Location Melbourne, Derbyshire Denomination Church of England Bells 12 Phone +44 1332 862153 Parish Melbourne Heritage designation Listed building | Country England Dedication St Michael and St Mary Length 44 m Diocese Diocese of Derby Bell 12 | |
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Website melbourneparishchurch.org.uk Address Church Square, Melbourne, Derby DE73 8JH, UK Similar St Michael's Church - S, Hurst Spit, Coronation Chair, Kinniside Stone Circle | ||
St Michael and St Mary’s Church, Melbourne is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Melbourne, Derbyshire.
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History
The church is medieval and existed when the Domesday Book was compiled in 1086. The current building dates from the early part of the 12th century when the living of Melbourne was given to the Bishop of Carlisle.
It was restored by Sir George Gilbert Scott between 1859 and 1862. It was closed for one year at the start of the restoration in 1859 and reopened on 3 November 1860, when enough work had been completed to allow the congregation to use the building. The interior was renovated. The aisles were floored with red and white Mansfield stone laid in a diamond pattern. The chancel was laid with Minton encaustic tiles. A new pulpit and reading desk were installed. The wall plaster was removed and the stonework revealed. The west front stonework was renewed.
Parish status
The church is in a joint parish with:
Vicars of Melbourne
The names of the Vicars are found in the Episcopal Register of Lichfield, in extracts from the deeds in the Melbourne Hall Muniment Room made by Mr. W.D. Fane and in the Parish Church Registers dating from 1054.
Organ
The church contains a pipe organ by Bevington and Sons dating from the 1860s, subsequently modified by Kingsgate Davidson and Co in 1956 and Nicholson & Co (Worcester) Ltd in 1981. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.