Church of St Chad, Pleasley Vale explained

Church of St Chad, Pleasley Vale
Imagealt:Church of St Chad, Pleasley Vale
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Nottinghamshire
Pushpin Label Position:right
Map Caption:Location in Nottinghamshire
Location:Church Lane, Pleasley Vale, Nottinghamshire
Country:England
Coordinates:53.1803°N -1.2131°W
Osgraw:SK 52697 65081
Denomination:Church of England
Churchmanship:Central
Founded Date:1876
Founder:Joseph Paget
Dedication:St Chad
Dedicated Date:1876
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Heritage Designation:Grade II listed
Designated Date:22 October 1986
Architectural Type:Church
Style:Gothic
Materials:Brick and stone, slate roof
Parish:Mansfield Woodhouse
Deanery:Mansfield
Archdeaconry:Newark
Diocese:Southwell and Nottingham
Province:York
Vicar:Vacant

The Church of St Chad (also known as St Chad's) is on Church Lane, Pleasley Vale, Nottinghamshire, England. It is an active Church of England parish church in the deanery of Mansfield, the Archdeaconry of Newark, and the Southwell and Nottingham diocese. Its benefice has two churches, Church of St Edmund, Mansfield Woodhouse is the main parish church and St Chad's the other. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

History

St Chad's was built by Joseph Paget after he inherited his parents' estate and consequently became a senior partner in nearby Pleasley Vale Mills. In 1876, deciding that his household and mill workers needed a church, a chapel was built overlooking the vale, on the Derbyshire side of the River Meden. The chapel was built of timber, painted white, by Cox & Sons of London.

After disagreement "over the style of services conducted in the church" Joseph Paget had the church dismantled and rebuilt just over the River Meden boundary in Nottinghamshire, thus moving it from the Diocese of Lichfield to the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham. The church was reconstructed in brick and stone, with a bell tower and lead roof.[1]

Organ

The organ dates from 1880 by Lloyd & Co of Nottingham.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Church History Project, Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham, History, Pleasley Vale. The University of Nottingham. 28 December 2017.