St Chad's Church, Derby

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St Chad's Church, Derby
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St Chad's Church, Derby
Location within Derbyshire
52°54′41.9″N1°28′57.7″W / 52.911639°N 1.482694°W / 52.911639; -1.482694 Coordinates: 52°54′41.9″N1°28′57.7″W / 52.911639°N 1.482694°W / 52.911639; -1.482694
Location Derby, Derbyshire
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication St Chad
Consecrated 5 June 1882
Architecture
Architect(s) H. Turner
Groundbreaking 19 April 1881
Construction cost£7,000 (equivalent to £7,620,000in 2020). [1]
Closed1 January 1995
Demolished1996
Specifications
Length94 feet (29 m)
Nave width31.5 feet (9.6 m)

St Chad's Church, Derby was a Church of England parish church in Derby, Derbyshire.

Contents

History

The foundation stone was laid on 19 April 1881 by Mr. Fitzherbert Wright. [2] The architect was Mr. H. Turner of New Court Chambers, 57 Chancery Lane, London, and the contractor was G. Hewitt of London Road, Derby.

The church was consecrated on 5 June 1882 by Rt. Revd. Augustus Legge, the Bishop of Lichfield. [3]

Pevsner described the church as rock faced with an east bell-turret. A typical 'railway church. [4]

It was closed on 1 January 1995 and demolished in 1996. In 1996 the four parishes of St James’, Derby, St Augustine's, Derby and St Thomas’, Derby were united as the new parish of Walbrook Epiphany.

Organ

An organ was installed in 1882 by Nicholson and Lord. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. [5]

Organists

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References

  1. ↑ 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 December 2, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Laying the foundation stone of St Chad's Church". Derby Daily Telegraph. England. 19 April 1881 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Consecration of St Chad's Church". Derby Daily Telegraph. England. 6 June 1882 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (1979). The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Penguin Books Limited. p. 186. ISBN   0140710086.
  5. ↑ "NPOR [N05287]". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Death of Mr. T.H. Bennett". Derby Daily Telegraph. England. 28 July 1933 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "The New Organist of St Chad's" Derby Daily Telegraph, England 4 January 1918 - via British Newspaper Archive


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