St Mary's Church, Crich


St Mary's Church, Crich is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Crich, Derbyshire.
WWW crichstmarys.org.uk

History

The church, formerly dedicated to St Michael, dates from 1135 and has additions in the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries, with a vestry added in the 20th century. The church was restored in 1861 by Benjamin Ferrey and in 1913 by Currey and Thompson.
The church was hit by lightning on 5 February 1945, which caused a fire to start. It was extinguished by local volunteers armed with stirrup pumps.
The church is in a joint parish with All Saints' Church, South Wingfield.

Monuments

Organ

The church had a pipe organ by William Hill and Son dating from 1913. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. In 2012 it was up for sale.