St Mary the Virgin's Church, South Darley

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St Mary the Virgin’s Church, South Darley
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St Mary the Virgin’s Church, South Darley
St Mary the Virgin's Church, South Darley
53°08′59.91″N1°36′8.02″W / 53.1499750°N 1.6022278°W / 53.1499750; -1.6022278
Location South Darley
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication St Mary
Consecrated 19 June 1845
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade II listed
Architect(s) Joseph Mitchell
Completed1845
Administration
Diocese Diocese of Derby
Archdeaconry Chesterfield
Deanery Wirksworth
Parish South Darley
Clergy
Rector Stephen Monk

St Mary the Virgin's Church, South Darley is a Grade II listed [1] parish church in the Church of England in South Darley, Derbyshire. [2] At the entrance to the churchyard is a memorial to the men from the parish who died in the two world wars.

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History

The church was built in 1845 by the Sheffield architect Joseph Mitchell. It was consecrated on 19 June 1845 [3] Further additions were made in 1880 and 1885 to 1886. The changes in 1885 included the re-enlargement of the chancel, extending it by 27 ft in length. The floor of the chancel was laid with encaustic tiles by Maw and Son of Bentall, Staffordshire. [4] This building is possibly based on the design of the protestant Reformed Church of Troyes in Normandy, France.

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with:

Churchyard

Derbyshire Family History Society transcribed all inscriptions on gravestones and other memorials in 1993 and published this as: Transcript of the Memorial Inscriptions in the Church and Churchyard of St. Mary the Virgin in the Parish of South Darley (Darley Dale) and in the County of Derby. A copy is held by the church. Churchyard records have been updated with burials since 1993.

The plan of the churchyard is here .

Some grave inscriptions in the churchyard can be searched via FindaGrave (often with photographs where there is a headstone).

Organ

The church contains a pipe organ by Wadsworth. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. [5]

Present day

Services are currently held on a rota basis sharing with the other churches in the Parish.

See also

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2019 Interior of St Mary the Virgin Church

References

  1. ↑ "Church of St Mary, South Darley". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  2. ↑ The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. 1978. ISBN   0140710086
  3. ↑ "Consecration of St Mary's Church, Darley Dale". Derbyshire Courier. Derby. 28 June 1845. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Re-opening of St Mary's Church, Darley Dale". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. Derby. 1 May 1886. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "NPOR [N00490]". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 4 April 2015.
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