St Werburgh's Church, Derby

This article is about the church in Derby city centre. For the church in the Spondon area of the city, see St Werburgh's Church, Spondon.

St Werburgh's Church, Derby
A stone church seen from the west; on the left is the nave with a large Perpendicular window, and on the right is the tower with corner pinnacles
St Werburgh's Church, Derby, showing the body of the church on the left, and the conserved tower on the right
St Werburgh's Church, Derby is located in Derby Central
St Werburgh's Church, Derby
St Werburgh's Church, Derby
Location in Derby
52°55′24″N 1°28′52″W / 52.9232°N 1.4812°W / 52.9232; -1.4812
OS grid referenceSK 349 363
LocationDerby, Derbyshire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
Websitestwderby.org
History
Statusre-opened
DedicationSaint Werburgh
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Sir Arthur Blomfield (rebuilding)
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Survival, Gothic Revival
Completed1894
Closed1990
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameChurch of St Werburgh
Designated20 June 1952
Reference no.1287685

St Werburgh's Church is an Anglican church on Friargate in the city of Derby, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building.[1] In this church, Samuel Johnson (Dr Johnson) married Elizabeth Porter in 1735.[2][3]

The church has two sections, which, although connected, have no internal access between them: these are the tower/chapel and the main church. The seventeenth-century tower and old chancel are in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust (CCT); the key is kept at the nearby Derby Museum and Art Gallery.[4] The main church was closed as a place of worship in 1984[5] but reopened in September 2017[6][7] as part of the Holy Trinity Brompton Church network.[8] The church meets for worship every Sunday in the main church at 10.30am and 6.30pm every Sunday and is of a contemporary music style.

  1. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Werburgh, Derby (1287685)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  2. ^ St Werburgh's Church, Derby, Derbyshire. Churches Conservation Trust. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
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  4. ^ "St Werburgh's Church, Derby, Derbyshire | The Churches Conservation Trust". www.visitchurches.org.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  5. ^ "History". St Werburgh's Church, Derby. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Coming Soon". STW Derby. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  7. ^ "It's about to be a church again after 31 years and we look inside". derbytelegraph. 4 August 2017. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Related Churches & Church Plants | HTB Church". www.htb.org. Retrieved 5 October 2017.