All Saints' Church, Stamford

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All Saints' Church, Stamford
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All Saints' Church, Stamford
All Saints' Church, Stamford
52°39′08″N00°28′52″W / 52.65222°N 0.48111°W / 52.65222; -0.48111
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Broad Church
Website www.stamfordallsaints.org.uk
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.

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History

Interior of All Saints, looking northeast Interior of All Saints, Stamford.jpg
Interior of All Saints, looking northeast

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

  • 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)

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References

  1. 1 2 Historic England. "Church of All Saints (Grade I) (1062310)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  2. Chronology of Stamford: Compiled from Peck, Butcher, Howgrave, Harrod, Drakard, Parliamentary Reports, and Other Important Works By George Burton, Published by R. Bagley, 1846
  3. 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.
  4. "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.
  5. "At a vestry..." . Lincolnshire Chronicle. England. 14 April 1837. Retrieved 15 January 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. Lincolnshire Chronicle, Friday 24 January 1840
  7. Stamford Mercury, Friday 3 September 1847
  8. Northampton Mercury, Saturday 23 June 1883
  9. "Local and District News" . Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 13 July 1883. Retrieved 15 January 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. Stamford Mercury, Friday 1 February 1895
  11. "Mr. Bertie Hare" . Stamford Mercury. England. 8 March 1895. Retrieved 15 January 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. "Organist's Appointment" . Peterborough Standard. England. 25 October 1929. Retrieved 15 January 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. "Organist's Appointment" . Peterborough Standard. England. 8 November 1940. Retrieved 15 January 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. "Round the Town" . Stamford Mercury. England. 29 June 1962. Retrieved 15 January 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  15. Rutland and Stamford Mercury, Wednesday 30 July 2008

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