St Michael with St Mary's Church, Melbourne

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St Michael with St Mary’s Church, Melbourne
St Michael and St Mary, Melbourne.jpg
St Michael with St Mary’s Church, Melbourne
St Michael with St Mary's Church, Melbourne
52°49′15.45″N1°25′27.12″W / 52.8209583°N 1.4242000°W / 52.8209583; -1.4242000
Location Melbourne, Derbyshire
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Website melbourneparishchurch.org.uk
History
Dedication St Michael and St Mary
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade I listed
Specifications
Length144 feet (44 m)
Bells12
Administration
Diocese Diocese of Derby
Archdeaconry Derby
Deanery Melbourne
Parish Melbourne

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

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History

Nave of the church, showing the ringing ropes in the tower crossing Nave of St Michael and St Mary's Church, Melbourne 01.jpg
Nave of the church, showing the ringing ropes in the tower crossing

The church is medieval and existed when the Domesday Book was compiled in 1086. The current building dates from the early part of the 12th century when the living of Melbourne was given to the Bishop of Carlisle.

It was restored by Sir George Gilbert Scott between 1859 and 1862. It was closed for one year at the start of the restoration in 1859 and reopened on 3 November 1860, when enough work had been completed to allow the congregation to use the building. [3] The interior was renovated. The aisles were floored with red and white Mansfield stone laid in a diamond pattern. The chancel was laid with Minton encaustic tiles. A new pulpit and reading desk were installed. The wall plaster was removed and the stonework revealed. The west front stonework was renewed.

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with:

Vicars of Melbourne

The names of the Vicars are found in the Episcopal Register of Lichfield, in extracts from the deeds in the Melbourne Hall Muniment Room made by Mr. W.D. Fane and in the Parish Church Registers dating from 1054.

Organ

The church contains a pipe organ by Bevington and Sons dating from the 1860s, subsequently modified by Kingsgate Davidson and Co in 1956 and Nicholson & Co (Worcester) Ltd in 1981. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Church of St Mary and St Michael, Melbourne". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  2. ↑ The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. 1978. ISBN   0140710086
  3. ↑ "The Re-opening of Melbourne Church". Derbyshire mercury. Derby. 31 October 1860. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "NPOR [N01418]". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 5 April 2015.
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