St Alkmund's Church, Derby

St Alkmund’s Church, Derby
St Alkmund’s Church, Derby in 1906
St Alkmund’s Church, Derby
Location within Derbyshire
52°55′36.48″N 1°28′42.96″W / 52.9268000°N 1.4786000°W / 52.9268000; -1.4786000
LocationDerby
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
History
DedicationAlchmund of Derby
Architecture
Architect(s)Henry Isaac Stevens
Groundbreaking6 May 1844
Completed15 September 1846
Construction cost£7,700 (equivalent to £941,900 in 2023).
Demolished1968
Specifications
Height216 feet (66 m)

Saint Alkmund's Church was a Victorian church, which stood in a Georgian square between Bridgegate and Queen Street in Derby; this was the only Georgian square in the city. The church and its yard were demolished in 1968 for construction of a road to improve traffic flow.

Churches dedicated to Saint Alkmund had been constructed on this site since the 9th century. Artefacts recovered from this site include a stone sarcophagus and remains of a 4-metre (13 ft) tall stone cross, both now held at the Derby Museum and Art Gallery.

The building was replaced with a modern church on Kedleston Road, St Alkmund’s (new) Church, Derby.