St Mary the Virgin's Church, Denby

St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Denby
St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Denby (photograph by Dave Bevis)
Coordinates: 53°00′50.61″N 1°24′26.37″W / 53.0140583°N 1.4073250°W
Location	Denby
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
History
Dedication	St Mary the Virgin
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade I listed[1]
Administration
Parish	Denby
Deanery	Heanor
Archdeaconry	Derby
Diocese	Diocese of Derby

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

History

The church dates from the 13th century. It comprises a tower at the west end with a recessed broached spire, a clerestoried nave with south aisle and two storey north aisle, a chancel and a south porch. Alterations were made in 1838 and it was restored between 1901 and 1903 by John Oldrid Scott. During the restoration part of the scaffolding collapsed in 1903 and one of the workmen, Job Seal of Horsley, was injured.^[3]

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with

• St Clement's Church, Horsley
• Village Hall, Kilburn

Stained glass

• East window, Warrington and Co c. 1889
• North aisle. Christopher Webb, 1961

Organ

The pipe organ dates from 1914 and was built by Harrison and Harrison. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.^[4]

References

1. Historic England. "Church of St Mary  (Grade I) (1109129)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
2. The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. 1978. ISBN 0140710086
3. "Denby". Derby Daily Telegraph (Derby). 26 November 1903. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
4. "NPOR N01237". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies.