History of the church
The birth of Holy trinity
The 1840 church
The church enlarged
Gallery
Royal Arms
Organ
Past Incumbents
The Living
360º view in church
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| Part of the Parish of Crich 1840 - 1841 Revd Joseph Webb 1841 - 1841 Revd A. Orme 1843 - 1846 Revd H.A. Smith 1846 - 1866 Revd Melville Holmes Formation of Tansley Parish 1866 - 1867 Revd Melville Holmes (Rector) 1867 - 1880 Revd Hely Hutchinson Smith (Rector ) 1880 - 1888 Revd Edward Robinson (Rector) 1888 - 1889 Revd James A. Pearman (Rector) 1889 - 1941 Revd John Brodie Stuart Mais (Rector) 1942 - 1952 Revd George Caldwell (Rector) Combined Benefice with St. Giles, Matlock 1952 - 1953 Revd Ian Calvert (Curate) 1953 - 1955 Revd Paul Miller (Curate) 1955 - 1957 Revd Peter Tomlinson (Curate) 1958 - 1959 Revd Martin Cordes (Curate) 1959 - 1961 Revd Lionel Blaxland (Curate) 1961 - 1963 Revd Paul Hunt (Curate) 1963 - 1967 Revd Donald Reece (Curate) 1967 - 1977 Revd John O. Drackley (Curate) Combined Benefice with Dethick, Lea and Holloway 1977 - 1982 Revd Joseph B. Hurst (Priest-in-Charge) 1982 - 1993 Revd Joseph B. Hurst (Rector) 1993 - 2003 Revd R. L. Lawrence (Priest-in-Charge) Combined Benefice with All Saints, Matlock Bank 2004 - Revd Richard Reade (Priest-in-Charge) |
| When the church was dedicated in 1840, Tansley was still part of the Parish of Crich but in 1844 a Chapelry District of Tansley was formed which embraced just the village of Tansley. Twenty years later, Tansley Chapel was obviously thriving because in 1865 a new Parish of Tansley was formed which included the areas of Riber and Lumsdale. Although the Rectory was built in 1847 at a cost of £1000, it was only registered in the Lichfield registry as a Rectory in 1866 when the parish was formed. The Parish retained its own Rector until 1952 when it became a United Benefice with St. Giles, Matlock. From 1957 until 1977 the rectory was occupied by a series of curates from St Giles who acted as Priest-in-Charge of Holy Trinity. However in 1977 when the Revd. J.Drackley moved from St. Giles, Matlock, there was no curate available so the Revd Joe Hurst, Vicar of Dethick, Lea and Holloway became Priest-in-Charge. Eventually, five years later, in 1982 the parish of Tansley became a United Benefice with Dethick, Lea and Holloway instead of with the parish of St.Giles, Matlock. The Revd Joe Hurst then became Vicar of Dethick, Lea and Holloway and Rector of Tansley. When the Revd Joe Hurst retired in 1993, the post was filled by the Revd. R Lawrence as Priest-in-Charge. In December 2003 the living became vacant again and with the vacancy reorganisation of the Deanery resulted in Tansley becoming a joint benefice with All Saints, Matlock Bank. |