St Mary the Virgin's Church, Weston-on-Trent

St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Weston-on-Trent
St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Weston-on-Trent
	St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Weston-on-Trent
	Coordinates: 52°50′36.84″N1°24′53.97″W / 52.8435667°N 1.4149917°W
Location	Weston-on-Trent
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
History
Dedication	St Mary
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade I listed [1]
Administration
Parish	Weston upon Trent
Deanery	Melbourne
Archdeaconry	Derby
Diocese	Diocese of Derby

Last updated October 18, 2019

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

A parish church in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, often allowing its premises to be used for non-religious community events. The church building reflects this status, and there is considerable variety in the size and style of parish churches. Many villages in Europe have churches that date back to the Middle Ages, but all periods of architecture are represented.

The Church of England is the established church of England. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the most senior cleric, although the monarch is the supreme governor. The Church of England is also the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britain by the third century, and to the 6th-century Gregorian mission to Kent led by Augustine of Canterbury.

Weston-on-Trent village in South Derbyshire District, Derbyshire, England

Weston-on-Trent is a village and civil parish in the South Derbyshire district of Derbyshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,239. It is to the north of the River Trent and the Trent and Mersey Canal. Nearby places include Aston-on-Trent, Barrow upon Trent, Castle Donington and Swarkestone.

History

The church dates from the 13th century the chancel dates from the 12th century with the windows in the north aisle dating from the 14th. Many of the interior features date from the 17th century with a pulpit dated 1611 and a large and unusual monument to Richard Sale dated 1615.

The parish bier and the chest are dated 1653 and 1662 respectively.^[2] It was restored between 1876 and 1877 by Jolley and Evans of Nottingham. The walls had the plaster scraped from them, and the chancel was laid with encaustic tiles. It was fitted with new open oak seating. The contractor was Bullock and Barton of Melbourne. The church reopened on 30 July 1877^[3]

William Jolley was an English architect based in Nottingham.

Robert Evans FRIBA JP was an English architect based in Nottingham.

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with

St Wilfrid’s Church, Barrow upon Trent is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Barrow upon Trent, Derbyshire.

Organ

The church contains a pipe organ by Joseph Walker dating from 1816 which was formerly in All Saints’ Church, Aston-on-Trent. It was moved here in 1974 by H Cantrill. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.^[4]

J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd is a British firm of organ builders established in 1828 by Joseph William Walker in London. Walker organs were popular additions to churches during the Gothic Revival era of church building and restoration in Victorian Britain, and instruments built by Walker are found in many churches around the UK and in other countries. The firm continues to build organs today.

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References

1 2 Historic England. "Church of St Mary (Grade I) (1205737)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 13 April 2015.
1 2 Pevsner, Nikolaus (1986). Derbyshire (2nd ed.). Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Penguin. p. 350. ISBN 0140710086.
↑ "Re-opening of Weston-on-Trent Parish Church". Derby Mercury. Derby. 1 August 1877. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
↑ "NPOR N00499". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 13 April 2015.

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[NHLE-1] 1 2 Historic England. "Church of St Mary (Grade I) (1205737)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 13 April 2015.

[pevsner-2] 1 2 Pevsner, Nikolaus (1986). Derbyshire (2nd ed.). Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Penguin. p. 350. ISBN 0140710086.

[3] "Re-opening of Weston-on-Trent Parish Church". Derby Mercury. Derby. 1 August 1877. Retrieved 13 April 2015.

[4] "NPOR N00499". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 13 April 2015.