| St Alkmund’s Church, Derby | |
|---|---|
 St Alkmund’s Church, Derby in 1906 | |
  St Alkmund’s Church, Derby Location within Derbyshire | |
| 52°55′36.48″N 1°28′42.96″W / 52.9268000°N 1.4786000°W | |
| Location | Derby |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Dedication | Alchmund of Derby |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Henry Isaac Stevens |
| Groundbreaking | 6 May 1844[1] |
| Completed | 15 September 1846[2] |
| Construction cost | £7,700 (equivalent to £941,900 in 2023).[3] |
| Demolished | 1968 |
| Specifications | |
| Height | 216 feet (66 m) |
Saint Alkmund's Church was a Victorian church, which stood in a Georgian square between Bridgegate and Queen Street in Derby; this was the only Georgian square in the city. The church and its yard were demolished in 1968 for construction of a road to improve traffic flow.
Churches dedicated to Saint Alkmund had been constructed on this site since the 9th century. Artefacts recovered from this site include a stone sarcophagus and remains of a 4-metre (13 ft) tall stone cross, both now held at the Derby Museum and Art Gallery.
The building was replaced with a modern church on Kedleston Road, St Alkmund’s (new) Church, Derby.
- ^ "Laying the foundation stone of the intended new church of St Alkmund". Derby Mercury. England. 8 May 1844. Retrieved 9 January 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Opening of the Parish Church of St Alkmund Derby". Derby Mercury. England. 16 September 1846. Retrieved 9 January 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.