Church in Darley Dale, England
St Helen's Church, Darley Dale is a Grade II* listed[2][1] parish church in the Church of England in Darley Dale, Derbyshire.[3]
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.[4]
The church was restored again in 1908 by the architect Percy Heylyn Currey.[5]
Parish status
The church is in a joint parish with:
Monuments
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.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b Historic England. "Parish Church of St Helen (Grade II*) (1247836)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Parish Church of St Helen, Darley Dale". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. 1978. ISBN 0140710086
- ^ "Reopening of the parish church of Darley Dale". Derby Mercury. Derby. 25 April 1837. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Darley Dale". Derbyshire Courier. Derby. 14 November 1908. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "NPOR [N05328]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 4 April 2015.