St Werburgh's Church, Derby

St Werburgh's Church, Derby
St Werburgh's Church, Derby
A stone church seen from the west; on the left is the nave with a large Perpendicular window, and on the right is the tower with corner pinnacles
St Werburgh's Church, Derby, showing the body of the church on the left, and the conserved tower on the right

St Werburgh's Church, Derby is located in Derbyshire
St Werburgh's Church, Derby
Location in Derbyshire
Coordinates: 52°55′24″N 1°28′52″W / 52.9232°N 1.4812°W / 52.9232; -1.4812
OS grid reference SK 349 363
Location Derby, Derbyshire
Country England
Denomination Anglican
Website Churches Conservation Trust
History
Dedication Saint Werburgh
Architecture
Functional status Redundant
Heritage designation Grade B
Designated 20 June 1952
Architect(s) Sir Arthur Blomfield (rebuilding)
Architectural type Church
Style Gothic Survival, Gothic Revival
Completed 1894
Closed 1990

St Werburgh's Church, Derby, is a redundant Anglican church in the city of Derby, Derbyshire, England (grid reference SK349363). It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade B listed building,[1] and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2] Samuel Johnson (Dr Johnson) married Elizabeth Porter in the church in 1735.[2][3]

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History

The oldest surviving part of the church is the tower which was rebuilt in 1601. The chancel was built in 1699. The remainder of the church was rebuilt in 1893–94, the architect being Sir Arthur Blomfield. The style of this rebuilding is Gothic Revival in the manner of the 15th century.[1] The church was declared redundant in 1990, and the body of the church, as designed by Blomfield, has been converted to commercial use. The tower and chancel have been vested in the Churches Conservation Trust.[3] The tower was refurbished in 2004, and contains a chapel known as the "Johnson Chapel".[3][4]

Architecture

The tower is in Gothic Survival style.[2] The chancel has been converted into a side chapel.[1] It contains many of its original fittings and furniture, including an elaborate wrought iron font cover made by Robert Bakewell.[2] The reredos contains panels inscribed with the Ten Commandments, the Lord's Prayer and the Apostle's Creed.[4] Over the reredos is a Royal coat of arms. The stained glass is from the studio of Kempe, and there is a monument dated 1832 by Chantrey.[1]

See also

  • List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in the English Midlands

References


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