The site of the present Derby Cathedral has housed a place of Christian worship since the year 943. Early incarnations of the Parish Church of All Saints, as it still is known today, were built and demolished, and the present church was erected in the 1720s to a design by the architect James GIbbs. Gibbs also created the church of St Martin in the Fields, London, and distinct similarities between the two buildings are evident.
The tower is from the early sixteenth century and is the only part of the medieval church which remains in the cathedral. It houses ten bells which are the oldest peal of ten in the world. There are two organs, one at the west end and one in the retrochoir, plus a small chamber organ. The cathedral has a small, underground chapel dedicated to St Katharine, and features in the main body of the church include a consistory court and a sixteenth-century wooden cadaver monument.
Derby Cathedral Coffee House, situated opposite the cathedral's west front, is a great place to have a drink and a snack or meal. The Chapel of St Mary on the Bridge is within five minutes' walk of the cathedral and is open to the public on particular days.
There is a daily pattern of prayer and worship in the Cathedral, including Morning and Evening Prayer and Eucharists. Details of times of services can be found on the Cathedral website. Derby Cathedral has a boys' choir and a girls' choir; parents interested in their children becoming choristers should contact the Master of Music, Peter Gould, on 01332 292919.
For further information on Derby Cathedral, please visit the website - www.derbycathedral.org - or telephone 01332 341201.
The tower is from the early sixteenth century and is the only part of the medieval church which remains in the cathedral. It houses ten bells which are the oldest peal of ten in the world. There are two organs, one at the west end and one in the retrochoir, plus a small chamber organ. The cathedral has a small, underground chapel dedicated to St Katharine, and features in the main body of the church include a consistory court and a sixteenth-century wooden cadaver monument.
Derby Cathedral Coffee House, situated opposite the cathedral's west front, is a great place to have a drink and a snack or meal. The Chapel of St Mary on the Bridge is within five minutes' walk of the cathedral and is open to the public on particular days.
There is a daily pattern of prayer and worship in the Cathedral, including Morning and Evening Prayer and Eucharists. Details of times of services can be found on the Cathedral website. Derby Cathedral has a boys' choir and a girls' choir; parents interested in their children becoming choristers should contact the Master of Music, Peter Gould, on 01332 292919.
For further information on Derby Cathedral, please visit the website - www.derbycathedral.org - or telephone 01332 341201.
