St Paul's Church, Quarndon

St Paul's Church, Quarndon is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England[4]:300 in Quarndon, Derbyshire.

St Paul’s Church, Quarndon
St Paul’s Church, Quarndon
52°57′54.19″N 1°30′8.6″W
LocationQuarndon, Derbyshire
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
History
DedicationSt Paul
Consecrated16 April 1874
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II listed[1]
Architect(s)Giles and Brookhouse
Groundbreaking5 November 1872
Completed16 April 1874
Construction cost£3,500 (equivalent to £327,300 in 2019)[2]
Specifications
Length81 feet (25 m)
Width50 feet (15 m)
Height80 feet (24 m)
Administration
ParishQuarndon
DeaneryDuffield[3]
ArchdeaconryDerby
DioceseDerby
ProvinceCanterbury

History

The old church was entirely replaced between 1872 and 1874 with a new church in the centre of the village to the designs of the architects Giles and Brookhouse of Derby. The old church was sold by Ault and Spreckley, auctioneers on 7 May 1874.[5]

The foundation stone was laid on 5 November 1872[6] by Lady Scarsdale. The church cost £3,500 (equivalent to £327,300 in 2019),[2] and was built by the contractor Edwin Thompson of Derby from Duffield stone. It was 80 feet (24 m) high to the vane, 50 feet (15 m) wide and 81 feet (25 m) long. The pulpit and lectern were given in memory of the wife of Bishop Henry Cheetham, and the font was the gift of the architects.

The new church and churchyard were consecrated on 16 April 1874 by the Bishop of Lichfield, Rt. Revd. George Selwyn.[7]

The stained glass window at the east was added in 1890. The clock was installed in 1897 to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee at a cost of £80.[8] It was set going in the last week of November 1897.[9]

Organ

A pipe organ was built by John Mitchell Grunwell of Becket Mill, Derby, in 1874. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[10]

References
  1. Historic England, "Church of St Paul (1109102)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 8 January 2017
  2. 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 February 2, 2020.
  3. "St Paul, Quarndon". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  4. Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (1979). The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Penguin Books Limited. ISBN 0140710086.
  5. "Quarndon Old Church, Near Derby". Derby Mercury. England. 22 April 1874. Retrieved 8 January 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "New Church at Quarndon". Derby Mercury. England. 6 November 1872. Retrieved 8 January 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Consecration of Quarndon Church and Churchyard". Derby Mercury. England. 22 April 1874. Retrieved 8 January 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Quarndon". Derby Mercury. England. 2 June 1897. Retrieved 8 January 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Quarndon". Derby Mercury. England. 1 December 1897. Retrieved 8 January 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. "NPOR N00484". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
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