Listed Building record MDR5801 - St Mary's Church, Market Place, Ilkeston

St Mary's Church, Market Place, Ilkeston, an early 13th century building. 'Late 12th, 13th and early 14th century work present but considerably restored and partly rebuilt in 1855.' (1) Church of St Mary. Grade B. Mediaeval parish church consisting of nave with aisles and chancel. The west tower and various additions at the east end are either restored or 19th century and modern. 12th century and later with features of many periods including an interesting stone chancel screen (restored) of the early fourteenth century and some seventeenth century furniture. (2-4) Church of St Mary. Parish church. Early 13th, 14th century, extensively restored in 1853-5 by TL Walker, the west end enlarged and rebuilt in 1909-10 by PH Currey. Grade II*. (5) 'The parish church is dedicated to St Mary. The earliest fabric of the present church is early 13th century, although it may stand on the site of an earlier church. Prior to 1714 the church had a spire, but this was damaged at that time and was replaced in 1731 by a new tower. There was also a north chapel, or chancel aisle, possibly a mid-14th century chantry chapel; however, by the 18th century this had collapsed and the churchyard was extended over its site. There may also have been a south chancel chapel also. By the 1830s the church was in very poor condition, with the east window and part of the chancel roof fallen in. The church was restored in 1855, although the work was described by Cox (Authority 2) as ‘most unfortunate’. The outer walls of the north and south nave aisles were taken down and rebuilt, while much of the rest of the church was newly built on the old foundations. Internally many of the monuments mentioned in early reports of the church have disappeared, although a 13th century effigy of a knight has survived, as has a heavily restored 14th century stone rood screen. Cox noted: ‘The destruction of monuments in this church certainly seems to have been peculiarly wanton, even for Derbyshire’. The church was enlarged again in 1909, doubling the length of the nave and shifting the west tower to a new position.' (6) 'Remains of the tomb of William De Cantelupe were found during chruchyard clearance. Several sections of masonry were found in a rubbish heap in the vicarige garden. During the restoration of the church in the 1850's, the monument was broken up and removed from the church.' (7) From the National Heritage List for England: 'PARISH OF ILKESTON MARKET PLACE SK 4641 NW 7/50 (East Side) 26.9.63 Church of St Mary GV II* Parish church. Early C13, C14, extensively restored in 1853-5 by T L Walker, the west end enlarged and rebuilt in 1909-10 by PH Currey. Sandstone ashlar, plain tile roofs with moulded coped gables. West tower, aisled nave and chancel with north chapel and south vestries. West tower of three stages, divided by chamfered stringcourses. Clasping buttresses. Ground stage partly engaged by the aisles. West doorway with moulded surround and one order of columns with elaborate foliage capitals and head corbels. Plank doors with elaborate iron hinges. Pair of lancets above with colonnettes, carved capitals and hoodmould, continued as a stringcourse. The second stage has to north, south and west, a small lancet and a clock face above. Bell stage has on each side bell openings of two lancet lights with a quatrefoil over, within a single arch with colonnettes. Trefoil corbel table, panelled parapet with eight pinnacles. The battlemented lean-to aisles have 4-light west windows with intersecting tracery with trefoil and quatrefoil motifs. The north aisle has six buttresses and six 3-light windows with cusped intersecting tracery of slightly varied design. Gabled north east chapel partly engaged by the north aisle. To the west is a gabled porch with a doorway of two orders of colonnettes. Double doors with elaborate iron hinges. Rose window above of six trefoils in circles. To the north it has three 3-light windows with cusped intersecting tracery. 4-light east window with cusped intersecting tracery and a cusped quatrefoil in a circle. The chapel has moulded eaves cornice and decorative ridge tiles. Impressive chancel east window of 5-lights with a wheel set in a spherical triangle over cusped and shafted lancets. Flanked by deep gableted buttresses. South east vestries, triple gabled to south, the middle gable smaller. Rebuilt as a World War One memorial. Windows mostly with intersecting tracery. The south aisle has five 3-light windows with buttresses between, as on the north side but with more varied tracery. The westernmost window has been removed and a C20 range attached to south, not of special interest. Interior: low tower arch with semi-circular responds and dogtooth ornament. Internal 2-light window above with quatrefoil over. Lofty six bay arcades. The easternmost part has early C13 circular piers with capitals of small upright leaves. These piers were raised in the C14. Chevron moulded pointed arches. Three west bays have octagonal piers and double chamfered arches. Moulded chancel arch on foliage corbels. Rich late C14 three-bay north chapel arcade with finely moulded arches. Triple sedilia and double piscina of c1280. Double chamfered doorway to vestry and an internal 3-light window above with cusped intersecting tracery. Unusual early C14 stone rood screen with 1-light divisions with a cusped ogee arch and large quatrefoil in each spandrel. Monument between the chancel and the north chapel. Late C13 effigy of a cross-legged knight set on a tomb chest. C19 hexagonal stone pulpit on a circular base. C19 octagonal font. Plain chamfered tomb recess in the north aisle. Gothic organ case of 1889. Stained glass: east window of 1910, probably by Burlison & Grylls. North aisle, third window from the east, 1914 by Jones & Willis. Listing NGR: SK4654941739 This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Register. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 25 January 2017.' (8)