St Mary's Church, Crich is a

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Crich Crich is a village and civil parish in the English county of Derbyshire. Besides the village of Crich, the civil parish includes the nearby villages of Fritchley, Whatstandwell and Wheatcroft, Derbyshire, Wheatcroft. The population of the civi ...

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History

The church, formerly dedicated to St Michael, dates from 1135 and has additions in the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries, with a vestry added in the 20th century. The church was restored in 1861 and in 1913 by Currey and Thompson. The church was hit by lightning on 5 February 1945, which caused a fire to start. It was extinguished by local volunteers armed with stirrup pumps. The church is in a joint parish with

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Monuments

*Sir William de Wakebridge (c. 1369) *Godfrey Beresford (d. 1513) *John Clay (d. 1633) *German Pole (d. 1588) *German Wheatcroft (d. 1857)

Organ

The church had a pipe organ by William Hill and Son dating from 1913. A specification of the organ can be found on the

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. In 2012 it was up for sale.

References

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History

Monuments

Organ

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