St Mary the Virgin's Church, Denby

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St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Denby
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St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Denby (photograph by Dave Bevis)
St Mary the Virgin's Church, Denby
53°00′50.61″N1°24′26.37″W / 53.0140583°N 1.4073250°W / 53.0140583; -1.4073250
Location Denby
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Previous denomination Roman Catholic
History
Dedication St Mary the Virgin
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade I listed [1]
Administration
Province Province of Canterbury
Diocese Diocese of Derby
Archdeaconry Archdeaconry of East Derbyshire
Deanery South East Derbyshire
Parish Denby

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

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History

The church dates from the 13th century. It comprises a tower at the west end with a recessed broached spire, a clerestoried nave with a south aisle and a two-storey north aisle, a chancel and a south porch. Alterations were made in 1838, and it was restored between 1901 and 1903 by John Oldrid Scott. During the restoration part of the scaffolding collapsed in 1903 and one of the workmen, Job Seal of Horsley, was injured. [3]

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with

Stained glass

Organ

The pipe organ dates from 1914 and was built by Harrison and Harrison. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. [4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Historic England. "Church of St Mary (Grade I) (1109129)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  2. ↑ The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. 1978. ISBN   0140710086
  3. ↑ "Denby". Derby Daily Telegraph. Derby. 26 November 1903. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "NPOR [N01237]". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 24 April 2015.
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