St Mark's Church, Derby
| St Mark’s Church, Derby | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 52°55′37.3″N 1°27′13″W / 52.927028°N 1.45361°W | |
| Location | Chaddesden |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Modern Catholic |
| Website | stphilipschaddesden.co.uk |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Mark |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Naylor, Sale and Widdows |
| Groundbreaking | 5 January 1935 |
| Completed | 18 December 1935 |
| Construction cost | £11,000 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | St Mark Derby |
| Deanery | Derby North |
| Archdeaconry | Derby |
| Diocese | Diocese of Derby |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | The Revd Romita Shrisunder |
St Mark’s Church, Derby is a parish church in the Church of England in Chaddesden, Derbyshire.
History
In 1897 a small corrugated iron church was erected at the junction of Francis Street and St Mark’s Road, Derby.[1]
The foundation stone for the permanent church was laid on 5 January 1935 by Edith Haslam of Breadsall Priory.[2] The contractor for the construction was J.K. Ford and Weston of Osmaston Road, Derby. The cost was £11,000 (equivalent to £688,646 in 2015).[3] It was opened on 18 December 1935.[4]
The church is ambulatory. There is a series of eight parabolic arches united by reinforced concrete beams at ground level, ambulatory level and roof level, these form the skeleton of the building.
The church is in a joint parish with St Philip's Church, Chaddesden.
Organ
The church has a pipe organ by Kingsgate Davidson dating from 1935. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[5]
References
- ↑ "St Mark’s Scheme". Derby Daily Telegraph (Derby). 11 December 1935. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ↑ "Years of Work for New Derby Church". Derby Daily Telegraph (Derby). 18 December 1935. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ↑ UK CPI inflation numbers based on data available from Gregory Clark (2016), "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)" MeasuringWorth.
- ↑ "Opening of New St Mark’s Church at Derby". Derby Daily Telegraph (Derby). 19 December 1935. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ↑ "NPOR D06072". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies.