Chadkirk, by local artist David Lee
I had the real privilege yesterday of meeting local artist David Lee, at his home studio in Hatherlow. Those of you who have visited the chapel will likely have seen a drawing by David – it's one he did of the chapel back in the late 1970s/early 1980s.
At the time, the chapel was disused – and the farm was still a working farm. The chapel was generally left open and was used to store farm equipment. Indeed, the old equipment you see in the garden used to be kept inside the chapel.
There was no kitchen or toilet, and no balcony. Just one large space. The drawing took him two days.
David has very kindly allowed us to use the sketch on our promotional materal. In the chapel, you will see it on the left as you enter, as part of our 'welcome to Chadkirk' noticeboard – and it is also used on our 'chapel open today' sign. It's a terrific piece of work.
As you can see from these photos, he's drawn lots of local places, and places around the Peak District. These days he mainly paints rather than working in pencil. He's currently working on a painting of the open barn at Chadkirk.
Those who are interested in having a copy of the Chadkirk Chapel drawing can have a high-quality, framed print, direct from David, for £80. Just contact him on 0161 430 7307 and mention that you've come via the Friends of Chadkirk website.
