St Mary's Church Derby by AS
St Mary's Church Derby
Grade II* listed Roman Catholic Church of St Mary in Derby.
Built in1838 by Architect Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin. Ashlar C15 Gothic style. Nave with apse and aisles. West tower (ritual west; in fact south) with tall slender spire.
No 11 and the Roman Catholic Church of St Mary form a group with St Helen’s House King Street.
Created: 23 March 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
St Mary's Church Derby
Local History around St Mary's Church Derby
There are some historic monuments around including:
Twelfth century tower keep castle, including sites of an eleventh century motte and bailey castle, an Anglian cemetery and a Romano-British settlementSettlement siteDuffield BridgeDerby Racecourse Roman vicus and cemeteryMotte south-west of Morley House FarmSwarkestone Lows round barrow cemetery and part of an aggregate field system 300m north west of The Lowes FarmSection of Rykneld Street Roman road and remains of Bronze Age cemetery at LittleoverMackworth medieval settlement including the castle gatehouse, part of the medieval open field system and a pinfoldSt Mary's BridgeLittlechester Roman siteDarley Abbey (remains of)Settlement site and enclosuresRoman bath house at Parker's PieceHorsley Castle tower keep castleWindley Moated Manorial Complex.
