St Swithin's Church, Holmesfield

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St Swithin’s Church, Holmesfield
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St Swithin’s Church, Holmesfield (Photo by Alan Heardman)
St Swithin's Church, Holmesfield
53°17′44.35″N1°31′14.2″W / 53.2956528°N 1.520611°W / 53.2956528; -1.520611
Location Holmesfield
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication St Swithin
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade II listed [1]
Administration
Diocese Diocese of Derby
Archdeaconry Chesterfield
Deanery Chesterfield
Parish Dronfield with Holmesfield

St Swithin's Church is a Grade II listed [1] parish church in the Church of England in Holmesfield, Derbyshire. [2]

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History

The church dates from 1727 with additions in 1826.

In 1890 the church underwent a restoration which comprised putting in new windows, cleaning, painting, varnishing the interior, and installing a new heating apparatus by Ellis Outram of Holmesfield. [3]

The foundation stone was laid by Mrs W.A. Milner for the construction of the chancel on 11 April 1898. [4] It cost £725 and it was opened by the Bishop of Southwell on 12 September 1898. [5] At the same time a new oak pulpit was given in memory of Mrs. Roberts of Queen's Tower, Sheffield, and a new font was provided by Mrs. George Greaves of Sheffield, and Mr and Mrs Goodliffe of Norton provided a chandelier for the chancel. Unfortunately, some of the work in the new chancel was defective and two months later the cross on the chancel was blown down in a heavy gale of wind. [6]

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with

Organ

The church contained an organ by Brindley & Foster dating from the 1920s. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. [7] It was replaced by an electronic organ in 1992, and the old pipes and mechanism were removed in 2014.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Historic England. "Church of St Swithin (Grade II) (1057675)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  2. ↑ The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. 1978. ISBN   0140710086
  3. ↑ "Holmesfield. Re-Opening of the Church". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. Chesterfield. 19 July 1890. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Summary of News" . Sheffield Evening Telegraph. England. 12 April 1898. Retrieved 11 March 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Re-opening of Holmesfield Church" . Sheffield Independent. England. 13 September 1898. Retrieved 11 March 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "North-East Derbyshire. Socially, Politically and Otherwise" . Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. England. 12 November 1898. Retrieved 11 March 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "NPOR [N00322]". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 21 April 2015.
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