St Michael with St Mary's Church, Melbourne

St Michael with St Mary’s Church, Melbourne
St Michael with St Mary’s Church, Melbourne
Coordinates: 52°49′15.45″N 1°25′27.12″W / 52.8209583°N 1.4242000°W / 52.8209583; -1.4242000
Location	Melbourne, Derbyshire
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Website	melbourneparishchurch.org.uk
History
Dedication	St Michael and St Mary
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade I listed
Specifications
Length	144 feet (44 m)
Bells	12
Administration
Parish	Melbourne
Deanery	Melbourne
Archdeaconry	Derby
Diocese	Diocese of Derby

St Michael and St Mary’s Church, Melbourne is a Grade I listedparish church in the Church of England in Melbourne, Derbyshire.

The church is medieval and existed when the Domesday Book was compiled in 1086. The current building dates from the early part of the 12th century when the living of Melbourne was given to the Bishop of Carlisle.

It was restored by Sir George Gilbert Scott between 1859 and 1862. It was closed for one year at the start of the restoration in 1859 and reopened on 3 November 1860, when enough work had been completed to allow the congregation to use the building. The interior was renovated. The aisles were floored with red and white Mansfield stone laid in a diamond pattern. The chancel was laid with Minton encaustic tiles. A new pulpit and reading desk were installed. The wall plaster was removed and the stonework revealed. The west front stonework was renewed.

The church is in a joint parish with:

The names of the Vicars are found in the Episcopal Register of Lichfield, in extracts from the deeds in the Melbourne Hall Muniment Room made by Mr. W.D. Fane and in the Parish Church Registers dating from 1054.

The church contains a pipe organ by Bevington and Sons dating from the 1860s, subsequently modified by Kingsgate Davidson and Co in 1956 and Nicholson & Co (Worcester) Ltd in 1981. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.