The architect was Sir Joseph Paxton, and the contractors were Watts of Ashover, Savage of Chesterfield and Green of Baslow.

The work was done under the supervision of the architect John D Webster of Sheffield, with Samuel Hibberd of Baslow as the contractor.

The clock was the gift of Dr. Edward Mason Wrench (1833-1912) in commemoration of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.

It contained nine stops, Dulciana, 2 Diapasons, Principal, Fifteenth, Hautboy, Sesquialtera, and Cornet and was opened by Mr. Trimnel, assistant at Chesterfield Parish Church on 23 September 1849.

[7] This was replaced in 1865[8] with a new instrument by Brindley & Foster and this was opened by George Henry Smith of Sheffield Parish Church on 5 December 1865.