St Peter's Church, Belper

St Peter’s Church, Belper
St Peter’s Church, Belper
53°01′30.7″N 1°28′44.2″W / 53.025194°N 1.478944°W / 53.025194; -1.478944Coordinates: 53°01′30.7″N 1°28′44.2″W / 53.025194°N 1.478944°W / 53.025194; -1.478944
Location Belper, Derbyshire
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication St Peter
Consecrated 6 September 1824
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade II listed[1]
Architect(s) Matthew Habershon
Completed 1824
Administration
Parish Belper
Deanery Duffield[2]
Archdeaconry Derby
Diocese Derby
Province Canterbury

St Peter’s Church, Belper is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England[3]:89 in Belper, Derbyshire.

History

The church was built to the designs of the architect Matthew Habershon. The designs were exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts of 1824. The church was consecrated by the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, Rt. Revd. Henry Ryder on 6 September 1824.[4]

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with:

  • St Swithun’s Church, Belper
  • St Mark’s Church, Openwoodgate, Belper

Memorials

Organ

A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[5]

Bells

The church tower contains 8 bells all cast in 1925 by John Taylor of Loughborough.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Historic England, "Parish Church of St Peter (1087376)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 January 2017
  2. ↑ "St Peter, Belper". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (1979). The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Penguin Books Limited. ISBN 0140710086.
  4. ↑ "Consecration of the New Church at Belper". Derby Mercury. England. 8 September 1824. Retrieved 15 January 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).
  5. ↑ "NPOR N02749". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Belper, Derbys S Peter". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Dovemaster. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
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