St Mark's Church, Derby

St Mark’s Church, Derby
St Mark’s Church, Derby
52°55′37.3″N1°27′13″W / 52.927028°N 1.45361°W / 52.927028; -1.45361
Location	Chaddesden
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Modern Catholic
Website	stphilipschaddesden.co.uk
History
Dedication	St Mark
Architecture
Architect(s)	Naylor, Sale and Widdows
Groundbreaking	5 January 1935
Completed	18 December 1935
Construction cost	£11,000
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Derby
Archdeaconry	Derby
Deanery	Derby North
Parish	St Mark Derby
Clergy
Vicar	The Revd Romita Shrisunder (2011-2018)

St Mark's Church, Derby is a parish church in the Church of England in Chaddesden, Derbyshire.

History

In 1897 a small corrugated iron church was erected at the junction of Francis Street and St Mark's Road, Derby. ^[1]

The foundation stone for the permanent church was laid on 5 January 1935 by Edith Haslam of Breadsall Priory. ^[2] The contractor for the construction was J.K. Ford and Weston of Osmaston Road, Derby. The cost was £11,000 (equivalent to £964,510in 2023). ^[3] It was opened on 18 December 1935. ^[4]

The church is ambulatory. There is a series of eight parabolic arches united by reinforced concrete beams at ground level, ambulatory level and roof level, these form the skeleton of the building.

The church is in a joint parish with St Philip's Church, Chaddesden.

Organ

The church has a pipe organ by Kingsgate Davidson dating from 1935. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. ^[5]

References

1. "St Mark's Scheme". Derby Daily Telegraph. Derby. 11 December 1935. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
2. "Years of Work for New Derby Church". Derby Daily Telegraph. Derby. 18 December 1935. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
3. 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 7 May 2024.
4. "Opening of New St Mark's Church at Derby". Derby Daily Telegraph. Derby. 19 December 1935. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
5. "NPOR [D06072]". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 29 March 2015.