All Saints' Church, Ockbrook
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All Saints' Church, Ockbrook is a parish church in the Church of England
located in Ockbrook
, Derbyshire
.
, Ockbrook was a chapelry within the parish of Elvaston
, cared for by a curate. Tithes of the benefice were paid to the monks at Shelford Priory
.
At the Dissolution of the Monasteries
, the Stanhope family
took up residence at Elvaston
and became patrons of the church. In the mid 16th century, Ockbrook became a parish in its own right.
The tower is the oldest part of the church, dating from the 12th century, with 4 ft thick walls. The font is also Norman and was rescued and reinstalled in 1963 after 150 years outside in the vicarage garden.
The oak chancel screen dates from 1520, and was relocated from St Ursula’s Chapel, Wigston Hospital (or Wyggeston Hospital) Leicester in 1810, following the rebuilding of the chancel. The choir stalls were also installed at this time, and may originate from the same source.
The Pares family of Hopwell took over as patrons in the late 18th century and remain so to this day.
The building has had many changes and enlargements over the centuries which is evident in the overall appearance. The chancel was rebuilt by Thomas Pares in 1803. He added the Pares vault to the north of the chancel. The north aisle was built in 1814. The south aisle was added in 1835 at a cost of about £700 (£ as of ), with the gallery at the west end. In the 1890s new pinewood pews replaced the old box pews. The tower was restored in 1890 and 1927.
dating from 1805, 1823 (Mary Pares), and 1824 (Thomas Pares).
Chancel
South aisle:
Nave:
An organ may have been installed at the time of the restoration
and rebuilding of the church in 1835. Work on the organ was carried out in the 1900s by J.H. Adkins and in 1960 and 1998 by Henry Groves of Nottingham. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
located in Ockbrook
Ockbrook
Ockbrook is an ancient village in Derbyshire, England. It is almost contiguous with the village of Borrowash, the two only separated by the A52. Ockbrook lies about east of Derby.-History:...
, Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
.
History
Before the English ReformationEnglish Reformation
The English Reformation was the series of events in 16th-century England by which the Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church....
, Ockbrook was a chapelry within the parish of Elvaston
Elvaston, Derbyshire
Elvaston is a small village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England. The parish also includes two other hamlets, Ambaston and Thulston, and a recently built housing estate Boulton Moor...
, cared for by a curate. Tithes of the benefice were paid to the monks at Shelford Priory
Shelford Priory
Shelford Priory, a house of Augustinian Canons, was founded by Ralph Haunselyn around 1160-80 in Nottinghamshire. Later it became Shelford Manor.-The Priory:Haunselyn dedicated it to the Virgin Mary...
.
At the Dissolution of the Monasteries
Dissolution of the Monasteries
The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England, Wales and Ireland; appropriated their...
, the Stanhope family
Sir Michael Stanhope
Sir Michael Stanhope was a Nottinghamshire landowner and suspected rebel against the English Crown. He was a descendant of the ancient Stanhope family of Rampton, Nottinghamshire....
took up residence at Elvaston
Elvaston, Derbyshire
Elvaston is a small village and civil parish in Derbyshire, England. The parish also includes two other hamlets, Ambaston and Thulston, and a recently built housing estate Boulton Moor...
and became patrons of the church. In the mid 16th century, Ockbrook became a parish in its own right.
The tower is the oldest part of the church, dating from the 12th century, with 4 ft thick walls. The font is also Norman and was rescued and reinstalled in 1963 after 150 years outside in the vicarage garden.
The oak chancel screen dates from 1520, and was relocated from St Ursula’s Chapel, Wigston Hospital (or Wyggeston Hospital) Leicester in 1810, following the rebuilding of the chancel. The choir stalls were also installed at this time, and may originate from the same source.
The Pares family of Hopwell took over as patrons in the late 18th century and remain so to this day.
The building has had many changes and enlargements over the centuries which is evident in the overall appearance. The chancel was rebuilt by Thomas Pares in 1803. He added the Pares vault to the north of the chancel. The north aisle was built in 1814. The south aisle was added in 1835 at a cost of about £700 (£ as of ), with the gallery at the west end. In the 1890s new pinewood pews replaced the old box pews. The tower was restored in 1890 and 1927.
Monuments and memorials
There are several monuments to the Pares family of Hopwell Hall. There are monuments by Sir Richard WestmacottRichard Westmacott
Sir Richard Westmacott, Jr., RA was a British sculptor.-Life and career:He studied under his father, Richard Westmacott the Elder, before going to Rome in 1793 to study under Antonio Canova...
dating from 1805, 1823 (Mary Pares), and 1824 (Thomas Pares).
Chancel
- two late C19 enamelled brass wall memorials
South aisle:
- a brass memorial to Thomas Sneap
- a white marble wall war memorial
- a Gothic memorial of c1852 to Samuel Hey
Nave:
- a marble memorial to Henry Swindell who died in 1801 - an obelisk top with a bust in relief to centre
- a slate and marble memorial to John Winterton who died 1906
- two early C20 brass plaques
Stained glass
- East window of the chancel has stained glass window by Edward Payne of 1968, installed at a cost of £1,275.
- North chancel window has stained glass by Heaton, Butler and BayneHeaton, Butler and BayneHeaton, Butler and Bayne is the name of an English firm who produced stained glass windows from 1855 onwards.-History:Clement Heaton originally founded his own stained glass firm in 1852, joined by James Butler in 1855. Between 1859-61 they worked alongside Clayton and Bell and were joined by...
of Nottingham of c1927 - South chancel window has late C19 stained glass.
- The two eastern windows of the south aisle have stained glass, that to east of c1885, dedicated to Harriette Towle by brass plaque below and central one of c1900 also with brass dedication plaque below.
- Central north window has brass plaque recording its donation by Joseph Birkinshaw in 1931 and eastern north window has stained glass of c1898.
Organ
The Pares family vault was erected in 1803. An enamelled brass plaque to the west of the organ records that Joseph Birkinshaw converted the Pares family vault into an organ bay in 1928.An organ may have been installed at the time of the restoration
Victorian restoration
Victorian restoration is the term commonly used to refer to the widespread and extensive refurbishment and rebuilding of Church of England churches and cathedrals that took place in England and Wales during the 19th-century reign of Queen Victoria...
and rebuilding of the church in 1835. Work on the organ was carried out in the 1900s by J.H. Adkins and in 1960 and 1998 by Henry Groves of Nottingham. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.