St Mary's Church, Crich

St Mary’s Church, Crich

St Mary’s Church, Crich
Coordinates: 53°5′15.92″N 1°28′53.63″W / 53.0877556°N 1.4815639°W / 53.0877556; -1.4815639
Location Crich
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Website crichstmarys.org.uk
History
Dedication St Mary the Virgin
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade I listed
Completed 1135
Specifications
Bells 8
Administration
Parish Crich
Deanery Alfreton
Archdeaconry Chesterfield
Diocese Diocese of Derby

St Mary’s Church, Crich is a Grade I listed[1] parish church in the Church of England in Crich, Derbyshire.[2]

History

The church dates from 1135 and has additions in the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries, with a vestry added in the 20th century.

The church was hit by lightening on 5 February 1945, which caused a fire to start. It was extinguished by local volunteers armed with stirrup pumps. [3]

The church is in a joint parish with All Saints' Church, South Wingfield.

Monuments

Organ

The church had a pipe organ by William Hill and Son dating from 1913. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[4] In 2012 it was up for sale.

References

  1. ↑ "Church of St Mary, Crich". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  2. ↑ The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. 1978. ISBN 0140710086 p.321
  3. ↑ "Lightening fires church". Derby Daily Telegraph. Derby. 6 February 1945. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "NPOR N05310". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
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