Church of St Mary the Virgin and All Souls, Bulwell

St Mary the Virgin and All Souls, Bulwell
St Mary the Virgin and All Souls, Bulwell
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
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
Length	126 feet 2 inches (38.46 m)
Width	54 feet 6 inches (16.61 m)
Bells	8
Administration
Province	York
Diocese	Southwell and Nottingham
Archdeaconry	Nottingham
Deanery	Nottingham North
Parish	Bulwell [2]
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]

The church is Grade II listed by the Department for 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. 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.

External links

• See St Mary's Church on Google Street View