St Andrew, Barrow Hill, Derbyshire, 1894-95.
By Parker & Unwin.
Church by Raymond Unwin (1863-1940).
Fittings by Barry Parker (1867-1947).
Not listed.
This is the English Heritage view - make of it what you will....
This building has been assessed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest. The asset currently does not meet the criteria for listing. It is not listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended.
It is not designated for the following principal reasons - Architectural interest : it has some fixtures and fittings of quality but, overall, its utilitarian character, plain elevational design, and very simple plan form lacks the architectural flair and thoughtful use of building materials that characterise the best churches of this period. Alterations : it has been subject to numerous alterations which have affected its architectural character. Architects : it is significant as the first building designed by Parker and Unwin, international pioneers of town planning, but this does not compensate for the modesty of its architectural interest.
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St Andrew, Barrow Hill, Derbyshire, 1894-95.
By Parker & Unwin.
Church by Raymond Unwin (1863-1940).
Fittings by Barry Parker (1867-1947).
Looking East.
Not listed.
This is a very early work of Parker & Unwin who went on to greater success.
This is the English Heritage view - make of it what you will....
This building has been assessed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest. The asset currently does not meet the criteria for listing. It is not listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended.
It is not designated for the following principal reasons - Architectural interest : it has some fixtures and fittings of quality but, overall, its utilitarian character, plain elevational design, and very simple plan form lacks the architectural flair and thoughtful use of building materials that characterise the best churches of this period. Alterations : it has been subject to numerous alterations which have affected its architectural character. Architects : it is significant as the first building designed by Parker and Unwin, international pioneers of town planning, but this does not compensate for the modesty of its architectural interest.
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St Andrew, Barrow Hill, Derbyshire, 1894-95.
By Parker & Unwin.
Church by Raymond Unwin (1863-1940).
Fittings by Barry Parker (1867-1947).
Looking West.
Not listed.
My camera is not too good indoors, but what you see is not particularly poor photography on my part, it's incense and it was overwhelming. Too much in a small space!
This is a very early work of Parker & Unwin who went on to greater success.
This is the English Heritage view - make of it what you will....
This building has been assessed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest. The asset currently does not meet the criteria for listing. It is not listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended.
It is not designated for the following principal reasons - Architectural interest : it has some fixtures and fittings of quality but, overall, its utilitarian character, plain elevational design, and very simple plan form lacks the architectural flair and thoughtful use of building materials that characterise the best churches of this period. Alterations : it has been subject to numerous alterations which have affected its architectural character. Architects : it is significant as the first building designed by Parker and Unwin, international pioneers of town planning, but this does not compensate for the modesty of its architectural interest.
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St Andrew, Barrow Hill, Derbyshire, 1894-95.
East Window, c1892.
The Feeding of the Five Thousand.
By Shrigley & Hunt of Lancaster.
Hudson, Shrigley & Co were originally church decorators in Lancaster. In about 1871 they employed Arthur Hunt as the company manager. He was from Hertfordshire and had trained as a stained glass maker with Heaton, Butler & Bayne. Within 8 years, Hunt had taken over control of the company, employing talented artists like Carl Almquist and Edward Jewitt. Almquist became the company's chief designer in 1873 and from 1879 was working mainly from their new London studio.
Most of the company's work can be found in the North of England but they were one of the pre-eminent manufacturers of stained glass in the 19th century. They worked with many of the major architects of the day. The company ceased trading in 1982.
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St Andrew, Barrow Hill, Derbyshire, 1894-95.
Window by William Morris & Co, Westminster, 1929.
St Nicholas.
To the glory of God and in loving memory of Isaac Samuel, for sixty years a faithful servant of God in this church. At rest March 1929 RIP..
William Theodore Morris (1874-1944) and his studio had no link with Morris & Co, with which this firm was frequently confused. This Morris was a Londoner and son of Richard Morris (1842-1911) who worked in the field of glass design and decorative glass all his working life. William Morris set up a glass manufactory in 1901, moving to Rochester Row, Westminster in 1905. He also supplied ironwork before establishing a stained glass studio and brass foundry (much in demand after World War I for memorials) and the firm supplied leaded lights and casements for houses. In the 1930s, beset with financial difficulties, it was sold, whilst its premises were bombed in World War II. It restarted in 1946 in Great Peter Street, near other ecclesiastical suppliers, under F W Cole, chief designer and remained there until it closed in 1958.
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