St Mark's Church, Derby is a parish church in the Church of England in Chaddesden, Derbyshire.
| St Mark’s Church, Derby | |
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 St Mark’s Church, Derby | |
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| 52°55′37.3″N 1°27′13″W / 52.927028°N 1.45361°W | |
| Location | Chaddesden |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Modern Catholic |
| Website | stphilipschaddesden |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Mark |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Naylor, Sale and Widdows |
| Groundbreaking | 5 January 1935 |
| Completed | 18 December 1935 |
| Construction cost | £11,000 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Derby |
| Archdeaconry | Derby |
| Deanery | Derby North |
| Parish | St Mark Derby |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | The Revd Romita Shrisunder (2011-2018) |
History edit
In 1897 a small corrugated iron church was erected at the junction of Francis Street and St Mark's Road, Derby.[1]
The foundation stone for the permanent church was laid on 5 January 1935 by Edith Haslam of Breadsall Priory.[2] The contractor for the construction was J.K. Ford and Weston of Osmaston Road, Derby. The cost was £11,000 (equivalent to £964,510 in 2023).[3] It was opened on 18 December 1935.[4]
The church is ambulatory. There is a series of eight parabolic arches united by reinforced concrete beams at ground level, ambulatory level and roof level, these form the skeleton of the building.
The church is in a joint parish with St Philip's Church, Chaddesden.
Organ edit
The church has a pipe organ by Kingsgate Davidson dating from 1935. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[5]
References edit
- ^ "St Mark's Scheme". Derby Daily Telegraph. Derby. 11 December 1935. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ "Years of Work for New Derby Church". Derby Daily Telegraph. Derby. 18 December 1935. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ 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 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Opening of New St Mark's Church at Derby". Derby Daily Telegraph. Derby. 19 December 1935. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ "NPOR [D06072]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 29 March 2015.