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Location
  
Darley Dale

Denomination
  
Church of England

Dedication
  
Helena

Deanery
  
Wirksworth

Heritage designation
  
Listed building

Country
  
England

Parish
  
Darley

Diocese
  
Diocese of Derby

Archdeaconry
  
Chesterfield

St Helen's Church, Darley Dale

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St Helen’s Church, Darley Dale is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Darley Dale, Derbyshire.

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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.

The church was restored again in 1908 by the architect Percy Heylyn Currey.

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with:

  • Mission Room, Over Hackney
  • St Mary the Virgin's Church, South Darley
  • St John the Baptist's Church, Winster
  • Monuments

  • Sir Joseph Whitworth (churchyard)
  • 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.

    References

    St Helen's Church, Darley Dale Wikipedia


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