St Bartholomew's Church, Orford

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Church of St Bartholomew, Orford
Location in Suffolk
52°05′42″N1°32′06″E / 52.0951°N 1.5349°E / 52.0951; 1.5349 Coordinates: 52°05′42″N1°32′06″E / 52.0951°N 1.5349°E / 52.0951; 1.5349
Location Orford, Suffolk
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
StatusActive
Dedication St Bartholomew
Architecture
Functional status Parish church
Heritage designationGrade I
Designated16 March 1966
Administration
Parish Orford
Diocese Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich

The Church of St Bartholomew is the parish church of the town of Orford, England. A medieval church, dating from the fourteenth century, with reconstructions in the nineteenth and twentieth century, it is a Grade I listed building. [1] In addition to its listing, the church is notable as the location for the first performances of four of the works of the composer Benjamin Britten: Noye's Fludde , Curlew River , The Burning Fiery Furnace and The Prodigal Son . [2]

Orford, Suffolk town and civil parish in Suffolk Coastal, Suffolk, England

Orford is a village with historic town status in Suffolk, England, within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB.

England Country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom

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History and description

The church comprises a ruined 12th century chancel, begun in about 1166 [3] and abandoned in the 18th century, [4] the Decorated nave and aisles, restored in the late 19th century, and the tower, restored in the late 20th century after the collapse of its upper storey in 1830. [4] The chancel to the original church was built at about the same time as Orford Castle, [4] and demonstrates a similar "grandeur". [4] By the eighteenth century, the chancel was completely ruined and reconstruction concentrated on the nave and the tower. [4] In the early 1880s George Edmund Street prepared a plan for a comprehensive restoration of the whole complex but this was not undertaken. [4] Instead, rebuilding work spanned almost a hundred years, with J T Micklethwaite undertaking the reconstruction of the nave and aisles between 1894 and 1900, [4] H M Cautley repairing the chancel in 1930, [4] and Bruce George restoring the tower in 1971–72. [4]

English Gothic architecture architectural style in Britain

English Gothic also known as Perpendicular Gothic is an architectural style originating in France, before then flourishing in England from about 1180 until about 1520.

Orford Castle Grade I listed historic house museum in Suffolk Coastal, United Kingdom

Orford Castle is a castle in the village of Orford, Suffolk, England, located 12 miles (20 km) northeast of Ipswich, with views over the Orford Ness. It was built between 1165 and 1173 by Henry II of England to consolidate royal power in the region. The well-preserved keep, described by historian R. Allen Brown as "one of the most remarkable keeps in England", is of a unique design and probably based on Byzantine architecture. The keep still stands among the earth-covered remains of the outer fortifications.

George Edmund Street English architect

George Edmund Street, also known as G. E. Street, was an English architect, born at Woodford in Essex. Stylistically, Street was a leading practitioner of the Victorian Gothic revival. Though mainly an ecclesiastical architect, he is perhaps best known as the designer of the Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand in London.

Interior

The font is 15th-century, [5] with "four lions and four wild men" surrounding its base. [3] Above the main altar is a painting of the Holy Family with St. John the Baptist and donor by Bernardino Luini. It was a processional banner painted to commemorate an event at Milan Cathedral in 1525. The Nativity, with the Angel appearing to the Shepherds by Raffaelino del Colle hangs over the Altar in the St. Nicholas Chapel. [3] The church contains an impressive selection of memorials and monuments, including one to Benjamin Britten, a green slate slab set in the floor of the nave. [4]

Notes

  1. Historic England, "St Bartholomew's Church (1377119)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 14 July 2017
  2. Simon Jenkins, England's Thousand Best Churches
  3. 1 2 3 Good Stuff IT Services (1966-03-16). "St Bartholomew's Church, Orford". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The Buildings of England - Suffolk:East, pages 446–9
  5. Dewing 1876, p. 122

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