St Paul's Church, Little Eaton

St Paul’s Church, Little Eaton
St Paul's Church, Little Eaton
Map
52°58′11.38″N 1°27′49.02″W / 52.9698278°N 1.4636167°W / 52.9698278; -1.4636167
LocationLittle Eaton
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Websitelittleeatonchurch.co.uk
History
DedicationSt Paul
Consecrated9 July 1791
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II listed
Completed1791
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Derby
ArchdeaconryDerby
DeaneryDuffield
ParishSt Paul Little Eaton

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

History

Construction of the church started in 1791 and it was consecrated on 9 July 1791 by the Bishop of Lichfield, James Cornwallis.[3] It was enlarged in 1837 when capacity was double to accommodate 300 people,[4] again in 1851 when the chancel and tower were added by Henry Isaac Stevens, and restored in 1869 by Giles and Brookhouse, when a north aisle was added, the nave roof was raised and the church re-roofed.[5]

Present day

The church is in a joint ecclesiastical parish with St Alkmund's Church, Duffield, being formerly within Duffield Frith.

St Paul's is within the Conservative Evangelical tradition of the Church of England. As a parish that rejects the leadership/ordination of women, it receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Maidstone (currently Rod Thomas).[6]

Monuments

  • John Tempest (d. 1863) by J B Robinson of Derby
  • William Tempest (d. 1842) by N Coulson

Organ

An organ chamber was constructed in 1880, and a pipe organ by Alfred Kirkland was installed in 1905. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Church of St Paul, Little Eaton". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  2. ^ The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. 1978. ISBN 0140710086
  3. ^ "Derby, July 13". Derby Mercury. Derby. 14 July 1791. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Little Eaton". Derby Courier. Derby. 17 June 1837. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  5. ^ "St Paul's Church ,Little Eaton". Derby Mercury. Derby. 28 April 1869. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Spring Newsletter 2017" (pdf). bishopofmaidstone.org. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  7. ^ "NPOR [N05329]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 4 April 2015.