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Holy Trinity Church, Milford

Coordinates: 53°00′14.26″N 1°28′41.69″W / 53.0039611°N 1.4782472°W / 53.0039611; -1.4782472
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Holy Trinity Church, Milford
Holy Trinity Church, Milford
Holy Trinity Church, Milford is located in Derbyshire
Holy Trinity Church, Milford
Holy Trinity Church, Milford
Location within Derbyshire
53°00′14.26″N 1°28′41.69″W / 53.0039611°N 1.4782472°W / 53.0039611; -1.4782472
LocationMilford, Derbyshire
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
History
DedicationHoly Trinity
Consecrated26 July 1848
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II listed[1]
Architect(s)William Bonython Moffatt[2]
Completed1848
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseDerby
ArchdeaconryDerby
DeaneryDuffield[3]
ParishMilford

Holy Trinity Church, Milford is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England[4]in Milford, Derbyshire.

History

The architect was William Bonython Moffatt and the contractor was Mr. Thompson of Derby.[5] The church was consecrated by the Bishop of Lichfield on 26 July 1848.[6] The church was extended in 1909 to the south-east, forming a vestry and church room to the designs of Hunter and Woodhouse of Belper. [7]

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with

Organ

The church obtained a pipe organ in 1905[8] at a cost of £450 by Bevington and Sons. This was sold to Australia in 1994 and replaced by an older instrument dating from 1874 by J.M. Grunwell which had previously been in Belper Baptist Church. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[9]

References

  1. ^ Historic England, "Church of the Holy Trinity (1087346)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 March 2017
  2. ^ "Milford, Holy Trinity". Church Plans Online. Lambeth Palace Library. 1848. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Holy Trinity, Milford". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  4. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (1979). The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Penguin Books Limited. p. 282. ISBN 0140710086.
  5. ^ "Consecration and opening of Milford Church". Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal. England. 4 August 1848. Retrieved 1 March 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "The Holy Trinity Church, Milford, Derbyshire". Staffordshire Advertiser. England. 12 August 1848. Retrieved 1 March 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Additions to Holy Trinity Milford". Belper News and Derbyshire Telephone. England. 23 May 1909. Retrieved 26 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "New Organ at Milford". Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal. England. 23 June 1905. Retrieved 1 March 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "NPOR [D06281]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 11 March 2017.