All Saints' Church, Stamford
| All Saints' Church, Stamford | |
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 All Saints' Church, Stamford | |
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| 52°39′08″N 00°28′52″W / 52.65222°N 0.48111°W | |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Dedication | All Saints |
| Administration | |
| Province | Province of Canterbury |
| Diocese | Diocese of Lincoln |
| Archdeaconry | Boston |
| Deanery | Stamford |
| Parish | Stamford All Saints with St John the Baptist |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Rev Neil Shaw |
| Honorary priest(s) | Rev David Bond |
All Saints' Church, Stamford is a parish church in the Church of England, situated in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building.[1] The church is on the north side of Red Lion Square which was part of the route of the A1 until the opening of the Stamford bypass in 1960.
History
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A Stamford church is mentioned in the Domesday Book. None of the original church is still in existence. There is a very small amount of 12th-century stonework, but the bulk of the church dates from the 13th century. Of that date is the exterior blind arcading, an unusual feature in a parish church.
Extensive additions were made by the Browne family in the 15th century.[2] John Browne, Merchant of the Staple of Calais, funded the 15th-century construction. His son, William, Mayor of the Calais Staple, funded and built the steeple.[3] Members of the Browne family are the only people buried inside the church. The late-15th century work is of "considerable inventiveness" in its use of architectural details such as ornamental battlements.[1]
William Stukeley was vicar from 1730 to 1747.
The parish includes St John the Baptist's Church which was declared redundant in 2003.
Organ
[edit]The 1890 Hill organ was rebuilt in 1916 by James Jepson Binns.[4]
Organists
[edit]- Frederick Ries Barratt 1837[5] – 1840[6]
- Mr Shearman until 1847[7]
- Miss Burton from 1847
- Frank Ketcher until 1883[8] (afterwards organist of St Deiniol's Church, Hawarden)
- George Fletcher 1883[9] – 1885
- Haydon Hare 1885 – 1895[10] (afterwards organist of St Nicholas' Church, Great Yarmouth)
- Bertie Hare 1895[11] – 1907
- Mr. Murrell from 1907 (formerly organist at Ramsey)
- T. Robins 1929 – 1940 (afterwards organist at Chagford, Devon)
- Wilfred A. Stevens 1929[12] – 1940 (formerly assistant organist at Peterborough Cathedral, afterwards organist of St John's Peterborough)
- Albert T.C. Hill 1940[13] – 1962 (formerly organist at Bourne Abbey)
- Harold Harvey 1962[14] – ca. 1987
- Jeffrey Beeden 1997 – 2008[15]
- Jeremy Jepson 2008 – 2011 (previously St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle)
- Anthony Wilson 2011 – 2012
- Michael Kee 2012 – 2013
- Fergus Black 2014 – 2020
- Jeremy Jepson 2020 – 2023
- Benedict Todd 2024 – (formerly Organist and Assistant Director of Music, Great St Mary's, the University Church, Cambridge)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Historic England. "Church of All Saints (Grade I) (1062310)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ Chronology of Stamford: Compiled from Peck, Butcher, Howgrave, Harrod, Drakard, Parliamentary Reports, and Other Important Works By George Burton, Published by R. Bagley, 1846
- ^ Bond, Henry (1855). Family memorials: Genealogies of the families and descendants of the early settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, including Waltham and Weston: to which is appended the early history of the town (Public domain ed.). Little, Brown & company. p. 118. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ "Lincolnshire Stamford (TF0207), All Saints (Anglican Parish Church)". The National Pipe Organ Register (NPOR) at the Royal College of Music. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ^ "At a vestry...". Lincolnshire Chronicle. England. 14 April 1837. Retrieved 15 January 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Lincolnshire Chronicle, Friday 24 January 1840
- ^ Stamford Mercury, Friday 3 September 1847
- ^ Northampton Mercury, Saturday 23 June 1883
- ^ "Local and District News". Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 13 July 1883. Retrieved 15 January 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Stamford Mercury, Friday 1 February 1895
- ^ "Mr. Bertie Hare". Stamford Mercury. England. 8 March 1895. Retrieved 15 January 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Organist's Appointment". Peterborough Standard. England. 25 October 1929. Retrieved 15 January 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Organist's Appointment". Peterborough Standard. England. 8 November 1940. Retrieved 15 January 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Round the Town". Stamford Mercury. England. 29 June 1962. Retrieved 15 January 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Rutland and Stamford Mercury, Wednesday 30 July 2008
External links
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Media related to All Saints, Stamford at Wikimedia Commons
