Holy Trinity Church, Matlock Bath

Holy Trinity Church, Matlock Bath is a Grade II listed[1] parish church in the Church of England[3] in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire.

Holy Trinity Church, Matlock Bath
Holy Trinity Church, Matlock Bath
Holy Trinity Church, Matlock Bath
Location within Derbyshire
53°07′3.22″N 1°33′41.18″W
LocationMatlock Bath, Derbyshire
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Websiteholytrinitymatlockbath.org.uk
History
DedicationHoly Trinity
Consecrated4 October 1842
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II listed[1]
Designated26 October 1972
Architect(s)John Grey Weightman and Matthew Ellison Hadfield
Groundbreaking8 June 1841
Administration
ParishMatlock Bath
DeaneryWirksworth[2]
ArchdeaconryChesterfield
DioceseDerby
ProvinceCanterbury
Clergy
Vicar(s)Nick Grayshon

History

The foundation stone was laid on 9 June 1841[4] when an inscription was enclosed in a glass vessel deposited in a cavity in the foundations. The inscription as recorded in the Sheffield Iris of 15 June 1841 read

To the glory of God, and for the salvation of man, the first stone of a church, to be dedicated to the Holy Trinity, built and endowed by voluntary subscription, and designed for the worship of Almighty God, according to the doctrine and discipline of the Apostolic Reformed Church of England and Ireland, was laid by the Venerable Walter Augustus Shirley, M.A., Archdeacon of Derby, on Wednesday, the 9th of June, in the year of our Lord, 1841, and in the fourth year of the reign of her most gracious majesty Queen Victoria. The Rev. W. Melville, M.A., Rector of Matlock; Messrs. Weightman and Hadfield, Architects.

The church was built by John Grey Weightman and Matthew Ellison Hadfield of Sheffield and consecrated on 4 October 1842[5] by the Bishop of Hereford Rt. Revd. Thomas Musgrave (acting for the Bishop of Lichfield who was ill).

It was enlarged in 1873–74 by T.E. Streatfeild who added a south aisle, lengthened the chancel and added the vestry and organ chamber. The reredos was installed in 1874.

In the 1970s, the interior was re-ordered. The south aisle and west end of the nave were partitioned off and cleared. A baptistry was installed in the floor of the crossing, and the nave floors were raised.

Vicars of Holy Trinity
  • William Gibbs Barker 1842[6]-1853
  • Edward Synge 1853–1859
  • John Martin Maynard 1859–1865
  • Charles Evans 1865–1869
  • Raymond P. Pelly 1869–1874[7]
  • Edward Latham 1875–1883
  • Charles Baker 1883–1914
  • William Askwith 1914–1921
  • Edward J.M. Davies 1921–1929
  • Clement T. Walker 1929–1934
  • Alfred Phibbs 1934–1944
  • William G. Lee 1944–1950
  • Norman B. Johnston 1950–1955
  • L.E. Waghorn 1955–1958
  • H.E. Brown 1958–1966
  • James Song 1966–1977
  • H. Collard 1977–1992
  • J. Wheatley Price 1992–1997
  • John Currin 1997–2007
  • Nick Grayshon 2007–current

Stained glass
  • Nave window, Ward and Hughes 1889, the Good Samaritan[1]
  • North transept, 1923, the Nativity.[1]

Parish status

The church is in a United Benefice with St Mary's Church, Cromford.

Organ

The pipe organ was built by William Hill in 1876 at a cost of £350 (equivalent to £33,200 in 2019).[8] It was opened on 18 April 1876 by Arthur Smith, organist of St Werburgh's Church, Derby.[9] A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[10] It was replaced by an electronic instrument in 1975. The pipework remained until 1993 when it was dispersed.

Organists
  • Phyllis Wright 1944–1966

References
  1. Historic England, "Church of Holy Trinity  (Grade II) (1248232)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 March 2017
  2. "Holy Trinity, Matlock Bath". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  3. Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (1979). The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Penguin Books Limited. p. 273. ISBN 0140710086.
  4. "Laying the foundation stone of Matlock Bath Church". Sheffield Iris. England. 15 June 1841. Retrieved 5 March 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Consecration of the new church at Matlock Bath". Derby Mercury. England. 12 October 1842. Retrieved 5 March 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. The Cambridge Chronicle and Journal, 20 January 1844. British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 10 January 2016. (subscription required)
  7. "Matlock Bath. Farewell Sermons". Derby Mercury. England. 7 October 1874. Retrieved 5 March 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  9. "Opening of a new organ at Matlock Bath". Sheffield Independent. England. 19 April 1876. Retrieved 5 March 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. "NPOR N00474". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
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