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| Samantha Hunter Quote | Reply | | St. John's Church, Heanor posted on: 3/19/2005 2:18:32 PM Hi, Has anyone heard of a St. John's Church in the parish of Heanor (dates to late 19th C/early 20th C)? I'd appreciate any info/pictures. My greatgrandparents were married there on Christmas Day 1897. I am not sure whether it still exists. Perhaps there was there another local name for this church? Was it actually in Heanor? |
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Azzabuv
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replied on: 3/19/2005 2:52:38 PM Hi, Samantha. St. John's Church is located in Aldercar, built in 1871. It stands at the junction of Upper Dunstead Rd;, Cromford Rd; and the Stoneyford Rd; There's a photograph in the Society's new publication - 'A Portrait of Heanor and District - 1900-2004, page 116. Azzabuv. |
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RMMee
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replied on: 3/19/2005 8:56:18 PM Samantha As a kid, it was my local church, and I was a choir boy there (never did learn how to sing though!) If you would like a photo, I can happily send you one. Drop me your email address to mail/@heanor/history/.org/.uk (removing all the /'s when you type it!) Regards Robert |
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replied on: 3/20/2005 12:44:59 PM I was baptised and married at St Johns Aldercar-as were my parents and grandparents.On family history sites it is often referred to as being in Heanor(-I can never stop myself from correcting)! |
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Peter Chamberlain
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replied on: 3/21/2005 7:56:57 AM St Johns Church Aldercar was built as a Chaple of Ease for Heanor Church in 1872 at a cost of £1700 |
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RMMee
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replied on: 3/21/2005 5:44:38 PM And the main sponsor of the church was Francis Beresford Wright, of nearby Aldercar Hall - it saved him the long trek up to Heanor! |
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Jennypeg
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replied on: 3/24/2005 2:35:09 PM Hi, RIPLEY ADVERTISER FEBRUARY 18TH 1871 CONSECRATION AND OPENING OF THE NEW CHURCH AT ALDERCAR The new church at Aldercar was consecrated and opened by the Lord Bishop of Lichfield on Friday, the 10th inst. The building of the new church was commenced in April of last year. It is a neat little place, of worship, in the Gothic style of architecture, executed in Mansfield stone. The church measures 70 feet long by 24 wide, and is calculated to seat 250 persons. It has a neat little spire, containing a bell, near the east end, and the corbels inside the church, and the bosses at the angles of the windows and doors outside, are carved in imitation of foliage ferns ivy &e. The architects were Messrs Stevens and Robinson, Derby; and the contractors Messrs Fisher and sons, builders and stone merchants, of Mansfield and Southwell, from whose quarries the whole of the stone was supplied. The erection of the church has been superintended by their managing clerk, Mr Dent, and completed to the entire satisfaction of the building committee. The church is surrounded by a burial ground, which has been neatly laid out, and planted with trees and evergreen shrubs. A portion of this was consecrated by the bishop on Friday along with the church, the rest being left unconsecrated for the interment of nonconformists. The cost of the land for the burial ground was defrayed conjointly by F. B. Wright, Esq., of Aldercar Hall, and the late Mr Samuel Beardsley. Mr Wright also subscribers £300 towards the erection of the church. The church stands almost at the extreme northeast corner of the parish of Heanor, and is, legally a chapel of ---- to the parish church, but it is also within a convenient distance of outlying portions of the adjoining parishes of Codnor and Ironville. It has been named “The Church of St John the Evangelist” Notwithstanding the somewhat inclement weather of Friday, the church was filled to overflowing, many of the neighbouring gentry and clergy being present among whom we noticed F. Wright, Esq., Osmaston Manor; F. Beresford Wright Esq., Aldercar Hall; Fitzherbert Wright, Esq., The Hayes; Philip Wright, Esq., the Elms Ripley; the Rev. Henry Wright, Nottingham; the Rev. F. Corfield, Heanor; the Rev. H. W. Plumptre, Eastwood; the Rev. E. Littlewood, Ironville; the Rev. W. G. Ketchley, Ripley; the Rev. G. H. J. P----, Pentrich; the Rev. J. Gibson, Brinsley; the Rev. J. Leatherdale, Golden Valley; the Rev. J. Smith, Codnor; the Rev. – Mansell, Loscoe; &c. After the consecration the bishop preached an excellent sermon from “Christ is all” (Col iii 11) At the evening service the preacher was the Rev. H. Wright of St Nicholas’s, Nottingham, who selected at his text the words “and into whatsoever house ye enter first say, Peace be to this house” (Lu x 5) from which he delivered an affectionate discourse, showing that though the Christian minister may have to utter warnings and expostulations yet the chief element in the gospel message is that God desires to be at peace with man through the blood of his son. The collection at the close of the afternoon service