St Mary The Virgin’s Church, Weston-on-Trent
History
The church dates from the 13th century the chancel dates from the 12th century with the windows in the north aisle dating from the 14th. Many of the interior features date from the 17th century with a pulpit dated 1611 and a large and unusual monument to Richard Sale dated 1615.
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The parish bier and the chest are dated 1653 and 1662 respectively. It was restored between 1876 and 1877 by Jolley and Evans of Nottingham. The walls had the plaster scraped from them, and the chancel was laid with encaustic tiles. It was fitted with new open oak seating. The contractor was Bullock and Barton of Melbourne. The church reopened on 30 July 1877
Parish status
The church is in a joint parish with
- All Saints’ Church, Aston-upon-Trent
- St Wilfrid's Church, Barrow-upon-Trent
- St Andrew’s Church, Twyford
- St Bartholomew’s Church, Elvaston
- St James Church, Shardlow
- St James’ Church, Swarkestone
Organ
The church contains a pipe organ by Joseph Walker dating from 1816 which was formerly in All Saints’ Church, Aston-on-Trent. It was moved here in 1974 by H Cantrill. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
See also
- Grade I listed churches in Derbyshire
- Grade I listed buildings in Derbyshire
- Listed buildings in Weston-on-Trent
References
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary (Grade I) (1205737)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1986). Derbyshire (2nd ed.). Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Penguin. p. 350. ISBN 0140710086.
- ^ "Re-opening of Weston-on-Trent Parish Church". Derby Mercury. Derby. 1 August 1877. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ "NPOR [N00499]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 13 April 2015.