St Mary's Church, Mildenhall
| St Mary's Church, Mildenhall | |
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 St Mary's Church, Mildenhall | |
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| 52°20′34.04″N 0°30′33.05″E / 52.3427889°N 0.5091806°E | |
| OS grid reference | TL 71026 74598 |
| Location | Mildenhall, Suffolk |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | mildenhallanglicanchurches.org |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Mary |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
| Specifications | |
| Bells | 10 |
| Tenor bell weight | 16 long cwt 3 qr 23 lb; 1,899 lb or 861 kg |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich |
| Archdeaconry | Suffolk |
| Deanery | Sudbury |
| Parish | Mildenhall |
St Mary's Church is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England[1] in Mildenhall, Suffolk.
History
[edit]The church is mostly 14th century. Simon Jenkins awarded the church 4 stars in his 'England's Thousand Best Churches'.[2]
Memorials
[edit]- Sir Henry Barton, Lord Mayor of London 1416 and 1428. Cenotaph. South aisle.
- Sir Henry North (d.1620) alabaster tomb chest with effigies of him and his family. South aisle.
- Roger North, d.1651 and Thomasina North, d.1661. Wall tablets
- Sir Henry North (d.1671) . Wall tablet. Chancel arch.
- Sir Henry Warner (d.1617) and Edward Warner, and to Mary Warner (d.1601). Wall tablet. Chancel.
- William Coe (diarist) (d.1729). A floor slab in the vestry.
- Henry Bunbury (d.1722). Wall tablet. South aisle.
- Revd. John Hunt (d.1736). Wall tablet. Chancel.
Parish status
[edit]The Parish of Mildenhall is part of the Mildenhall Team Ministry, along with the Parishes of:
- St Mary the Virgin's Church, Barton Mills
- St John's Church, Beck Row with Kenny Hill
- St Laurence & St Peter's Church, Eriswell
- St Andrew's Church, Freckenham
- St Ethelbert's Church, Herringswell
- St James's Church, Icklingham
- St Christopher's Church, Red Lodge
- St Mary & St Andrew's Church, Tuddenham with Cavenham
- St Andrew's Church, Cavenham
- St Peter's Church, West Row
- All Saints' Church, Worlington
Bells
[edit]The church has a ring of 10 bells with the largest 8 bells cast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry by Mears & Stainbank between 1887 and 1913. The ring was augmented to 10 with addition of 2 new trebles in 1946 cast by Gillett & Johnston in celebration of peace for the end of the World War II. The bells hang in steel & cast iron frame made by Mears & Stainbank and installed at the same time as the bells 4 to 9 were rehung in 1914. The tower is affiliated to the Suffolk Guild of Ringers.[3]
| Bell | Date | Note | Diameter | Founder | Weight | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| long measure | lb | kg | |||||
| Treble | 1946 | G | 25.75 in (65.4 cm) | Gillett & Johnston | 4 long cwt 1 qr 21 lb | 497 | 225 |
| 2nd | 1946 | F | 26.50 in (67.3 cm) | Gillett & Johnston | 4 long cwt 3 qr 6 lb | 538 | 244 |
| 3rd | 1887 | Eb | 28.50 in (72.4 cm) | Mears & Stainbank | 5 long cwt 1 qr 21 lb | 609 | 276 |
| 4th | 1913 | D | 30.00 in (76.2 cm) | Mears & Stainbank | 5 long cwt 1 qr 27 lb | 615 | 279 |
| 5th | 1913 | C | 31.75 in (80.6 cm) | Mears & Stainbank | 5 long cwt 3 qr 2 lb | 646 | 293 |
| 6th | 1913 | Bb | 34.25 in (87.0 cm) | Mears & Stainbank | 6 long cwt 3 qr 0 lb | 756 | 343 |
| 7th | 1913 | Ab | 37.50 in (95.3 cm) | Mears & Stainbank | 8 long cwt 0 qr 20 lb | 916 | 415 |
| 8th | 1913 | G | 39.00 in (99.1 cm) | Mears & Stainbank | 9 long cwt 0 qr 18 lb | 1,026 | 465 |
| 9th | 1913 | F | 42.50 in (108.0 cm) | Mears & Stainbank | 12 long cwt 0 qr 7 lb | 1,351 | 613 |
| Tenor | 1887 | Eb | 48.50 in (123.2 cm) | Mears & Stainbank | 16 long cwt 3 qr 23 lb | 1,899 | 861 |
Organ
[edit]The church has a two manual pipe organ dating from 1865 by Father Henry Willis. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ The Buildings of England: Suffolk: Nikolaus Pevsner.
- ^ Simon Jenkins, English's Thousand Best Churches, Penguin 2009, ISBN 978-0-14-103930-5
- ^ "The Suffolk Guild of Ringers, Mildenhall". www.suffolkbells.org.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Dove Details". dove.cccbr.org.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "The National Pipe Organ Register - NPOR".