Facilities and features
Accessibility
The toilet is located adjacent to the church porch.
The toilet is located adjacent to the church porch and contains baby-changing facilities.
On-street parking outside the church and car parking facilities behind the village hall.
The toilet has disabled facilities and is located adjacent to the church porch
Car parking is available on the road outside the church gate, which is especially useful for the disabled as it provides level access. There is a designated disabled parking space at the front of the Village Hall, along with a few more parking spaces that are helpful for anyone with limited mobility.
This is located by the entrance to the Village Hall.
The church is accessible by wheelchair users or pushchairs and the are no steps leading into the church.
Our Building
St. Paul's church is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Quarndon, Derbyshire.
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 (equivalent to £345,700 in 2021), and was built by the contractor Edwin Thompson of Derby from Duffield stone. It was 80 feet (24 m) high to the vane, 50 feet (15 m) wide and 81 feet (25 m) 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. Revd. George Selwyn.
The stained glass window at the east was added in 1890. The clock was installed in 1897 to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee at a cost of £80. It was set going in the last week of November 1897.
Organ
A pipe organ was built by John Mitchell Grunwell of Becket Mill, Derby, in 1874. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
Music and Worship
The organ is used to provide music for all service except the All Age Service
Groups, Courses and Activities
Help for Visitors
Other Features
Many people and organisations use the Hall – from Keep Fit to Table Tennis, Tai Kwando, Drama and Barn Dancing.
It is eminently suitable for Children’s Parties, as well as other forms of entertainment. To comply with safeguarding/health and safety regulations, we require reassurance regarding levels of supervision of children and youth.
Please visit the Hall hire page for further information and a downloadable contract.