St Osmund's Church, Derby

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St Osmund’s Church, Derby
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St Osmund’s Church, Derby
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St Osmund’s Church, Derby
Location within Derbyshire
52°54′14.52″N1°26′44.51″W / 52.9040333°N 1.4456972°W / 52.9040333; -1.4456972 Coordinates: 52°54′14.52″N1°26′44.51″W / 52.9040333°N 1.4456972°W / 52.9040333; -1.4456972
Location Derby, Derbyshire
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication St Osmund
Consecrated 2 December 1905
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade II listed [1]
Architect(s) Percy Heylyn Currey
Groundbreaking 6 August 1904
Specifications
Length110 feet (34 m)
Width25 feet (7.6 m)
Height55 feet (17 m)
Administration
Diocese Diocese of Derby
Archdeaconry Derby
Deanery Melbourne
Parish St Andrew with St Osmund Derby [2]

St Osmund's Church, Derby is a Grade II listed Church of England parish church in Derby, Derbyshire. [3]

Contents

History

The foundation stone was laid on 6 August 1904. [4] The architects were Percy Heylyn Currey and Charles Clayton Thompson, and the contractor was Mr. R. Weston of Derby. It was built of Leicestershire brick, dressed with Matlock stone. It was consecrated by the Bishop of Southwell on 2 December 1905. [5]

In 1971, St Andrew's Church, Derby was demolished and the two parishes were united.

Organ

A pipe organ was installed by Bishop and Son. This was replaced in 2013 by the 1875 organ by Hunter originally in Christ Church, Brixton Road, then Queen's Hall Methodist Church, Derby. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Historic England, "Church of St Osmund (1287102)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 17 June 2017
  2. ↑ "Derby: St Andrew w St Osmund". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (1979). The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Penguin Books Limited. p. 188. ISBN   0140710086.
  4. ↑ "The new church at Osmaston" . Derby Daily Telegraph. England. 8 August 1904. Retrieved 17 June 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Personal, Social and Official" . Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal. England. 8 December 1905. Retrieved 17 June 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "NPOR [K01281]". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 17 June 2017.
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