St Cuthbert's Church, Darlington

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St Cuthbert’s Church, Darlington
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St Cuthbert's Church, Darlington
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St Cuthbert’s Church, Darlington
Location within County Durham
54°31′27″N1°33′4.8″W / 54.52417°N 1.551333°W / 54.52417; -1.551333
Location Darlington
Country England
Denomination Church of England
History
Dedication Cuthbert of Lindisfarne
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade I listed [1]
Specifications
Length130 feet (40 m)
Width75 feet (23 m)
Nave width44 feet (13 m)
Spire height180 feet (55 m)
Administration
Diocese Durham
Archdeaconry Auckland
Deanery Darlington [2]
Parish Darlington St Cuthbert

St Cuthbert's Church, Darlington is a parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Durham in Darlington, County Durham.

Contents

History

The church dates from the early 12th century. The church became collegiate when Richard Whitton was appointed by the Bishop of Durham Rt Revd Robert Neville as the first Dean of Darlington in 1439. To support the dean, there were four prebendaries, Cockerton, Newton, Blakwell and Darlington. The college survived until 1550 when it was dissolved.

Following a lightning strike on the spire on 17 July 1750, [3] the crossing tower was rebuilt in 1752.

A major restoration took place in 1864-65 by the architects George Gilbert Scott of London and James Pigott Pritchett of Darlington. The estimated costs of the works were £1,590 (equivalent to £161,900in 2021) [4] and William Vane, 3rd Duke of Cleveland gave £500 (equivalent to £50,900in 2021) [4] towards the restoration. [5] The work involved removal of the galleries and ceilings, the opening out of the gable windows in the nave and transepts, the rearranging of the pews, and the replacing of several stalls which had been destroyed. The main work was the restoration of the chancel where the piscina and armoury were restored, the sedilia restored to their original depth, the floor laid with encaustic tiles and eleven stained glass windows inserted. A font was presented by R.H. Allan, of grey polished marble. A lectern by Messrs King and Collie of Durham was presented by Miss Topham. The organ was restored and the bells in the tower were recast. The church was reopened for worship on 14 December 1865. [6]

Incumbents

Vicars 1309 - 1436

Deans 1439 - 1550

Vicars 1550 onwards

Organ

The organ dates from 1880 when it was built by Forster and Andrews. Later work by Binns Fitton & Haley and Bishop & Son in 1987 has resulted in a 38 stop 3 manual and pedal organ. The specification can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. [12] The new organ cost about £1,000 (equivalent to £105,900in 2021) [4] and was opened on 3 November 1880 by William Thomas Best. [13]

Organists

Bells

The tower contains a peal of 8 bells by Gillett & Johnston dating from 1937. [15]

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