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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