St Paul's Church, Quarndon

The old church was entirely replaced between 1872 and 1874 with a new church in the centre of the village to the designs of the architects Giles and Brookhouse of Derby. The old church was sold by Ault and Spreckley, auctioneers on 7 May 1874. The foundation stone was laid on 5 November 1872 by Lady Scarsdale. The church cost £3,500 (), and was built by the contractor Edwin Thompson of Derby from Duffield stone. It was 80 ft high to the vane, 50 ft wide and 81 ft long. The pulpit and lectern were given in memory of the wife of Bishop Henry Cheetham, and the font was the gift of the architects. The new church and churchyard were consecrated on 16 April 1874 by the Bishop of Lichfield, Rt.…