All Saints’ Church, Steetley

All Saints’ Church, Steetley

All Saints’ Church, Steetley (photograph by Richard Croft)
Coordinates: 53°18′9.21″N 1°11′9.26″W / 53.3025583°N 1.1859056°W / 53.3025583; -1.1859056
Location Whitwell, Derbyshire
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication All Saints
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade I listed[1]
Administration
Parish Whitwell
Deanery Bolsover and Staveley
Archdeaconry Chesterfield
Diocese Diocese of Derby

All Saints’ Church, Steetley is a Grade I listed[1] parish church in the Church of England in Whitwell, Derbyshire.[2]

History

The church dates from the 12th century with elements from the 13th century. It was roofless from the 16th century until 1879 when the Revd. G. E. Mason started a restoration..[3] It was restored in 1879 - 1880 by John Loughborough Pearson

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with

Organ

The pipe organ was installed by Cousins in 1973. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[4] It has now been replaced with an electronic organ.

References

  1. 1 2 Historic England. "Church of All Saints, Scratta Lane  (Grade I) (1366579)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. ↑ The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. 1978. ISBN 0140710086
  3. ↑ "Proposed Restoration of Streetly Chapel". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. Chesterfield. 6 September 1879. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "NPOR N00324". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
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