St Lawrence's Church, Eyam

St Lawrence’s Church, Eyam

St Lawrence’s Church, Eyam
Coordinates: 53°17′6.14″N 1°40′44.31″W / 53.2850389°N 1.6789750°W / 53.2850389; -1.6789750
Location Eyam
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Website eyam-church.org
History
Dedication St Lawrence
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade II* listed[1]
Administration
Parish Eyam
Deanery Bakewell and Eyam
Archdeaconry Chesterfield
Diocese Diocese of Derby

St Lawrence’s Church, Eyam is a Grade II* listed[2][1] parish church in the Church of England in Eyam, Derbyshire.[3]

History

The church is medieval with elements from the 13th and 15th centuries. It was partially rebuilt in 1619. The church was restored in 1868–70 by George Edmund Street[4] with the work started by Malland and Son of Bamford at a cost of £1337 (equivalent to £115,371 in 2015)[5] for rebuilding the chancel and installing a new window. However, the work was much more involved than first estimated, as the chancel work uncovered the poor condition of the rest of the church and an additional £1,200 (equivalent to £103,549 in 2015)[5] was needed. The contractor was changed to Dennett and Co of Nottingham, and the north aisle was rebuilt with five windows, and an additional aisle was added to the north side of the chancel. The galleries were removed, and the roof was re-leaded.

The south aisle and porch were rebuilt between 1882 and 1883 by Walker of Sheffield with the contractor being Hibbert of Baslow.[6]

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with:

Organ

The church contains a pipe organ by Brindley and Foster dating fom 1879. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Historic England. "Church of St Lawrence  (Grade II*) (1110019)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Church of St Lawrence, Eyam". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  3. ↑ The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. 1978. ISBN 0140710086
  4. ↑ "Reopening of Eyam Church". Sheffield Independent. Sheffield. 30 April 1870. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  5. 1 2 UK CPI inflation numbers based on data available from Gregory Clark (2016), "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)" MeasuringWorth.
  6. ↑ "Eyam Church Restoration". Derby Daily Telegraph. Derby. 2 August 1883. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "NPOR N05331". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
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