St Helen's Church, Darley Dale is a Grade II* listed[2][1] parish church in the Church of England in Darley Dale, Derbyshire.[3]
| St Helen’s Church, Darley Dale | |
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 St Helen’s Church, Darley Dale | |
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| 53°09′46.51″N 1°36′9.75″W / 53.1629194°N 1.6027083°W | |
| Location | Darley Dale |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Helen |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* listed[1] |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Derby |
| Archdeaconry | Chesterfield |
| Deanery | Wirksworth |
| Parish | Darley |
History
editThe church has elements of architecture from the Norman to the Perpendicular Gothic periods. It was restored and enlarged between 1854 and 1855 at a cost of £1,300 by Henry Isaac Stevens and was reopened on 24 April 1855.[4]
The church was restored again in 1908 by the architect Percy Heylyn Currey.[5]
Parish status
editThe church is in a joint parish with:
- Mission Room, Over Hackney
- St Mary the Virgin's Church, South Darley
- St John the Baptist's Church, Winster
Monuments
edit- Sir Joseph Whitworth (churchyard)
Organ
editThe church contains a pipe organ by Brindley and Foster. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Historic England. "Parish Church of St Helen (Grade II*) (1247836)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Parish Church of St Helen, Darley Dale". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. 1978. ISBN 0140710086
- ^ "Reopening of the parish church of Darley Dale". Derby Mercury. Derby. 25 April 1837. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Darley Dale". Derbyshire Courier. Derby. 14 November 1908. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "NPOR [N05328]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 4 April 2015.