St Peter’s Church, Parwich 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 ...

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...

in the

Church of England The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britain ...

Parwich Parwich is a village and parish in the Derbyshire Dales, 7 miles north of Ashbourne. In the 2011 census the population of the civil parish was 472. Village facilities include the Anglican church of St Peter's, a primary school, the Sycamore Inn ...

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 ...

History

The medieval church was demolished and the current building of Coxbench stone erected between 1872 and 1873 by

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 ...

and Frederick Josias Robinson, funded by Sir Thomas William Evans. It was opened on 17 October 1873. The carving was executed by

Harry Hems Harry Hems (12 June 1842 – 5 January 1916) was an English architectural and ecclesiastical sculptor who was particularly inspired by Gothic architecture and a practitioner of Gothic Revival. He founded and ran a large workshop in Exeter, Devon ...

, sculptor of Exeter, and the contractor was W.H. and J. Slater of Derby.

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with *

St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Alsop-en-le-Dale St Michael and all Angels' Church, Alsop en le Dale is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Alsop en le Dale, Derbyshire. History The church dates from the 12th century and was rebuilt between 1882 and 1883 by Frederick ...

* St Edmund’s Church, Fenny Bentley *St Leonard’s Church, Thorpe *

St Mary's Church, Tissington St Mary’s Church, Tissington is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Tissington, Derbyshire. History The church dates from the 12th century, and the chancel and south porch still date from this time. The doorway has a ...

Organ

The church contains a pipe organ by

Abbott and Smith Abbott and Smith were a firm of organ builders based in Leeds, England from 1869 to 1964. History Isaac Abbott established the firm in Leeds in 1869. He had worked for William Hill in London for 20 years. Another Hill employee, William Stanwix ...

dating from 1873. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Parwich Church of England church buildings in Derbyshire Grade II* listed churches in Derbyshire Churches completed in 1873

History

Parish status

Organ

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