Description: The Peel Monument is a rugged ornamental gritstone structure erected in 1854 at a cost of £52 on the site of the former market cross and stocks. It is a tribute to Sir Robert Peel and commemorates the repeal of the Corn Laws in June 1846. The design was practical as well as ornamental since it also housed the first public pump in the town. The market had been established by Royal Charter in 1622 but fell into disuse in the eighteenth century because of the proximity of Chesterfield and Sheffield. It was revived in 1980. (information from Dronfield Local History Trail)