St Mary's Church, Crich
Church in Crich, England
53°5′15.92″N 1°28′53.63″W / 53.0877556°N 1.4815639°W / 53.0877556; -1.4815639St Mary's Church, Crich is a Grade I listed[1] parish church in the Church of England in Crich, Derbyshire.[2]
History
The church dates from 1135 and has additions in the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries, with a vestry added in the 20th century.
The church was hit by lightning on 5 February 1945, which caused a fire to start. It was extinguished by local volunteers armed with stirrup pumps.[3]
The church is in a joint parish with All Saints' Church, South Wingfield.
Monuments
- Sir William de Wakebridge (c. 1369)
- Godfrey Beresford (d. 1513)
- John Clay (d. 1633)
- German Pole (d. 1588)
- German Wheatcroft (d. 1857)
Organ
The church had a pipe organ by William Hill and Son dating from 1913. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[4] In 2012 it was up for sale.
See also
- Grade I listed churches in Derbyshire
- Grade I listed buildings in Derbyshire
- Listed buildings in Crich
References
- ^ "Church of St Mary, Crich". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1978). The Buildings of England: Derbyshire. Yale University Press. p. 321. ISBN 0-14-071008-6.
- ^ "Lightning fires church". Derby Daily Telegraph. Derby. 6 February 1945. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ "NPOR [N05310]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 31 March 2015.