Church of the Immaculate Conception, Spinkhill

Church of the Immaculate Conception

Coordinates: 53°18′09″N 1°19′11″W / 53.3025°N 1.3197°W / 53.3025; -1.3197
OS grid reference	SK4543278611
Location	Spinkhill, Derbyshire
Country	United Kingdom
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	Hallam-Diocese.com
History
Founder(s)	Society of Jesus
Dedication	Immaculate Conception
Consecrated	September 1846
Architecture
Status	Active
Functional status	Parish church
Heritage designation	Grade II listed
Designated	7 July 1989^[1]
Architect(s)	Joseph Hansom
Style	Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking	1844
Completed	1846
Administration
Deanery	Chesterfield^[2]
Diocese	Hallam
Province	Liverpool

Immaculate Conception Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Spinkhill, Derbyshire, England. It was built in 1846 and designed by Joseph Hansom. It is situated on Spinkhill Lane opposite Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary School south of Mount St Mary's College in the village. It was founded by the Jesuits and is a Grade II listed building.^[1]

History

Foundation

In the 1600s and 1700s, in Reformation England, the Society of Jesus attempted to found Catholic colleges and missions in and around Spinkhill. In 1633, a college and mission were founded in Spinkhill. In 1635, a school in Stanley, Derbyshire, was disbanded. In 1711, there was an recorded instance of a chapel and priest house being located in Spinkhill Hall. In 1791 and the 1830s, the chapel was rebuilt. From 1841 to 1842, Mount St Mary's College was built and the college's sodality chapel incorporated some of the fabric and material of the old chapel.^[3]

Construction

In 1844, construction work began on the church. It was designed by Joseph Hansom and cost £6,000. In 1846, it was finished. In September 1846, the church was consecrated. In 1864, the church was extended, this was also carried out by Hansom. A larger sacristy was built behind the north chapel. The old sacristy was replaced by the Middleton Chapel and which later became the Lady Chapel.^[3]

Alterations and reordering

In 1904, numerous changes were made to the church. The rood screen was moved and replaced by altar rails made of alabaster. A new reredos was installed and the clock in the tower was replaced.^[4]

In 1947, a stained glass window, made by Hardman & Co. was installed in the south-east chapel. Between 1960 and 1966, the floor was replaced, the stained glass around the nave was removed and a meeting room was built on the north side of the church, and designed by the architectural firm, Reynolds & Scott.^[3]

In 1989, further reordering was carried out. The high altar and reredos were moved to the north chapel. The north chapel then was renamed the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. Stained glass was taken from it and moved to the south chapel. The baptismal font, was moved to the rear of the nave. The altar was replaced by a new stone one. The altar and new ambo were designed by the architectural firm John Rochford & Partners who oversaw the reordering.^[3]

Parish

The church has three Sunday Masses, they are at 6:00pm on Saturday evening and at 11:00am and 7:00pm on Sunday.^[2]

Exterior

Entrance
Compass sculpture

References

1 2 Church of the Immaculate Conception, Eckington from British Listed Buildings, retrieved 24 May 2016
1 2 Parishes from Diocese of Hallam, retrieved 24 May 2016
1 2 3 4 Spinkhill - Immaculate Conception from English Heritage, retrieved 24 May 2016
↑ Church of the Immaculate Conception from Historic England, retrieved 24 May 2016

External links

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