was £227 13s 6d, that after the evening service £106 13s 4d, making the extraordinary total of £334 6s 10d. The newly formed choir was assisted by some of the members of the Eastwood Church the choir and choir of the Wesleyan Chapel, Langley Mill, by whom the chants and hymns were rendered with good effect. Tea was supplied in the schoolroom between the afternoon and evening services, to which about 130 sat down, and great praise is due to the ladies who exerted themselves to provide so excellent a repast. There will be divine service in the church every Sunday afternoon at three o’clock, and it is to be hoped that this, so auspicious a beginning, is the augur of still better things in days to come. RIPLEY ADVERTISER APRIL 29TH 1871 ALDERCAR WILFUL DAMAGE On the night of Thursday the 20th inst, or morning of the 21st, some evil disposed person, or persons, seriously damaged the west window of the new church of St John, at Aldercar, by throwing stones through it. The window consists of three compartments, the middle one of which was the only one the escaped damage; the left hand compartment having one large hole through it near the top, and the right hand one two large holes – one large one about the middle, and a smaller on lower down. The stones with which the two large holes had been made were found lying in the church, one of them having struck the font, but fortunately without injuring it. The stones in their passage through the window had broken the lead as well as the glass, so great was the force with which they had been thrown; and fragments of glass were found lying in the aisle and pews three- fourths of the distance towards the east end and of the church. A bill is out, signed by the churchwardens, offering a reward of £1 to any person who shall give information leading to the conviction of the offenders; and it is to be hoped that the perpetrators of so dastardly an outrage will soon be discovered and brought to justice, and have that measure of punishment dealt out to them which they so richly deserve. |
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Jennypeg
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replied on: 3/25/2005 1:35:38 PM Hi, I didn't find any information about who did the throwing of stones, but I did find two more reports about the church. 1869 ALDERCAR TEA MEETING A proposal to build a small Church for the Aldercar district, with a graveyard attached has been for some time under consideration. A suitable piece of ground was purchased by F.R.Wright Esq., of Aldercar Hall, so long ago as last November, but owing to his absence on the continent and other causes, no further progress was made with the work. However on Monday, the 20th inst, the inhabitants of the neighbourhood were invited to a social tea, and to hear an address from Mr Wright, laying the whole scheme before them. The call was heartily responded to upward of one hundred of the most influential people sitting down to the tables. Tea being over, a hymn was sung, after which the Rev.H.Wright , rector of St Nicholas, Nottingham, opened the meeting with prayer, The Rev.F.Carfield, in the capacity of chairman gave a detailed account of the difficulties he had to encounter in getting a small place of worship erected in his old parish in Ireland, and contrasting the advantageous circumstances in which the Aldercar people were placed, in having the substantial aid of a gentleman like Mr Wright. Mr Wright (who on rising to address the meeting was loudly cheered) said that a little church for Aldercar was needed, owing to the distance it was to all the surrounding churches; and though Divine worship was conducted in the school-room yet it would be much more comfortable and appropriate to have a building entirely set apart for that purpose only. It was not intended to consecrate the new building, but only have it blessed, so that either a clergyman or a layman might conduct the services in it. It would be large enough to accommodate 200 or 250 persons, and every alliterate seat would be free, and the others let for a nominal sum which it was hoped would pay for the cleaning and keeping in repair. The estimated cost was £800, but as that did not include the boundary wall and gate, the warming apparatus, and architects charges, the sum total probably would be £1100. As however it was expected the Butterley Company would give the stove and iron, and it was hoped the farmers would give their services in carting materials, that the sum would be considerably reduced. He himself would give £300 (loud cheers), his brother, the Rev.H Wright would give £50 (cheers) and Mr.S.Beardsley, of whom the land had been bought, would give another£50 (cheers), so that half the sum was raised at once. The charge for burials in the graveyard would be about the same as those of the cemeteries near, with an extra charge for funerals from outside a certain district to be fixed by a burial board, that it was hoped the people would appoint between themselves. To raise the remainder of the necessary funds the people were invited to subscribe according to their ability; and, if a working party were formed to make articles for a bazaar or Christmas tree, Mr Wright would make one. After offering to show the plans of the proposed church, and answer any questions at the close of the meeting, Mr Wright resumed his sent amid loud applause- Mr.W.Kirkham