Christ Church, Derby is a

Grade II listed In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...

former Church of England parish church in Derby now the Serbian Orthodox Church of the Apostles St Peter and St Paul.

History

The foundation stone for the new church was laid on 10 July 1838 by

Sir William Evans, 1st Baronet Sir (Thomas) William Evans, 1st Baronet (15 April 1821 – 4 October 1892) was an English Liberal politician who represented the constituency of South Derbyshire. Background and education Evans was the son of William Evans of Allestree, Derby ...

. The new church was built to the designs of

Matthew Habershon Matthew Habershon (1789–1852) was an English architect. Biography Habershon, born in 1789, came of a Yorkshire family. In 1806 he was articled to the architect William Atkinson, with whom he remained for some years as assistant. He was an occa ...

and consecrated on 16 January 1844 by the Bishop of Lichfield. The chancel was added in 1865 and the church re-opened on 16 February 1865 The architects were Giles and Brookhouse. The church was renovated in 1877 when the pews were replaced by stalls, and the church was redecorated, under the supervision of F J Robinson of Derby, architect. In 1972, the parish merged with

Holy Trinity Church, Derby Holy Trinity Church, Derby is a Locally listed former Church of England parish church on London Road in Derby. History The first church on the site was built by a speculator from Sheffield in 1831 and dedicated to St. George as a chapel of ease ...

, and the building was closed in 1976 and disposed of in 1977. It was sold to the Serbian Orthodox Church.

Organ

The church contained an organ by Francis Booth dating from 1855. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

Organists

*Tom G. Taylor ca. 1883

References

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