St Bartholomew's Church, Butterton is a Grade II listed[1] parish church in the Church of England in Butterton.[2]
| St Bartholomew’s Church, Butterton | |
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 St Bartholomew’s Church, Butterton | |
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| 53°06′22.89″N 1°53′15.48″W / 53.1063583°N 1.8876333°W | |
| OS grid reference | SK 076 566 |
| Location | Butterton |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Ewan Christian |
| Groundbreaking | 1871 |
| Completed | 1873 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Lichfield |
| Archdeaconry | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Deanery | Alstonfield |
| Parish | Butterton |
History edit
St Bartholomew's Church was redesigned by architect Ewan Christian and rebuilt in Butterton in 1871.[3] It has a tower with two bells.[4] The church is on the site of an earlier place of worship.[3] The church's spire, which was added in 1879, dominates the local landscape and is one of the newest spires in the Peak District.[4] Within the church there is a memorial plaque to Joseph Wood, Rowland Cantrill and William Hambleton, who all died trying to rescue Joseph Shenton from a disused mineshaft in 1842.[5]
Organ edit
The church has an organ which originally was built by William Hill in 1846. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register,[6] and its historic value has been recognised with the award of an Historic Organ Certificate by the British Institute of Organ Studies.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Bartholomew (Grade II) (1374586)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). The Buildings of England: Staffordshire. Yale University Press. p. 92. ISBN 0300096461.
- ^ a b Cooper, J.; Dodson, J.; Stewak, S.; Wilson, M. (2010). "Butterton". Peak District Online. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ a b Harbach, Mike (2003). "Butterton". Genuki. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ Mursell, G. (2008). "St Bartholomew's Church, Butterton" (PDF). Retrieved 28 February 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "NPOR [A00355]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
