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St Lawrence's Church, Whitwell is a Grade I listed
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History

The church dates from the 12th century with elements from the 13th and 14th centuries. It was restored in 1885–1886 by
John Loughborough Pearson John Loughborough Pearson (5 July 1817 – 11 December 1897) was a British Gothic Revival architect renowned for his work on churches and cathedrals. Pearson revived and practised largely the art of vaulting, and acquired in it a proficiency ...
who added a new roof of pitch pine. The stonework was repointed and the walls replastered. The west end gallery was removed and the box pews were replaced with open sittings of pitch pine. The floor was paved with wooden blocks and a new heating apparatus by Bacon and Co of London was installed.


Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with * All Saints’ Church, Streetly


Memorials

* Roger Manners (d. 1632)


Organ

The organ was installed by
Forster and Andrews Forster and Andrews was a British organ building company between 1843 and 1924. The company was formed by James Alderson Forster (1818–1886) and Joseph King Andrews (1820–1896), who had been employees of the London organ builder J. C. Bisho ...
dating from 1872. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.


See also

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Grade I listed churches in Derbyshire Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. The ceremonial county of Derbyshire includes the unitary authority of the city of Derby. This is a complete list of the Grade I listed churches and chapels in the ceremonial county a ...
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Grade I listed buildings in Derbyshire There are over 9000 Grade I listed buildings in England. This page is a list of these buildings in the county of Derbyshire, sub-divided by district. Amber Valley Bolsover Chesterfield City of Derby ...
* Listed buildings in Whitwell, Derbyshire


References

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