St Swithin’s Church, Holmesfield

St Swithin’s Church, Holmesfield

St Swithin’s Church, Holmesfield (Photo by Alan Heardman)
Coordinates: 53°17′44.35″N 1°31′14.2″W / 53.2956528°N 1.520611°W / 53.2956528; -1.520611
Location Holmesfield
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication St Swithin
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade II listed[1]
Administration
Parish Dronfield with Holmesfield
Deanery Chesterfield
Archdeaconry Chesterfield
Diocese Diocese of Derby

St Swithin’s Church, Holmesfield is a Grade II listed[1] parish church in the Church of England in Holmesfield, Derbyshire.[2]

History

The church dates from 1727 with additions in 1826.

In 1890 the church underwent a restoration which comprised putting in new windows, cleaning, painting, varnishing the interior, and installing a new heating apparatus by Ellis Outram of Holmesfield.[3]

The chancel was built in 1898, and consecrated by the Bishop of Southwell on 12 September 1898.[4]

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with

Organ

The church contained an organ by Brindley & Foster daing from the 1920s. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[5] It has been replaced by an electronic organ.

References

  1. 1 2 Historic England. "Church of St Swithin  (Grade II) (1057675)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  2. The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. 1978. ISBN 0140710086
  3. "Holmesfield. Re-Opening of the Church". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. Chesterfield. 19 July 1890. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  4. "Holmesfield. North East Derbyshire - Socially, Politically, and Otherwise. Dronfield, Barlow and District". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. Chesterfield. 17 September 1898. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  5. "NPOR N00322". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
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