St Paul's Church, Little Eaton
| St Paul’s Church, Little Eaton | |
|---|---|
 St Paul's Church, Little Eaton | |
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| 52°58′11.38″N 1°27′49.02″W / 52.9698278°N 1.4636167°W | |
| Location | Little Eaton |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | littleeatonchurch.co.uk |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Paul |
| Consecrated | 9 July 1791 |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II listed |
| Completed | 1791 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Derby |
| Archdeaconry | Derby |
| Deanery | Duffield |
| Parish | St Paul Little Eaton |
St Paul's Church, Little Eaton is a Grade II listed[1] parish church in the Church of England in Little Eaton, Derbyshire.[2]
History
[edit]Construction of the church started in 1791 and it was consecrated on 9 July 1791 by the Bishop of Lichfield, James Cornwallis.[3] It was enlarged in 1837 when capacity was double to accommodate 300 people,[4] again in 1851 when the chancel and tower were added by Henry Isaac Stevens, and restored in 1869 by Giles and Brookhouse, when a north aisle was added, the nave roof was raised and the church re-roofed.[5]
Present day
[edit]The church is in a joint ecclesiastical parish with St Alkmund's Church, Duffield, being formerly within Duffield Frith.
St Paul's is within the Conservative Evangelical tradition of the Church of England. As a parish that rejects the leadership/ordination of women, it receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Maidstone (currently Rod Thomas).[6]
Monuments
[edit]- John Tempest (d. 1863) by J B Robinson of Derby
- William Tempest (d. 1842) by N Coulson
Organ
[edit]An organ chamber was constructed in 1880, and a pipe organ by Alfred Kirkland was installed in 1905. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Church of St Paul, Little Eaton". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. 1978. ISBN 0140710086
- ^ "Derby, July 13". Derby Mercury. Derby. 14 July 1791. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Little Eaton". Derby Courier. Derby. 17 June 1837. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "St Paul's Church ,Little Eaton". Derby Mercury. Derby. 28 April 1869. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Spring Newsletter 2017" (pdf). bishopofmaidstone.org. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "NPOR [N05329]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 4 April 2015.