Rose Hill Church, Chesterfield

Rose Hill Church, built in 1823, is located on the corner of Rose Hill and Soresby Street near the centre of the busy market town of Chesterfield in North East Derbyshire and on the edge of the beautiful Peak District.

There is a large public car park behind the church buildings.
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History of the Church

From 1778, a group of Independents met in a small chapel called the Blue Meeting House in Frogatt’s Yard, off Low Pavement. Increasing numbers led them to seek larger premises and in 1822 a plot of land in Soresby Street was bought from Mr Joshua Jebb of Tapton.

The present Church opened in May 1823 as the Independent Church, later becoming the Soresby Street Congregational Church.

In 1967, three Congregational Churches – Avenue Road at Old Whittington, Brampton and Soresby Street joined to form the Chesterfield Congregational Church. The church building was re-furbished with chairs replacing the pews. The organ and choir stalls from the Brampton Church were installed in the renovated building. There is a separate history of the organs in both Soresby Street and Brampton churches by the late Julian Rhodes.

Rose Hill United Reformed Church was established in 1972 when the Congregational Church and the Presbyterian Church of England and Wales united and in 1981 the former Churches of Christ also joined. At around this time, Rose Hill became part of a group pastorate with Calow and Carr Vale Congregational Churches.

Considerable alterations to the church buildings have been taking place over the last few years as part of the Access For All developments to improve access and facilities to the Church and Eastwood Hall.

Exterior of Rose Hill Church

View from the balcony

Interior view of the balcony

Organ and choir stalls

The new entrance hall