St Mary's Church, Crich

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St Mary’s Church, Crich
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St Mary’s Church, Crich
St Mary's Church, Crich
53°5′15.92″N1°28′53.63″W / 53.0877556°N 1.4815639°W / 53.0877556; -1.4815639
Location Crich
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Website crichstmarys.org.uk
History
Dedication St Mary the Virgin
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade I listed
Completed1135
Specifications
Bells8
Administration
Diocese Diocese of Derby
Archdeaconry Chesterfield
Deanery Alfreton
Parish Crich

St Mary's Church, Crich is a Grade I listed [1] parish church in the Church of England in Crich, Derbyshire. [2]

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History

The church, formerly dedicated to St Michael, dates from 1135 and has additions in the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries, with a vestry added in the 20th century. The church was restored in 1861 and in 1913 by Currey and Thompson.

The church was hit by lightning on 5 February 1945, which caused a fire to start. It was extinguished by local volunteers armed with stirrup pumps. [3]

The church is in a joint parish with All Saints' Church, South Wingfield.

Monuments

Organ

The church had a pipe organ by William Hill and Son dating from 1913. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. [4] In 2012 it was up for sale.

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References

  1. ↑ "Church of St Mary, Crich". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1978). The Buildings of England: Derbyshire. Yale University Press. p. 321. ISBN   0-14-071008-6.
  3. ↑ "Lightning fires church". Derby Daily Telegraph. Derby. 6 February 1945. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "NPOR [N05310]". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 31 March 2015.
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