St Michael and All Angels' Church, Hathersage

St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Hathersage, is a Grade I listed[2] parish church in the Church of England in Hathersage, Derbyshire.[3]

St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Hathersage
St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Hathersage
53°19′59.94″N 1°39′1.37″W
LocationHathersage
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
History
DedicationSt Michael and All Angels
Associated peopleEmma Parkinson (PSO)[1]
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I listed[2]
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Derby
ArchdeaconryChesterfield
DeaneryPeak
ParishHathersage
Clergy
Vicar(s)Paul Moore

History
The nave and chancel

The church dates from the 14th century. It was restored between 1851 and 1852 by William Butterfield and reopened on 15 April 1852.[4] The whitewash on the walls was removed and the outer pillars and buttresses were renewed. The church was re-pewed with open seats. A new stained-glass window by William Wailes of Newcastle was inserted at the east end of the chancel. There is a stained-glass window by Charles Kempe, which was removed from Derwent Chapel before it was submerged under the Ladybower Reservoir. The church was tiled with Minton encaustic tiles. The total cost of the restoration was £1,575[5] (equivalent to £180,000 in 2021).[6]

There were some further extensions added in 1949. New gutter lining and the instalment of diorite plugs improved the waterproofing of the building.

Tomb of Little John
The alleged grave of Little John

Stones in the churchyard mark what is claimed to be the grave of Little John, where in 1780 James Shuttleworth claims to have unearthed a thigh bone measuring 72.39 centimetres (28.50 in). This would have made Little John 8.08 feet (2.46 m) in height.[7]

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with St John the Baptist's Church, Bamford and Derwent. The decision to merge the churches was made in 2014 because of financial hardship and enabled all three churches to survive.

Memorials
  • Robert Eyre (d. 1459) and his wife Joan
  • Radulph Eyre (d. 1493) and his wife Elizabeth
  • Sir Arthur Eyre (d. 1560)

Organ

The church contains a pipe organ by James Jepson Binns which was formerly in Wadsley Bridge Methodist Church, Sheffield, and was moved here in 1981 by Gilbert Sellers. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[8]

Bells

The tower contains a ring of six bells[9] with the oldest dating from ca. 1520. In addition there is a sanctus bell dating from ca. 1499.

See also

References
  1. "Hathersage Parish Church". Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  2. Historic England. "Church of St Michael and All Angels (Grade I) (1109793)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  3. The Buildings of England. Derbyshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Yale University Press. 1978. ISBN 0140710086
  4. "Hathersage Church". Derbyshire Courier. Derby. 10 April 1852. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  5. "Re-opening of Hathersage Church". Derbyshire Courier. Derby. 17 April 1852. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  6. 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 11 June 2022.
  7. Newman, Alan P. (17 August 2017). "Little John's Grave". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  8. "NPOR [N12980]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  9. "Hathersage, Derbys. S Michael & All Angels". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Dovemaster. 6 April 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
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