All Saints’ Church, Risley is a

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in the

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Risley, Derbyshire Risley () is a small village and parish in the Borough of Erewash in Derbyshire, England. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 711. It is four miles south of Ilkeston. It is midway between Derby and Nottingham and is nea ...

History

It is likely that the church sits on the site of the chapel of

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or Scytha, which is mentioned in the

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of 1552 which records ''1 bell in the steeple, 1 hand bell, 1 old vestment and 1 surples''. The current church dates from 1593 and was built as a domestic chapel to Risley Hall by Michael Willoughby. The south doorway contains the Willoughby arms, the date of 1593 and the initials W M K. Originally served by the nearby parish of Wilne, the church was endowed by Elizabeth Gray in 1719 and an additional amount from

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established the incumbent as a Perpetual Curate of Risley and Breaston. The church was enlarged with the addition of the north aisle and vestry and the rest was repaired by subscription and a small grant from the Derby Diocesan Church Building Society at a cost of £545 in 1841 (). The work was carried out to the designs of the architect

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. The church was restored in 1897 and a new vestry and heating chamber was added. The chancel was refitted and the old seats were replaced by oak benches. A carved oak altar replaced the old deal one. An organ chamber was added and a new organ obtained. The roof internally was panelled with varnished pine, and the chancel walls and roof was decorated. The external walls and roof were repaired and the drainage was improved. A flagstaff was added to the tower. The work costing £2,000 () was defrayed by Ernest T. Hooley.

Organ

The church contains an 2 manual and pedal 13-stop pipe organ by

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of 1897. It was restored by Henry Groves.& Son in 2005. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

Bells

The church has 8 bells equipped with an

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for chiming. The oldest bells are of 1627 and 1628 by George Oldfield. The remainder are either 1960 or 1964 by John Taylor and Co of Loughborough.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Risley Church of England church buildings in Derbyshire Grade II* listed churches in Derbyshire Churches completed in 1593

History

Organ

Bells

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