The Church of St Chad (also known as St Chad's) is on Church Lane,

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, England. It is an active

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in the deanery of Mansfield, the

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, and the Southwell and Nottingham diocese. Its

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has two churches,

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is the main parish church and St Chad's the other. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated

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building.

History

St Chad's was built by Joseph Paget after he inherited his parents' estate and consequently became a senior partner in nearby Pleasley Vale Mills. In 1876, deciding that his household and mill workers needed a church, a chapel was built overlooking the vale, on the

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side of the River Meden. The chapel was built of timber, painted white, by Cox & Sons of London. After disagreement "over the style of services conducted in the church" Joseph Paget had the church dismantled and rebuilt just over the River Meden boundary in

, thus moving it from the Diocese of Lichfield to the

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. The church was reconstructed in brick and stone, with a bell tower and lead roof.

Organ

The organ dates from 1880 by Lloyd & Co of Nottingham.

Gallery

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Organ

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