Holy Trinity Church, Ashford-in-the-Water

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Holy Trinity Church, Ashford-in-the-Water
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Holy Trinity Church, Ashford-in-the-Water
53°13′25.93″N 1°42′35.27″W / 53.2238694°N 1.7097972°W / 53.2238694; -1.7097972Coordinates: 53°13′25.93″N 1°42′35.27″W / 53.2238694°N 1.7097972°W / 53.2238694; -1.7097972
LocationAshford-in-the-Water, Derbyshire
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
History
DedicationHoly Trinity
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II listed[1]
Designated12 July 1967
Completed1870
Administration
ParishAshford in the Water
DeaneryBakewell & Eyam[2]
ArchdeaconryChesterfield
DioceseDerby
ProvinceCanterbury

Holy Trinity Church, Ashford-in-the-Water is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England[3]: 66  in Ashford-in-the-Water, Derbyshire.

History[]

The Church dates from the 12th century. While some 13th-century parts remain – notably the south door with its original Norman decorative stone arch tympanum featuring carvings of a wild boar and other creatures,[4] and also parts of the west tower[5] – the church underwent extensive remodelling, including restoring the tympanum to its rightful place, between 1868 and 1870 by J.M. and H. Taylor, and was reopened on 24 June 1870 by the Bishop of Lichfield.[6]

Parish status[]

The church is in a joint parish with:

Organ[]

A new organ was installed in 1928 by J Housley Adkins. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[7]

Bells[]

The church tower contains a ring of 6 bells, 4 cast in 1954, and 2 in 1966 by John Taylor of Loughborough.[8] There is also a Sanctus bell dating from 1699, also known as locals as the 'Pancake Bell'.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Historic England, "Church of Holy Trinity (Grade II) (1158598)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 January 2017
  2. ^ "Holy Trinity, Ashford-in-the-Water". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  3. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (1979). The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Penguin Books Limited. ISBN 0140710086.
  4. ^ "Ashford in the Water". Derbyshire Heritage. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Church of the Holy Trinity in Ashford in the Water Derbyshire". Derbyshire UK: Guide to Derbyshire & the Peak District. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  6. ^ "The Bishop of Lichfield in the Peak. Reopening of Ashford Church". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. England. 25 June 1870. Retrieved 21 January 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "NPOR [N05298]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Ashford in the Water, Derbys Holy Trinity". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Dovemaster. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
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