St Werburgh's Church, Derby

This article is about the church in Derby city centre. For the church in the Spondon area of the city, see St. Werburgh's Church, Spondon.
St Werburgh's Church, Derby

A stone church seen from the west; on the left is the nave with a large Perpendicular window, and on the right is the tower with corner pinnacles

St Werburgh's Church, Derby, showing the body of the church on the left, and the conserved tower on the right
St Werburgh's Church, Derby
Location in Derbyshire
Coordinates: 52°55′24″N 1°28′52″W / 52.9232°N 1.4812°W / 52.9232; -1.4812
OS grid reference SK 349 363
Location Derby, Derbyshire
Country England
Denomination Anglican
Website St Werburgh's Church
History
Dedication Saint Werburgh
Architecture
Functional status Redundant
Heritage designation Grade B
Designated 20 June 1952
Architect(s) Sir Arthur Blomfield (rebuilding)
Architectural type Church
Style Gothic Survival, Gothic Revival
Completed 1894
Closed 1990

St Werburgh's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the city of Derby, Derbyshire, England (grid reference SK349363). It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building,[1] and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2] Samuel Johnson (Dr Johnson) married Elizabeth Porter (nee Jervis) in the church in 1735.[2][3]

It is currently preserved by Volunteers with the Churches Conservation Trust and open every Saturday from 10:30am for a few hours.

History

The oldest surviving part of the church is the tower which was rebuilt in 1601. The chancel was built in 1699. The remainder of the church was rebuilt in 1893–94 in stone from Coxbench quarry, the architect being Sir Arthur Blomfield. The style of this rebuilding is Gothic Revival in the manner of the 15th century.[1] The church was declared redundant in 1990, and the body of the church, as designed by Blomfield, has been converted to commercial use. The tower and chancel have been vested in the Churches Conservation Trust.[3] The tower was refurbished in 2004, and contains a chapel known as the "Johnson Chapel".[3][4]

Architecture

The tower is in Gothic Survival style.[2] The chancel has been converted into a side chapel.[1] It contains many of its original fittings and furniture, including an elaborate wrought iron font cover made by Robert Bakewell.[2] The reredos contains panels inscribed with the Ten Commandments, the Lord's Prayer and the Apostle's Creed.[4] Over the reredos is Queen Anne's Royal coat of arms. The stained glass is from the studio of Kempe, and there is a monument dated 1832 by Chantrey.[1]

Organ

The church contained an organ dating from 1872 by Walker. After several restorations and enlargements it became a 4 manual instrument with 47 speaking stops. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[5]

See also

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Historic England, "Church of St Werburgh, Derby (1287685)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 April 2015
  2. 1 2 3 4 St Werburgh's Church, Derby, Derbyshire, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 29 March 2011
  3. 1 2 3 Derby, St Werburgh's Church, Britain Express, retrieved 26 November 2010
  4. 1 2 St Werburgh's chapel, Derelict Places, retrieved 26 November 2010
  5. ↑ "NPOR N05282". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
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