After leaving Arbor Low and Gib Hill, we drove into the tiny village of Tideswell, in the heart of the Peak District. Once a centre of the area’s lead-mining industry from the Roman to Medieval periods, Tideswell is home to an Orvis store (outdoor clothing) and the Cathedral of the Peak. Tideswell Church was completed in the 14th century during the Black Death. The inside was gorgeous and a great example of such a church that was shaped and reshaped during the centuries before and after the Reformation.
Cathedral of the Peak looks quite similar in general design and materials to the Lancaster Cathedral we visited some years back. You might enjoy comparing the two if you get over that way. Somewhat closer to you is York. York Minster is dramatically different in design and "feel" from either of the other two. It also has the advantage of a very nice military museum within a block or two of the Minster.
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Uncle Tommy