St Bartholomew's Church, Clay Cross

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St Bartholomew's Church, Clay Cross
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St Bartholomew's Church, Clay Cross
St Bartholomew's Church, Clay Cross
53°9′41.34″N1°24′55.17″W / 53.1614833°N 1.4153250°W / 53.1614833; -1.4153250
Location Clay Cross
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Website claycross.org
History
Dedication St Bartholomew
Consecrated 25 January 1851
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade II listed [1]
Architect(s) Henry Isaac Stevens
Groundbreaking 22 August 1849
Construction cost£2,400 (equivalent to £280,000in 2021) [2]
Specifications
Capacity450 people
Length78 feet (24 m)
Width43 feet (13 m)
Height125 feet (38 m)
Administration
Province Province of Canterbury
Diocese Diocese of Derby
Archdeaconry Chesterfield
Deanery Chesterfield
Parish Clay Cross

St Bartholomew's Church, Clay Cross is a Grade II listed [1] parish church in the Church of England in Clay Cross, Derbyshire.

Contents

History

The foundation stone was laid on 14 August 1849 [3] on which was inscribed the following dedication:

Hujusce Ecclesiae impensis incolarum de North Wingfield, aliis tamen apprime adjutantibus, libenter conditæ, et Apostolo Bartholomæo dedicata, fundamina feliciter posuit Gladwinus Turbutt de aula adjacente de Ogston Armiger et Justitiarius; die Quarto, decimo mensis Augusti anno Domini Nostri MCCMXLIX et Regina Victoriæ tridecimo. H.I. Stevens, Architectus.

It was built to the designs of the architect Henry Isaac Stevens by the contractors Samuel Watts of Derby and Mr. Kirkland of Clay Cross. It was consecrated by the Bishop of Lichfield on 25 January 1851. [4] The spire was completed in 1856 by Mr. Watt of Ashover. The weather vane was placed on the top of the spire in May 1856 by W.J. Mackarsie to mark the conclusion of the Crimean War [5]

The vestry was added in 1859 by George Edmund Street. The chancel of the church which had been closed for the building of the vestry, was reopened by the bishop of the diocese on 20 March 1859. [6]

The south aisle contains a memorial window by Morris & Co. to William Howe, who invented link motion for railway locomotives.

Organ

The organ was by Charles Lloyd & Co and installed in 1894. It was modified by T.C. Willcock and Co in 1953. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. [7] It has now been replaced by an electronic organ.

The Bells

A peal of six bells was cast in 1937 by John Taylor & Co. [8]

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with:

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 Historic England. "Parish Church of St Bartholomew, High Street (Grade II) (1087812)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  2. ↑ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth . Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "New Church at Clay Cross". Derby Mercury. Derby. 22 August 1849. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Consecration of Clay Cross Church". Derby Mercury. Derby. 29 January 1851. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Clay Cross" . Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. England. 24 May 1856. Retrieved 10 January 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Re-opening of Clay Cross Church" . Derbyshire Courier. England. 26 March 1859. Retrieved 10 January 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "NPOR [N00115]". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Clay Cross, Derbys, St Bartholomew". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers . Dovemaster. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
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