St Stephen's Church, Woodville

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St Stephen's Church, Woodville
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St Stephen's Church, Woodville
St Stephen's Church, Woodville
52°46′3.68″N1°32′9.82″W / 52.7676889°N 1.5360611°W / 52.7676889; -1.5360611
OS grid reference SK 31448 19056
Location Woodville, Derbyshire
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication St. Stephen the Martyr
Consecrated 8 December 1846
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade II listed [1]
Architect(s) Henry Isaac Stevens
Groundbreaking 7 November 1845
Completed1846
Specifications
Length65 feet (20 m)
Nave width27 feet (8.2 m)
Administration
Province Canterbury
Diocese Leicester
Archdeaconry Lougborough
Deanery North West Leicestershire [2]
Parish Woodville

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

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History

The desire for a church in Woodville was first expressed at a meeting on St Stephen's day in 1843, and this prompted the construction of the church, and the dedication was selected based on the day of that initial meeting.

The church was built on a one-acre plot of land given by Barbara Rawdon-Hastings, Marchioness of Hastings to the designs of the architect Henry Isaac Stevens. The corner stone was laid on 7 November 1845 by Richard Curzon-Howe, 1st Earl Howe, in the presence of Hon. Capt. Curzon and the Rev. Marmaduke Vavasour. [4] Transept arches were built into the walls to provide for any future enlargement. The apse was laid with Minton black, buff and red encaustic tiles.

It was consecrated by the Bishop of Peterborough, Rt. Revd. George Davys on 8 December 1846. [5]

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with

Organ

A pipe organ was built by Albert E Pease. 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 Stephen (1261993)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Woodville: St Stephen, Woodville". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (1979). The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Penguin Books Limited. p. 361. ISBN   0140710086.
  4. ↑ "New church of St Stephen's, Woodville, (Late Wooden Box)" . Leicester Journal . England. 21 November 1845. Retrieved 7 January 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Consecration of St Stephen's Church at Woodville, formerly Wooden-box" . Leicester Journal . England. 18 December 1846. Retrieved 7 January 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "NPOR [N02755]". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 7 January 2017.
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