St Swithin's Church, Holmesfield

St Swithin’s Church, Holmesfield
St Swithin’s Church, Holmesfield (Photo by Alan Heardman)
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53°17′44.35″N 1°31′14.2″W / 53.2956528°N 1.520611°W / 53.2956528; -1.520611
LocationHolmesfield
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
History
DedicationSt Swithin
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II listed[1]
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Derby
ArchdeaconryChesterfield
DeaneryChesterfield
ParishDronfield with Holmesfield

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

History

The church dates from 1727 with additions in 1826.

In 1890 the church underwent a restoration which comprised putting in new windows, cleaning, painting, varnishing the interior, and installing a new heating apparatus by Ellis Outram of Holmesfield.[3]

The foundation stone was laid by Mrs W.A. Milner for the construction of the chancel on 11 April 1898.[4] It cost £725 and it was opened by the Bishop of Southwell on 12 September 1898.[5] At the same time a new oak pulpit was given in memory of Mrs. Roberts of Queen's Tower, Sheffield, and a new font was provided by Mrs. George Greaves of Sheffield, and Mr and Mrs Goodliffe of Norton provided a chandelier for the chancel. Unfortunately, some of the work in the new chancel was defective and two months later the cross on the chancel was blown down in a heavy gale of wind.[6]

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with

Organ

The church contained an organ by Brindley & Foster dating from the 1920s. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[7] It was replaced by an electronic organ in 1992, and the old pipes and mechanism were removed in 2014.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Historic England. "Church of St Swithin (Grade II) (1057675)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  2. ^ The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. 1978. ISBN 0140710086
  3. ^ "Holmesfield. Re-Opening of the Church". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. Chesterfield. 19 July 1890. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Summary of News". Sheffield Evening Telegraph. England. 12 April 1898. Retrieved 11 March 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Re-opening of Holmesfield Church". Sheffield Independent. England. 13 September 1898. Retrieved 11 March 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "North-East Derbyshire. Socially, Politically and Otherwise". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. England. 12 November 1898. Retrieved 11 March 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "NPOR [N00322]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 21 April 2015.