St Bartholomew's Church, Clay Cross is a

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in the

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in Clay Cross,

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History

The foundation stone was laid on 14 August 1849 on which was inscribed the following dedication:

Hujusce Ecclesiae impensis incolarum de North Wingfield, aliis tamen apprime adjutantibus, libenter conditæ, et Apostolo Bartholomæo dedicata, fundamina feliciter posuit Gladwinus Turbutt de aula adjacente de Ogston Armiger et Justitiarius; die Quarto, decimo mensis Augusti anno Domini Nostri MCCMXLIX et Regina Victoriæ tridecimo. H.I. Stevens, Architectus.

It was built to the designs of the architect

Henry Isaac Stevens Henry Isaac Stevens FRIBA was an architect based in Derby. He was born in London, in 1806, and died in 1873. In the late 1850s he changed his name to Isaac Henry Stevens. Family His parents were Isaac Stevens and Elizabeth Young. He married Ann ...

by the contractors Samuel Watts of Derby and Mr. Kirkland of Clay Cross. It was consecrated by the

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on 25 January 1851. The spire was completed in 1856 by Mr. Watt of Ashover. The weather vane was placed on the top of the spire in May 1856 by W.J. Mackarsie to mark the conclusion of the

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The vestry was added in 1859 by

George Edmund Street George Edmund Street (20 June 1824 – 18 December 1881), also known as G. E. Street, was an English architect, born at Woodford in Essex. Stylistically, Street was a leading practitioner of the Victorian Gothic Revival. Though mainly an eccle ...

. The chancel of the church which had been closed for the building of the vestry, was reopened by the Bishop of the Diocese on 20 March 1859. The south aisle contains a memorial window by Morris & Co. to William Howe, who invented link motion for railway locomotives.

Organ

The organ was by

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and installed in 1894. It was modified by T.C. Willcock and Co in 1953. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. It has now been replaced by an electronic organ.

The Bells

A peal of six bells was cast in 1937 by

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Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with: * St Lawrence's Church, North Wingfield *St Barnabas' Church, Danesmoor *St Mark's Church, Woolley Moor *St Mary the Virgin's Church, Pilsley *St John's Church, Tupton

References

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History

Organ

The Bells

Parish status

See also

References