St Andrew's Church, Cubley

St Andrew’s Church, Cubley
St Andrew’s Church, Cubley (photograph by Tony Grist)
Coordinates: 52°56′11.53″N 1°45′22″W / 52.9365361°N 1.75611°W
Location	Cubley, Derbyshire
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Website	standrewscubley.co.uk
History
Dedication	St Andrew
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade I listed[1]
Administration
Parish	Cubley
Deanery	Longford
Archdeaconry	Derby
Diocese	Diocese of Derby

St Andrew’s Church, Cubley is a Grade I listed^[1] parish church in the Church of England in Cubley, Derbyshire.^[2]

History

The nave and west end

The church dates from the mid 11th century, with additions in the 12th, and 13th centuries. The west tower was built in the 15th century in a late perpendicular gothic style. It has pinnacles and an embattled parapet and is ornamented with thirteen shields of the Montgomery family and its alliances and other sculptured devices.

It comprises a western tower, nave with south aisle, chancel, and south porch. It was restored between 1872 and 1874 by the architect James Piers St Aubyn.

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with

• St John’s Church, Alkmonton
• St Cuthbert's Church, Doveridge
• St Giles’ Church, Marston Montgomery
• St Paul’s Church, Scropton
• St Peter’s Church, Somersal Herbert
• All Saints’ Church, Sudbury

Memorials

• Sir Nicholas Montgomery (d. 1494) MP for Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency) in 1388, 1390 and 1411

• 

  Effigy of Sir Nicholas Montgomery

• 

  Tomb of the Montgomery family

Organ

The pipe organ was built by Peter Conacher and dates from 1896. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.^[3]

References

1. Historic England. "Church of St Andrew  (Grade I) (1203949)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
2. The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. 1978. ISBN 0140710086
3. "NPOR N05318". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies.