Location Hathersage Denomination Church of England Archdeaconry Chesterfield Diocese Diocese of Derby Heritage designation Listed building | Country England Deanery Bakewell and Eyam Phone +44 1433 208905 Parish Hathersage | |
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Dedication St Michael and All Angels Address Peak District National Park, Church Bank, Hathersage, Hope Valley S32 1AJ, UK Similar Padley Chapel, Carl Wark, Higger Tor, Eyam Hall, Stanage Edge Profiles | ||
St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Hathersage is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Hathersage, Derbyshire.
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History
The church dates from the 14th century. It was restored between 1851 and 1852 by William Butterfield and reopened on 15 April 1852. 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. The church was tiled with Minton encaustic tiles. The total cost of the restoration was £1,575 (equivalent to £150,000 in 2015).
There were some further extensions added in 1949.
Tomb of Little John
Stones in the churchyard mark what is known as 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
Parish status
The church is in a joint parish with St John the Baptist's Church, Bamford and Derwent.
Memorials
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.
Bells
The tower contains a ring of six bells with the oldest dating from ca. 1520. In addition there is a sanctus bell dating from ca. 1499.