Church of St Chad, Pleasley Vale

53°10′49″N 1°12′47″W / 53.1803°N 1.2131°W / 53.1803; -1.2131OS grid referenceSK 52697 65081LocationChurch Lane, Pleasley Vale, NottinghamshireCountryEnglandDenominationChurch of EnglandChurchmanshipCentralHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1876Founder(s)Joseph PagetDedicationSt ChadDedicated1876ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveHeritage designationGrade II listedDesignated22 October 1986Architectural typeChurchStyleGothicSpecificationsMaterialsBrick and stone, slate roofAdministrationProvinceYorkDioceseSouthwell and NottinghamArchdeaconryNewarkDeaneryMansfieldParishMansfield WoodhouseClergyVicar(s)Vacant

The Church of St Chad (also known as St Chad's) is on Church Lane, Pleasley Vale, Nottinghamshire, England. It is an active Church of England parish church in the deanery of Mansfield, the Archdeaconry of Newark, and the Southwell and Nottingham diocese. Its benefice has two churches, Church of St Edmund, Mansfield Woodhouse is the main parish church and St Chad's the other.^[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.^[2]

History

St Chad's was built by Joseph Paget after he inherited his parents' estate and consequently became a senior partner in nearby Pleasley Vale Mills. In 1876, deciding that his household and mill workers needed a church, a chapel was built overlooking the vale, on the Derbyshire side of the River Meden. The chapel was built of timber, painted white, by Cox & Sons of London.

After disagreement "over the style of services conducted in the church" Joseph Paget had the church dismantled and rebuilt just over the River Meden boundary in Nottinghamshire, thus moving it from the Diocese of Lichfield to the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham. The church was reconstructed in brick and stone, with a bell tower and lead roof.^[3]

Organ

The organ dates from 1880 by Lloyd & Co of Nottingham.

See also

• Listed buildings in Mansfield (outer areas)

Gallery

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  Church of St Chad, Church Lane, Pleasley Vale
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  Church of St Chad, Church Lane, Pleasley Vale
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  Church of St Chad, Church Lane, Pleasley Vale

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