Church of All Saints, Houghton Conquest

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Church of All Saints is a Grade I listed church in Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 23 January 1961. [1] The parish church, dedicated to All Saints, was built during the 14th century. There are also several monuments. Houghton Conquest's rectory was united with that of Houghton-Gildable in 1637, in the archdeaconry of Bedford, and diocese of Lincoln. It was under the patronage of the Master and Fellows of St John's College, Cambridge. [2]

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On 4 October 2018 it was reported that the entire lead roof had been stolen. [3]

Architecture and fittings

The church is spacious, built in the Early English Period and Decorated styles. It consists of chancel, nave, aisles, south porch, and an embattled tower containing six bells. It was repaired in 1845. The stained-glass east window, erected in 1880 by John William Burgon, Dean of Chichester, is a memorial to three benefactors. Built in 1830, some of the walls bear traces of frescoes, the designs of which are in some parts sufficiently distinct to be distinguished. Over the north doorway is a huge painting of St Christopher, of the 15th century. On the north walls of the chancel, there is a monument of carved alabaster. There is also an altar slab from 1644, as well as a few mutilated brasses. The register dates from the year 1595. [4]

Rectors

The following rectors are named in The History of All Saints Church Houghton Conquest, [5] by G. P. K. Winlaw, and other sources as cited:

from other sources:

In addition, two other people have been named as rector:

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References

  1. ↑ "Church of All Saints, Houghton Conquest". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  2. ↑ Lewis, Samuel (1831). A topographical Dictionary of England (Public domain ed.). Lewis. pp.  425–. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Lead stolen from church roof" . Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Kelly (1885). KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF BEDFORDSHIRE, HUNTS, AND NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, WITH MAPS (Public domain ed.). pp.  66–. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  5. ↑ G. P. K. Winlaw. The History of All Saints Church Houghton Conquest.
  6. ↑ "Parishes: Houghton Conquest". British History Online. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
  7. 1 2 "Houghton Conquest Timeline". Bedfordshire Libraries. 15 March 2007. Archived from the original on 12 February 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
  8. 1 2 3 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
  9. ↑ "Zachary Grey (1688-1766)". Bedfordshire Libraries. 22 December 2005. Archived from the original on 7 January 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
  10. ↑ Peter Lindenbaum (2002). "Authors and Publishers in the Late Seventeenth Century, II: Brabazon Aylmer and the Mysteries of the Trade". The Library . 3 (1): 32–57. doi:10.1093/library/3.1.32. ISSN   0024-2160.
  11. ↑ Bowling, Edward Woodley (1885). Sagittulae, Random Verses. Cambridge: W. Metcalfe and Son. OCLC   25002058 . Retrieved 12 June 2007.
  12. ↑ F. A. Weld (1876). "Rev. – Birch, Rector of Houghton Conquest, Bedford". Notes and Queries . s5-V (107): 47–48. ISSN   0029-3970. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
  13. ↑ John William Burgon: Memorandum relating to the parish of Houghton Conquest in Bedfordshire. First published 1903-1904 in the Houghton Conquest Parish Magazine, Edited by Herbert W. Macklin.

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