proposed Mr S.Beardley as one of the trustees for the new cemetery urging his claim by the fact that he had sold the land for less than he could have done for other purposes, and that it was mainly through his instrumentality that the population had been brought into the neighbourhood, rendering a church and cemetery necessary. The project having been seconded by M.J.Beardsley proposed Mr.J.G.Bowes as another trustee, urging that as one half of the cemetery was to be set apart for the interment of members of the church of England and the other for nonconformist, it was desirable that all sects and parties should be persecuted, for however much persons might differ in their opinions while living, they would rest peacefully side by side after death. Mr R. Hogg having seconded this proposal it was also carried (nem con) - TheRev.H. Wright then read and feelingly commented upon 1 Cron. 11ix, as applicable to the present circumstances. Votes of thanks having been given to the ladies for presiding at the tables, to Mr Wright for his interesting address, and to Rev.F. Corfield for presiding, the meeting was closed by singing the Doxology. NEW BURIAL GROUND FOR LANGLEY MILL AND ALDERCAR October 31 1902 For a long time past the inhabitants of the northern portion of the Heanor district have been placed at some inconvenience owing to the burial ground at St John’s church being full. Mr A.F.Wright, of Aldercar Hall, kindly gave a piece of land for burial purposes and on Saturday afternoon this new burial ground was consecrated by Dr Were, Bishop of Derby, When there were also present: - Rev.H.Rogers (rural dean), Rev.C.E.L.Corfield (Heanor), Rev.P.Page (Brinsley), Rev.F.E.Hooper (Codnor Park), Rev.D.F.Wright (Heanor), Rev.B.Phelips (Heanor), Messrs J.Micklewright (lay reader), Kenneth Teale, Thos Mayfield, JP, and John Holbrook (church warden, Heanor), J.Walker (Churchwarden, St John’s Church), and a very large attendance of parishioners. A united choir from the various churches in the Heanor district led the singing. Prior to the consecration ceremony a service was held in St John’s Church, Aldercar, close to the burial ground, at which the Rev.D.F.Wright read the prayers, the Rev.C.E.L. Corfield read the lesson, and the Bishop delivered on address on “ Consecration”, during which he remarked that consecration did not add or impart any quality to the ground, but the ceremony was simply a setting apart ground for a holy purpose. Subsequently the service of consecration was gone through in an impressive manner. The new burial ground lies out on the north side of St John’s Church in Church-street. |
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suzard
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replied on: 4/18/2005 5:15:48 PM Does anyone know the reason the headstones were removed from Aldercar cemetery and laid around the church yard.Possible date is 1970's.I think I was living away at the time, but remember my father telling me they either wanted to widen or build a new road over it.There must have been some outcry about it, as many people had family buried there.(as I do)Today the cemetery looks like a field with the odd gravestone still there-they seem to have left the few graves which had a surround as well as a headstone. The headstones are placed around the walls of the churchyard, but some have fallen face down, some are overgrown-so many can't be read.So sad. |
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Jennypeg
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replied on: 11/14/2005 2:40:47 PM could this be the reason the headstones were removed? Ripley & Heanor 1977 Aldercar’s New Vicarage More protest over burial ground Protests to the church commissioners about the plans to build a new vicarage in the old graveyard at Aldercar Parish Church are to be made by Ilkeston, Heanor and Eastwood Trades Union Council. Mrs. Jessie Harrison told the council on Wednesday week: “Has all respect gone for the people you lose? I have got people in that churchyard and it breaks my heart to think anything like this is going to happen” She and others were disgusted with the idea, she said. Recently Amber Valley District Council gave planning permission for the vicarage and an adjoining small meeting room. Coun. Geoff Holmes, who is a member of the district council and delegate to the Traders Union Council, said there had been an indication that a number of people were perturbed. But planning applications had to be dealt with purely on planning grounds. “Those who are upset about this should make representations to the church commissioners. They are the people who have the option of either taking up the planning permission or not, they are the people who at the end of the day will decide if there’s going to be one there,” he said. NO DESECRATION Rev. Ernest Fisher, Vicar of Langley Mill and Aldercar, has said several times recently that there will be no desecration or disturbance of the burial ground and that the new vicarage will be built on the oldest part – which was covered in weeds when he arrived about five years ago. “Nobody is going around digging up coffins and there will be no disturbance,” he said. The four- bed roomed house and adjoining meeting room would be built on a floating base, which would leave the graveyard intact. Jenny |
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