St Chad's Church, Derby was a

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parish church in

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History

The foundation stone was laid on 19 April 1881 by Mr. Fitzherbert Wright. The architect was Mr. H. Turner of New Court Chambers, 57 Chancery Lane, London, and the contractor was G. Hewitt of London Road, Derby. The church was consecrated on 5 June 1882 by Rt. Revd. Augustus Legge, the

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. Pevsner described the church as ''rock faced with an east bell-turret. A typical 'railway church.'' It was closed on 1 January 1995 and demolished in 1996. In 1996 the four parishes of St James’, Derby, St Augustine's, Derby and St Thomas’, Derby were united as the new parish of Walbrook Epiphany.

Organ

An organ was installed in 1882 by Nicholson and Lord. A specification of the organ can be found on the

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Organists

*W.G. Parkinson 1882 - 1896 *T. Herbert Bennett 1896 - 1905 (previously organist at St Thomas' Church, Derby, afterwards organist of All Saints’ Church, Derby) *Henry Ravensdale 1905 - 1914 (formerly organist of Darley Abbey Church) *Oswald Augustine Munro Steele -1917 (formerly assistant organist of

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. Killed in action 23 April 1917 (Seaforth Highlanders))"The New Organist of St Chad's"
Derby Daily Telegraph, England 4 January 1918 - via British Newspaper Archive *G.H. Boulderstone 1917 - 1945 (afterwards organist of

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References

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