St Lawrence's Church, Whitwell

St Lawrence’s Church, Whitwell
St Lawrence’s Church, Whitwell (photograph by Alan Heardman)
Coordinates: 53°17′9.98″N 1°12′43.9″W / 53.2861056°N 1.212194°W
Location	Whitwell, Derbyshire
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
History
Dedication	St Lawrence
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade I listed[1]
Administration
Parish	Whitwell
Deanery	Bolsover and Staveley
Archdeaconry	Chesterfield
Diocese	Diocese of Derby

St Lawrence’s Church, Whitwell is a Grade I listed^[1] parish church in the Church of England in Whitwell, Derbyshire.^[2]

History

The church dates from the 12th century with elements from the 13th and 14th centuries. It was restored in 1885 - 1886 by John Loughborough Pearson who added a new roof of pitch pine. The stonework was repointed and the walls replastered. The west end gallery was removed and the box pews were replaced with open sittings of pitch pine. The floor was paved with wooden blocks and a new heating apparatus by Bacon and Co of London was installed.^[3]

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with

• All Saints’ Church, Streetly

Memorials

• Roger Manners (d. 1632)

Organ

The organ was installed by Forster and Andrews dating from 1872. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.^[4]

References

1. Historic England. "Church of St Lawrence  (Grade I) (1109897)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
2. The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. 1978. ISBN 0140710086
3. "Reopening of Whitwell Church". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. Chesterfield. 29 May 1886. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
4. "NPOR R00018". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 23 April 2015.