Church after her husband, Sir Nicholas Eyre, safely returned home after fighting…
