Over the years Crich Parish has had fifteen places of worship. The places still open for service are:
St Mary's Parish Church, Crich
Baptist Chapel, Crich
Wesleyan Chapel, Crich
Congregational Chapel, Fritchley
Friends Meeting House, Fritchley
Briars Conference Centre – Catholic masses, Crich
Moorwood Moor Primitive Methodist Chapel
St Mary's Church
Photo courtesy of Peter Patilla
St Mary's Parish Church was built about 1135.
Ebenezer Chapel
Photo courtesy of Christine Toft (née Sellors)
The Ebenezer Chapel on Roes Lane Crich was built in 1839. It once had a small cemetry alongside. It was replaced by the Baptist Chapel in the Market Place in 1877. This chapel is now a private house.
Mount Tabor Chapel
Photo courtesy of Peter Patilla
Mount Tabor United Methodist Chapel on Bown's Hill was built in 1864 by Crich quarrymen in their spare time. For a short time is was a British School built in competion to the Parochial Church School. It is now a private house.
Baptist Chapel
Photo courtesy of Peter Patilla
The Baptist Chapel in Crich Market Place had its foundation stone laid in 1877. It stands on the site of what was once Sir Roger Beler's Manor House. It is still a place of worship.
Crich Primitive Methodist
Photo courtesy of Peter Patilla
Crich Primitive Methodist on Sun Lane was built in about 1855. It is now a private dwelling
Wesleyan Chapel
Photo courtesy of Peter Patilla
The Wesleyan Chapel on Chapel Lane is the oldest in the parish being built in 1765. John Wesley preached here. It is still a place of worship.
The Briars Residential Youth Centre
From an undate postcard
The Briars Residential Centre on the Common, Crich, is the youth retreat centre for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nottingham. It holds a Catholic Mass each week, primarily for the people attending the centre but it is open for the local community to attend as well. The Briars was originally built in 1910 as a pair of semi-detached houses for well-known Quaker George Smith as homes for his two married daughters, Catherine and Elizabeth.
Fritchley Mission and School
Photo courtesy of Peter Patilla
Fritchley Mission and School was built in 1869 through money donated by Miss Emma Hurt. It is now a private dwelling.
Fritchley Primative Chapel
Photo courtesy of Professor Jim Eggleston
The first Fritchley Primative Methodist Chapel was built in 1829. It was rebuilt in 1852 and is now a private dwelling.
Photo courtesy of Keith Clark
Fritchley Congregational Chapel
Photo courtesy of Peter Patilla
Fritchley Congregational Chapel was founded in 1841 on Fritchley Green. It is still a place of worship.
Fritchley Friends' Meeting House
Photo courtesy of Peter Patilla
Local Quakers founded their own society in Fritchley during 1869. They built the Meeting House in 1897.
Whatstandwell Free United Chapel
Photo courtesy of Peter Patilla
The Whatstandwell Free United Chapel on Hindersitch Lane, date unknown. Currently it is a storage unit.
Crich Carr Primitive Methodist Chapel
Photo courtesy of Peter Patilla
Crich Carr Primitive Chapel was built in 1877 with stone donated from a local quarry. There was a race on with the Crich Baptists to see who could finish their chapel first. The Crich Carr Methodists claimed a moral victory. It is now a private dwelling.
Moorwood Moor Primitive Chapel
Photo courtesy of Peter Patilla
The Moorwood Moor Primitive Methodist Chapel, built in 1854, is still used as a place of worship. Although just across the boundary into South Wingfield Parish it was (and is) used by Crich residents, particularly those in the Plasitow Green area. Generations of the Yeomans family have been closely associated with this chapel for many years.
Wheatcroft United Methodist Chapel
Photo courtesy of Peter Patilla
The United Methodist Chapel in Wheatcroft dates back to the late 17th century. It had an earth closet to the side which was shared with the Wheatcroft Institute – built alongside the chapel. It is currently a holiday let.
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