St Chad's Church, Derby

Church in Derbyshire, England

52°54′41.9″N 1°28′57.7″W / 52.911639°N 1.482694°W / 52.911639; -1.482694LocationDerby, DerbyshireCountryEnglandDenominationChurch of EnglandHistoryDedicationSt ChadConsecrated5 June 1882ArchitectureArchitect(s)H. TurnerGroundbreaking19 April 1881Construction cost£7,000 (equivalent to £9,410,000 in 2023).^[1]Closed1 January 1995Demolished1996SpecificationsLength94 feet (29 m)Nave width31.5 feet (9.6 m)

St Chad's Church, Derby was a Church of England parish church in Derby, Derbyshire.

History

The foundation stone was laid on 19 April 1881 by Mr. Fitzherbert Wright.^[2] The architect was Mr. H. Turner of New Court Chambers, 57 Chancery Lane, London, and the contractor was G. Hewitt of London Road, Derby.

The church was consecrated on 5 June 1882 by Rt. Revd. Augustus Legge, the Bishop of Lichfield.^[3]

Pevsner described the church as rock faced with an east bell-turret. A typical 'railway church.^[4]

It was closed on 1 January 1995 and demolished in 1996. In 1996 the four parishes of St James’, Derby, St Augustine's, Derby and St Thomas’, Derby were united as the new parish of Walbrook Epiphany.

Organ

An organ was installed in 1882 by Nicholson and Lord. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.^[5]

Organists

W.G. Parkinson 1882 - 1896
T. Herbert Bennett 1896 - 1905 (previously organist at St Thomas' Church, Derby, afterwards organist of All Saints’ Church, Derby)^[6]
Henry Ravensdale 1905 - 1914 (formerly organist of Darley Abbey Church)
Oswald Augustine Munro Steele -1917 (formerly assistant organist of Southwell Minster. Killed in action 23 April 1917 (Seaforth Highlanders))^[7]
G.H. Boulderstone 1917 - 1945 (afterwards organist of St Peter's Church, Derby)

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (June 2017)

References

^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
^ "Laying the foundation stone of St Chad's Church". Derby Daily Telegraph. England. 19 April 1881 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Consecration of St Chad's Church". Derby Daily Telegraph. England. 6 June 1882 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (1979). The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Penguin Books Limited. p. 186. ISBN 0140710086.
^ "NPOR [N05287]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
^ "Death of Mr. T.H. Bennett". Derby Daily Telegraph. England. 28 July 1933 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "The New Organist of St Chad's" Derby Daily Telegraph, England 4 January 1918 - via British Newspaper Archive