St George's Church, Derby was a

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mission church in

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from 1890 to 1937.

History

The rapid growth of the population on the Firs Estate lying between

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and Burton Road stimulated the provision of a new church. Initially a Mission Chapel in Leman Street was opened in June 1880 by Edward Bickersteth (Dean of Lichfield) but this soon proved too small for the demand. To stimulate fundraising, a memorial stone for a new church was laid by Mrs Henry Boden on 8 September 1887. The foundation stone for the church was laid by

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on 18 October 1889. The architect was A. Macphearson, and Walker and Slater of Derby were the contractors. The chancel was completed and opened on 11 September 1890. A reredos was provided in 1895 obtained second hand from

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. The church was closed after a final service held on 26 December 1937 after the Bishop decided not to create a separate parish, and the congregation was re-incorporated into that of

. It was demolished in 1938.

Organ

An organ was installed by Bishop and Son and opened on 22 March 1899 by

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, organist of All Saints’ Church, Scarborough. The only organist for the church was R.T. Orme who was in post from 1899 to 1937.

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