Christ Church, Ironville

Church in Derbyshire, England
53°03′45.91″N 1°21′3.05″W / 53.0627528°N 1.3508472°W / 53.0627528; -1.3508472LocationIronville, DerbyshireCountryEnglandDenominationChurch of EnglandHistoryDedicationChrist ChurchConsecrated16 April 1852ArchitectureHeritage designationGrade II listed[1]Architect(s)Henry Isaac StevensGroundbreaking1851Completed1852AdministrationProvinceCanterburyDioceseDerbyArchdeaconryDerbyDeaneryAlfreton[2]ParishIronville

Christ Church, Ironville is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England[3]: 253  in Ironville, Derbyshire.

History

The church was built between 1851 and 1852 to the designs of Henry Isaac Stevens for the Butterley Iron Company. It was consecrated on 16 April 1852, by the Bishop of Lichfield.[4]

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with

Organ

A pipe organ was built by Thomas Christopher Lewis in 1876. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[5]

References

  1. ^ Historic England, "Christ Church (1109039)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 8 January 2017
  2. ^ "Christ Church, Ironville". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  3. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (1979). The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Penguin Books Limited. ISBN 0140710086.
  4. ^ "Consecration of Christ Church, Ironville". Derbyshire Courier. England. 24 April 1852. Retrieved 8 January 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "NPOR [N05397]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 8 January 2017.