Church of St Mary the Virgin and All Souls, Bulwell

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St Mary the Virgin and All Souls, Bulwell
Location within Nottinghamshire
53°00′00″N1°11′39″W / 52.999932°N 1.194034°W / 52.999932; -1.194034 Coordinates: 53°00′00″N1°11′39″W / 52.999932°N 1.194034°W / 52.999932; -1.194034
Location Bulwell, Nottinghamshire
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship High Church
History
Dedication St Mary the Virgin and All Souls
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade II listed [1]
Specifications
Length126 feet 2 inches (38.46 m)
Width54 feet 6 inches (16.61 m)
Bells8
Administration
Parish Bulwell [2]
Deanery Nottingham North
Archdeaconry Nottingham
Diocese Southwell and Nottingham
Province York
Clergy
Vicar(s) Fr. Andrew Fisher

The Church of St Mary the Virgin and All Souls, Bulwell is a parish church of the Church of England in Nottinghamshire, England. [3]

Contents

The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest. [1]

History

The church was built on the site of an earlier church, dating from possibly the 12th century. This church was badly damaged by a storm in 1843.

It was constructed between 1849 and 1850 and the architect was Henry Isaac Stevens. The church was consecrated on 4 November 1850 by the Right Revd. Dr. Kaye, Bishop of Lincoln. [4] The chancel was added in 1900 by William Arthur Heazell. The north chapel was added in 1946.

Organ

A new organ was opened in 1852 by George Cooper, the assistant organist of St Paul's Cathedral. [5] The current pipe organ dates from 1872 by Forster and Andrews. In 1899 a new organ chamber was built to house the organ and move it from its location in the north transept. [6] A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. [7]

Bells

The tower contains eight bells all by John Taylor and Company of Loughborough dating from 1919/20 and 1860. [8]

Clock

The 90-year-old clock was replaced by a new one by G. & F. Cope with an all-electric mechanism in 1949. [9]

Sources

  1. 1 2 Historic England. "Church of St Mary the Virgin and All Souls (1254584)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "St Mary the Virgin & All Souls, Bulwell". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1979). Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England). Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin. ISBN   978-0300096361.
  4. ↑ "Bulwell New Church" . Nottingham Review and General Advertiser for the Midland Counties. England. 8 November 1850. Retrieved 24 July 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Bulwell Church" . Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 3 June 1852. Retrieved 24 July 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "New organ chamber at Bulwell Church" . Nottingham Evening Post. England. 21 June 1899. Retrieved 24 July 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "NPOR [E01418]". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Bulwell Nottingham, Notts S Mary V & All Souls". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers . Dovemaster. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "Bulwell Church Clock. Lighting on June 15th" . Nottingham Evening Post. England. 12 May 1949. Retrieved 24 July 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.

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