Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Bamford is a
Roman Catholic
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
* Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
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church in the village of
Bamford
Bamford is a village in the Peak District, Derbyshire, England, close to the River Derwent. To the north-east is Bamford Edge, and to the north-west the Ladybower, Derwent and Howden Reservoirs. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 1, ...
,
Derbyshire
Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...
. The church dates back to the mid-19th century
and is a Grade II listed building.
It was designed by
M. E. Hadfield and built for
Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk
Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk, (27 December 184711 February 1917), styled Lord Maltravers until 1856 and Earl of Arundel and Surrey between 1856 and 1860, was a British Unionist politician and philanthropist. He served as Postmas ...
, who had founded a similar chapel at
Derwent Hall.
See also
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Listed buildings in Bamford
References
Roman Catholic churches in Derbyshire
19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United Kingdom
Grade II listed churches in Derbyshire
Roman Catholic Diocese of Hallam
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