Church of St Mary and All Saints is a Grade I listed building in the Chesterfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 July 1971. A Medieval Church. 1 related planning application.

Church of St Mary and All Saints

WRENN ID
cold-gateway-wagtail
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Chesterfield
Constituency
Chesterfield MP: Mr Toby Perkins (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 July 1971
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Address
Church of St Mary and All Saints, St Mary's Gate, S40 1XJ
OS grid reference
SK 385 711
Coordinates
53.2362, -1.42444
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St Mary and All Saints is a large medieval church constructed from ashlar stone. It features a nave, aisles, north and south transepts, and a chancel that is flanked by four chapels, which were originally Guild Chapels. The church has a crossing tower topped by a 228-foot high spire made of timber and clad with herringbone lead plates. The spire is notably twisted and leans several feet in three different directions due to warping.

Architectural elements of the church display Early English, Decorated, and Perpendicular styles, although the north transept was rebuilt in 1769 and the church underwent restoration by Gilbert Scott in 1843. A 18th-century Schnetzer organ was destroyed by fire. The south transept features a screen dating from around 1500, while the Holy Cross Chapel in the north transept dates from around 1503, and St Katherine's Chapel contains part of the original rood screen from around 1475.

Inside, there are a pair of brass chandeliers from 1760, a Norman font, and a Jacobean pulpit. The church also houses monuments to the Foljambe family from the 16th and early 17th centuries, as well as 18th-century tablets and monuments. Features from the 19th century include a High Altar reredos from 1898 by Temple Moore and stained glass by Warrington, Hardman, and Sir Ninian Comper.

Local climate

Church of St Mary and All Saints receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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