St Paul's Church, Little Eaton

St Paul’s Church, Little Eaton
St Paul's Church, Little Eaton
St Paul’s Church, Little Eaton
52°58′11.38″N1°27′49.02″W / 52.9698278°N 1.4636167°W / 52.9698278; -1.4636167
Location	Little Eaton
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Website	littleeatonchurch.co.uk
History
Dedication	St Paul
Consecrated	9 July 1791
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade II listed
Completed	1791
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Derby
Archdeaconry	Derby
Deanery	Duffield
Parish	St Paul Little Eaton

St Paul's Church, Little Eaton is a Grade II listed ^[1] parish church in the Church of England in Little Eaton, Derbyshire. ^[2]

History

Construction of the church started in 1791 and it was consecrated on 9 July 1791 by the Bishop of Lichfield, James Cornwallis. ^[3] It was enlarged in 1837 when capacity was double to accommodate 300 people, ^[4] again in 1851 when the chancel and tower were added by Henry Isaac Stevens, and restored in 1869 by Giles and Brookhouse, when a north aisle was added, the nave roof was raised and the church re-roofed. ^[5]

Present day

The church is in a joint ecclesiastical parish with St Alkmund's Church, Duffield, being formerly within Duffield Frith.

St Paul's is within the Conservative Evangelical tradition of the Church of England. As a parish that rejects the leadership/ordination of women, it receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Ebbsfleet (currently Rob Munro). ^[6]

Monuments

• John Tempest (d. 1863) by J B Robinson of Derby
• William Tempest (d. 1842) by N Coulson

Organ

An organ chamber was constructed in 1880, and a pipe organ by Alfred Kirkland was installed in 1905. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. ^[7]

See also

• Listed buildings in Little Eaton

References

1. "Church of St Paul, Little Eaton". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
2. The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. 1978. ISBN   0140710086
3. "Derby, July 13". Derby Mercury. Derby. 14 July 1791. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
4. "Little Eaton". Derby Courier. Derby. 17 June 1837. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
5. "St Paul's Church ,Little Eaton". Derby Mercury. Derby. 28 April 1869. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
6. "Spring Newsletter 2017" (pdf). bishopofmaidstone.org. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
7. "NPOR [N05329]". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 4 April 2015.