St Mary's Church, Crich

St Mary’s Church, Crich
St Mary’s Church, Crich
Map
53°5′15.92″N 1°28′53.63″W / 53.0877556°N 1.4815639°W / 53.0877556; -1.4815639
LocationCrich
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Websitecrichstmarys.org.uk
History
DedicationSt Mary the Virgin
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I listed
Completed1135
Specifications
Bells8
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Derby
ArchdeaconryChesterfield
DeaneryAlfreton
ParishCrich

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

References

  1. ^ "Church of St Mary, Crich". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  2. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1978). The Buildings of England: Derbyshire. Yale University Press. p. 321. ISBN 0-14-071008-6.
  3. ^ "Lightning 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.