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St. John's Church, Heanor
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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