St Helen's Church, Darley Dale Explained

St Helen’s Church, Darley Dale
Coordinates:	53.1629°N -1.6027°W
Location:	Darley Dale
Country:	England
Denomination:	Church of England
Dedication:	St Helen
Heritage Designation:	Grade II* listed
Parish:	Darley
Deanery:	Wirksworth
Archdeaconry:	Chesterfield
Diocese:	Diocese of Derby

St Helen's Church, Darley Dale is a Grade II* listed^[1] parish church in the Church of England in Darley Dale, Derbyshire.^[2]

History

The church has elements of architecture from the Norman to the Perpendicular Gothic periods. It was restored and enlarged between 1854 and 1855 at a cost of £1,300 by Henry Isaac Stevens and was reopened on 24 April 1855.^[3]

The church was restored again in 1908 by the architect Percy Heylyn Currey.^[4]

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with:

• Mission Room, Over Hackney
• St Mary the Virgin's Church, South Darley
• St John the Baptist's Church, Winster

Monuments

• Sir Joseph Whitworth (churchyard)

Organ

The church contains a pipe organ by Brindley and Foster. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

See also

• Grade II* listed buildings in Derbyshire Dales
• Listed buildings in Darley Dale

Notes and References

1. Web site: Parish Church of St Helen, Darley Dale . . British Listed Buildings . 4 April 2015.
2. The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. 1978.
3. News: . Reopening of the parish church of Darley Dale . Derby Mercury . Derby . 25 April 1837 . 4 April 2015 .
4. News: . Darley Dale . Derbyshire Courier . Derby . 14 November 1908 . 4 April 2015 .