St Osmund's Church, Derby Explained

St Osmund’s Church, Derby
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Derbyshire
Map Caption:Location within Derbyshire
Coordinates:52.904°N -1.4457°W
Location:Derby, Derbyshire
Country:England
Denomination:Church of England
Dedication:St Osmund
Consecrated Date:2 December 1905
Heritage Designation:Grade II listed
Architect:Percy Heylyn Currey
Groundbreaking:6 August 1904
Length:110feet
Width:25feet
Height:55feet
Parish:St Andrew with St Osmund Derby[1]
Deanery:Melbourne
Archdeaconry:Derby
Diocese:Diocese of Derby

St Osmund's Church, Derby is a Grade II listed Church of England parish church in Derby, Derbyshire.[2]

History

The foundation stone was laid on 6 August 1904.[3] The architects were Percy Heylyn Currey and Charles Clayton Thompson, and the contractor was Mr. R. Weston of Derby. It was built of Leicestershire brick, dressed with Matlock stone. It was consecrated by the Bishop of Southwell on 2 December 1905.[4]

In 1971, St Andrew's Church, Derby was demolished and the two parishes were united.

Organ

A pipe organ was installed by Bishop and Son. This was replaced in 2013 by the 1875 organ by Hunter originally in Christ Church, Brixton Road, then Queen's Hall Methodist Church, Derby. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Derby: St Andrew w St Osmund . . A Church Near You . The Church of England. 17 June 2017 .
  2. Book: Pevsner. Nikolaus . Williamson . Elizabeth . 1979 . The Buildings of England. Derbyshire . Penguin Books Limited. 188 . 0140710086.
  3. News: . The new church at Osmaston . Derby Daily Telegraph . England . 8 August 1904 . 17 June 2017 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  4. News: . Personal, Social and Official . Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal . England . 8 December 1905 . 17 June 2017 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .