St Mark’s Church, Derby
St Mark’s Church, Derby
52°55′37.3″N 1°27′13″W / 52.927028°N 1.45361°W / 52.927028; -1.45361
LocationChaddesden
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipModern Catholic
Websitestphilipschaddesden.co.uk
History
DedicationSt Mark
Architecture
Architect(s)Naylor, Sale and Widdows
Groundbreaking5 January 1935
Completed18 December 1935
Construction cost£11,000
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Derby
ArchdeaconryDerby
DeaneryDerby North
ParishSt Mark Derby
Clergy
Vicar(s)The Revd Romita Shrisunder (2011-2018)

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 £812,368 in 2021).[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

  1. ↑ "St Mark's Scheme". Derby Daily Telegraph. Derby. 11 December 1935. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Years of Work for New Derby Church". Derby Daily Telegraph. Derby. 18 December 1935. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  3. ↑ 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 11 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Opening of New St Mark's Church at Derby". Derby Daily Telegraph. Derby. 19 December 1935. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "NPOR [D06072]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
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