St Mark's Church, Derby
| 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.co.uk |
| 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) | vacant |
St Mark’s Church, Derby is a parish church in the Church of England in Chaddesden, Derbyshire.
History
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
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
- ^ "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 May 7, 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.