St Mark's Church, Derby
History
In 1897 a small corrugated iron church was erected at the junction of Francis Street and St Mark's Road, Derby.
The foundation stone for the permanent church was laid on 5 January 1935 by Edith Haslam of Breadsall Priory. The contractor for the construction was J.K. Ford and Weston of Osmaston Road, Derby. The cost was £11,000 (equivalent to £964,510 in 2023). It was opened on 18 December 1935.
The church is ambulatory. There is a series of eight parabolic arches united by reinforced concrete beams at ground level, ambulatory level and roof level, these form the skeleton of the building.
The church is in a joint parish with St Philip's Church, Chaddesden.
Organ
The church has a pipe organ by Kingsgate Davidson dating from 1935. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
References
- ^ "St Mark's Scheme". Derby Daily Telegraph. Derby. 11 December 1935. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ "Years of Work for New Derby Church". Derby Daily Telegraph. Derby. 18 December 1935. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Opening of New St Mark's Church at Derby". Derby Daily Telegraph. Derby. 19 December 1935. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ "NPOR [D06072]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 29 March 2015.