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St Mary and St Laurence's Church, Bolsover

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384: 294:, architect of Sheffield. The chancel arch was rebuilt, adding an organ and chapel. The chancel was completely renovated. The floor was laid with tiles and the seating was renewed. The roofs were repaired and covered by red Staffordshire tiling. The work was carried out by Shillitoe and Morgan of Campstall, Doncaster. New heating apparatus by Stuart and Smith of Sheffield was installed, with gas lighting by Hydes and Wigfull of Sheffield. The bells were recast by Taylor of Loughborough, a clock provided by Smith of Derby, and the organ enlarged by Foster and Andrews of Hull. The total cost of the restoration was around £6,000 (equivalent to £5,639,400 in 2023). The church reopened on 16 July 1878 50: 34: 57: 395:
Here lies in a horizontal position the outside case of Thomas Hinde, Clock and Watchmaker, who departed this life wound up in the hope of being taken in hand by his Maker and being thoroughly cleaned, repaired and set a-going in the world to come. On the 15th of August 1836 in the 19th year of his
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The church was again badly damaged by fire on 13 January 1960 when the east end of the church, the vestry and high altar were destroyed, and half the slate and timber roof were damaged.
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The church was destroyed by fire in January 1897 but fortunately, the Cavendish chapel of 1624 was saved. The church was rebuilt by the architect
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The church is mediaeval, dating from the 13th and 14th centuries, with the Cavendish chapel of 1624, a rebuilding after a fire in 1897 by
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After the fire in 1897, a new organ was provided by Mr. C. Lowe of Sheffield. This was then replaced by a new organ in 1921 by
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The graveyard contains a headstone to Thomas Hinde (d. 1836) clock and watchmaker with the amusing inscription:
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The church was closed for restoration from early in 1877 which took place under the supervision of
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starting on 9 September 1897 and was consecrated by the Bishop of Southwell on 21 September 1898.
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The chapel was built around 1624 with a Jacobean style roof to house the remains of the
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in 1962. This was fitted with a new transmission system in 1992 by George Sixsmith.
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Three members of the Cavendish Bentinck family (east wall, a stone C19 monument)
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at a cost of £1,500 (equivalent to £84,100 in 2023).
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It contains monuments and memorials to: 257:St Mary and St Laurence's Church, Bolsover 63:St Mary and St Laurence’s Church, Bolsover 38:St Mary and St Laurence’s Church, Bolsover 32: 27:St Mary and St Laurence’s Church, Bolsover 513:inflation figures are based on data from 662:Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald 387:Gravestone for Thomas Hindle, watchmaker 382: 331:) A standing wall monument (south wall). 810:Grade II* listed churches in Derbyshire 797: 728:– via British Newspaper Archive. 700:– via British Newspaper Archive. 672:– via British Newspaper Archive. 644:– via British Newspaper Archive. 616:– via British Newspaper Archive. 588:– via British Newspaper Archive. 560:– via British Newspaper Archive. 475: 424: 375:includes 6 from 1898 and 2 from 1902. 335:Henry Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Newcastle 16:Anglican Church in Derbyshire, England 514: 486:. Penguin Books Limited. p. 91. 776:Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers 657:"Bolsover. Opening of the New Organ" 484:The Buildings of England. Derbyshire 573:"Bolsover Church Destroyed by Fire" 307: 13: 750:British Institute of Organ Studies 457:"St Mary and St Laurence Bolsover" 437:National Heritage List for England 373:John Taylor and Co of Loughborough 349:A new organ was installed in 1867 14: 821: 629:"Bolsover Church damaged by fire" 578:Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal 685:"Restoration of Bolsover Church" 601:"Restoration of Bolsover Church" 412:Listed buildings in Old Bolsover 292:John Brightmore Mitchell-Withers 55: 48: 763: 732: 704: 676: 545:"Re-opening of Bolsover Church" 359:The current organ was built by 779:. Dovemaster. 10 February 2017 648: 620: 592: 564: 536: 449: 1: 417: 21:Church in Derbyshire, England 745:National Pipe Organ Register 720:. England. 20 September 1898 692:. England. 20 September 1898 608:. England. 21 September 1898 378: 354:Brindley and Co of Sheffield 7: 400: 10: 826: 636:. England. 14 January 1960 580:. 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St Mary and St Laurence’s Church, Bolsover is located in Derbyshire
53°13′39.3″N 01°17′27″W / 53.227583°N 1.29083°W / 53.227583; -1.29083
Bolsover
Derbyshire
England
Denomination
Church of England
Dedication
St Mary the Virgin
St Laurence
Grade II* listed
Architect(s)
Louis Ambler
Province
Canterbury
Diocese
Derby
Archdeaconry
Deanery
Parish
Grade II* listed
Church of England
Bolsover
Derbyshire
Louis Ambler
John Brightmore Mitchell-Withers
Louis Ambler
Cavendish family
Charles Cavendish

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