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°WCoordinates: 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 | |
| Parish | Stamford All Saints with St John the Baptist, Lincolnshire |
| Deanery | Stamford |
| Archdeaconry | Lincoln |
| Diocese | Lincoln |
| Province | Canterbury |
| 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[]
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[]
The 1890 Hill organ was rebuilt in 1916 by James Jepson Binns.[4]
Organists[]
- c.1840: F. R. Barratt[5]
- ????–1847: Mr Shearman[6]
- 1847–????: Miss Burton
- ????–1883: Frank Ketcher[7] (afterwards organist of St Deiniol's Church, Hawarden)
- 1885–1895: Haydon Hare[8] (afterwards organist of St Nicholas' Church, Great Yarmouth)
- ????–????: P. J. Murrell
- 1997–2008: Jeffrey Beeden[9]
- 2008–2011: Jeremy Jepson
- 2011–2012: Anthony Wilson
- 2012–2013: Michael Kee
- 2014–2020: Fergus Black
- 2021– : Jeremy Jepson
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lincolnshire Chronicle, Friday 24 January 1840
- ^ Stamford Mercury, Friday 3 September 1847
- ^ Northampton Mercury, Saturday 23 June 1883
- ^ Stamford Mercury, Friday 1 February 1895
- ^ Rutland and Stamford Mercury, Wednesday 30 July 2008
External links[]
Media related to All Saints, Stamford at Wikimedia Commons
- Church of England church buildings in Lincolnshire
- Grade I listed churches in Lincolnshire
- 13th-century church buildings in England
- Churches in Stamford, Lincolnshire