St Bartholomew's Church, Butterton

St Bartholomew’s Church, Butterton

St Bartholomew’s Church, Butterton
53°06′22.89″N 1°53′15.48″W / 53.1063583°N 1.8876333°W / 53.1063583; -1.8876333Coordinates: 53°06′22.89″N 1°53′15.48″W / 53.1063583°N 1.8876333°W / 53.1063583; -1.8876333
OS grid reference SK 076 566
Location Butterton
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Architecture
Architect(s) Ewan Christian
Groundbreaking 1871
Completed 1873
Administration
Parish Butterton
Deanery Alstonfield
Archdeaconry Stoke-on-Trent
Diocese Diocese of Lichfield

St Bartholomew’s Church, Butterton is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Butterton.[1]

History

The nave and chancel

St Bartholomew’s Church was redesigned by architect Ewan Christian and rebuilt in Butterton in 1871.[2] It has a tower with two bells.[3] The church is on the site of an earlier place of worship.[4] The church’s spire, which was added in 1879, dominates the local landscape and is one of the newest spires in the Peak District.[5] Within the church there is a memorial plaque to Joseph Wood, Rowland Cantrill and William Hambleton, who all died trying to rescue Joseph Shenton from a disused mine shaft in 1842.[6]

Organ

The church has an organ which originally was built by William Hill in 1846. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register,[7] and its historic value has been recognised with the award of an Historic Organ Certificate by the British Institute of Organ Studies.

References

  1. ↑ The Buildings of England. Staffordshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. p.92. ISBN 0140710469
  2. ↑ Cooper, J., Dodson, J., Stewak, S., & Wilson, M. (2010). Butterton, Peak District, Derbyshire. Retrieved on 20.02.12 from http://www.peakdistrictonline.co.uk/butterton-c115.html
  3. ↑ Harbach, M. (2003). Butterton. Retrieved on 15.02.12 from http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/STS/Butterton/index.html
  4. ↑ Cooper, J., Dodson, J., Stewak, S., & Wilson, M. (2010). Butterton, Peak District, Derbyshire. Retrieved on 20.02.12 from http://www.peakdistrictonline.co.uk/butterton-c115.html
  5. ↑ Harbach, M. (2003). Butterton. Retrieved on 15.02.12 from http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/STS/Butterton/index.html
  6. ↑ Mursell, G. (2008). St Bartholomew's Church, Butterton. Retrieved on 28.02.12 from http://www.lichfield.anglican.org/DynamicContent/Documents/pp_alstonefield.pdf
  7. ↑ "NPOR A00355". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
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