Church of St Mary

St Mary the Virgin’s Church stands in the village of Denby, Derbyshire, as a Grade I listed Anglican parish church. Built in the 13th century, it features a west tower topped with a recessed broached spire. The nave has clerestory windows and a south aisle, while a two-storey north aisle runs alongside the chancel. A south porch provides the main entrance, and the church was altered in 1838 before being restored between 1901 and 1903 by John Oldrid Scott. During the work, scaffolding collapsed and injured a labourer named Job Seal of Horsley. The church holds notable stained glass, including the east window by Warrington and Co from about 1889 and a north aisle window by Christopher Webb from 1961. Its pipe organ, dating from 1914, was built by Harrison and Harrison. The building remains in a joint parish with St Clement’s Church in nearby Horsley and the Village Hall in Kilburn. Inside, visitors find a spacious nave with clear lines of light from the clerestory. The north aisle’s two-storey design creates an upper gallery effect, while the chancel leads to the altar. The south porch shelters an ancient doorway, and the tower’s broached spire rises sharply above the rooftops. The stained glass casts coloured patterns across the stone floors, and the organ stands at the west end, its pipes reaching toward the tower.