St Mary's Church, Crich
| St Mary’s Church, Crich | |
|---|---|
 St Mary’s Church, Crich | |
| 53°5′15.92″N 1°28′53.63″W / 53.0877556°N 1.4815639°W | |
| 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 | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Derby |
| Archdeaconry | Chesterfield |
| Deanery | Alfreton |
| Parish | Crich |
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, formerly dedicated to St Michael, dates from 1135 and has additions in the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries, with a vestry added in the 20th century. The church was restored in 1861 and in 1913 by Currey and Thompson.
The church was hit by lightning 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
- Sir William de Wakebridge (c. 1369)
- Godfrey Beresford (d. 1513)
- John Clay (d. 1633)
- German Pole (d. 1588)
- German Wheatcroft (d. 1857)
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.
See also
- Grade I listed churches in Derbyshire
- Grade I listed buildings in Derbyshire
- Listed buildings in Crich
References
- ^ "Church of St Mary, Crich". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1978). The Buildings of England: Derbyshire. Yale University Press. p. 321. ISBN 0-14-071008-6.
- ^ "Lightning fires church". Derby Daily Telegraph. Derby. 6 February 1945. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ "NPOR [N05310]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 31 March 2015.