Holy Trinity Church, Stanton-in-Peak
Holy Trinity Church, Stanton in Peak
53°10′29.73″N 1°38′25.99″W / 53.1749250°N 1.6405528°W / 53.1749250; -1.6405528
LocationStanton in Peak
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
History
DedicationHoly Trinity
Consecrated29 September 1875
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II listed[1]
Groundbreaking1837
CompletedSeptember 1839
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Derby
ArchdeaconryChesterfield
DeaneryBakewell and Eyam
ParishStanton in Peak

Holy Trinity Church, Stanton-in-Peak is a Grade II listed[1] parish church in the Church of England in Stanton in Peak, Derbyshire.[2]

History

inside the Holy Trinity Church

The church was built for William Pole Thornhill, who held the estate of Stanton Hall, Stanton in Peak. The foundation stone was laid by Mrs Thornhill in 1837 and it was opened worship by the Venerable Francis Hodgson DD, Archdeacon of Derby in September 1839. It was constituted a parish church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, and consecrated with the adjoining cemetery by the Right Rev George Selwyn, DD, Bishop of Lichfield on 29 September 1875.[3]

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with

Organ

The first organ was installed by Brindley & Foster in 1877, the gift of Mrs Thornhill Gell.[4] A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Historic England. "Church of Holy Trinity (Grade II) (1109834)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  2. ↑ The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. 1978. ISBN 0140710086
  3. ↑ "Stanton-in-Peak. Consecration of the Parish Church". Derby Mercury. Derby. 6 October 1875. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Mrs. Thornhill-Gell and Stanton-in-Peak Church". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. Chesterfield. 7 April 1877. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "NPOR [N00327]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
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