Location Weston-on-Trent Denomination Church of England Dedication Mary Deanery Melbourne Heritage designation Listed building | Country England Parish Weston upon Trent Diocese Diocese of Derby Archdeaconry Derbyshire | |
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Similar St James’ Church - Swarkestone, All Saints’ Church - Aston‑upon‑Trent, Hurst Spit, Coronation Chair, Kinniside Stone Circle | ||
St Mary the Virgin's Church, Weston-on-Trent is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Weston-on-Trent, Derbyshire.
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History
The church dates from the 13th century the chancel dates from the 12th century with the windows in the north aisle dating from the 14th. Many of the interior features date from the 17th century with a pulpit dated 1611 and a large and unusual monument to Richard Sale dated 1615.
The parish bier and the chest are dated 1653 and 1662 respectively. It was restored between 1876 and 1877 by Jolley and Evans of Nottingham. The walls had the plaster scraped from them, and the chancel was laid with encaustic tiles. It was fitted with new open oak seating. The contractor was Bullock and Barton of Melbourne. The church reopened on 30 July 1877
Parish status
The church is in a joint parish with
Organ
The church contains a pipe organ by Joseph Walker dating from 1816 which was formerly in All Saints’ Church, Aston-on-Trent. It was moved here in 1974 by H Cantrill. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.