St Mark's Church, Derby facts for kids
Quick facts for kids St Mark’s Church, Derby |
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St Mark’s Church, Derby
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| 52°55′37.3″N 1°27′13″W / 52.927028°N 1.45361°W | |
| Location | Chaddesden |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Modern Catholic |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Mark |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Naylor, Sale and Widdows |
| Groundbreaking | 5 January 1935 |
| Completed | 18 December 1935 |
| Construction cost | £11,000 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | St Mark Derby |
| Deanery | Derby North |
| Archdeaconry | Derby |
| Diocese | Diocese of Derby |
St Mark's Church, Derby is a parish church in the Church of England in Chaddesden, Derbyshire.
History
In 1897 a small corrugated iron church was erected at the junction of Francis Street and St Mark's Road, Derby.
The foundation stone for the permanent church was laid on 5 January 1935 by Edith Haslam of Breadsall Priory. The contractor for the construction was J.K. Ford and Weston of Osmaston Road, Derby. The cost was £11,000 (equivalent to £547,434 in 2021). It was opened on 18 December 1935.
The church is ambulatory. There is a series of eight parabolic arches united by reinforced concrete beams at ground level, ambulatory level and roof level, these form the skeleton of the building.
The church is in a joint parish with St Philip's Church, Chaddesden.
Organ
The church has a pipe organ by Kingsgate Davidson dating from 1935. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
