St Mary's Church, Haddenham

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St Mary's Church
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St Mary's Church, Haddenham
St Mary's Church, Haddenham
51°45′57″N0°55′36″W / 51.76583°N 0.92667°W / 51.76583; -0.92667 Coordinates: 51°45′57″N0°55′36″W / 51.76583°N 0.92667°W / 51.76583; -0.92667
CountryEngland
Denomination Church of England
Previous denomination Roman Catholic
Website St Mary's, Haddenham
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade I
Designated21 December 1967
Administration
Province Canterbury
Diocese Oxford
Archdeaconry Buckingham
Deanery Aylesbury
Benefice Wychert Vale Benefice
Parish Haddenham with Cuddington, Kingsey and Aston Sandford
Clergy
Vicar(s) Revd. Cassa Messervy
Curate(s) Ian Herbert, Trish Mander

St Mary's Church is the Church of England parish church of Haddenham, Buckinghamshire [1] [2] [3] It is a Grade I listed building. [4]

Contents

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Church and Duck pond

History

Parts of the church are 12th century Norman, from when the Benedictine abbey of Rochester, Kent held the parish. The first priest was called just Gilbert.

Other parts of the building may be from the original Saxon church, including the font, which has a drawing of a dragon imprinted on it. The tower is Early English Gothic and according to experts,[ who? ] it is the finest demonstration of Early English in the county.

In 2008 the church had major refurbishments, as part of the Millennium 2 project. A new vestry, creche and kitchen were built and the roof was repaired, along with other additions and fixings.

The astronomer William Rutter Dawes is buried in the churchyard. [5] Episodes of the murder mystery television series Midsomer Murders were filmed on the church grounds.

Organ

A pipe organ built by Norman and Beard of Norwich was installed in 1967. The organ had been built in 1916 for a church in London, which was bombed in the Second World War. In 2007 this was replaced because its restoration would cost more than a new instrument so a new electric organ was put in the church as part of the parish's Millennium 2 project. [6]

Organ Specifications

The full organ specifications are as follows:

Great Organ
Couplers
Swell Organ
Pistons
Set & Cancel Pistons
Audio
Pedal Organ
Features
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The interior of the Church before the renovations

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References

  1. Archbishops' Council. "Haddenham: St Mary the Virgin, Haddenham". A Church Near You . Church of England.
  2. "St. Mary's, Haddenham". 2010.
  3. "New Welcome - St Mary's Haddenham". www.haddenhamstmarys.org. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  4. Historic England. "Parish Church of St Mary (Grade I) (1118285)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  5. "St Mary's Haddenham" . Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  6. Eminent Organs Cathedral Organs. "Eminent from Cathedral Organs – Fine real-time digital computer organs – Musical Artistry". cathedralorgans.com.

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