St Peter and St Paul, Bromley

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St Peter and St Paul, Bromley
Bromley Parish Church
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St Peter and St Paul, Bromley
51°24′18″N0°00′47″E / 51.4050°N 0.0131°E / 51.4050; 0.0131 Coordinates: 51°24′18″N0°00′47″E / 51.4050°N 0.0131°E / 51.4050; 0.0131
LocationChurch Road, Bromley, Kent BR2 0EG
Country United Kingdom
Denomination Church of England
Website bromleyparishchurch.org
History
Dedicated1957
Architecture
Architect(s) J. Harold Gibbons
Years built1949
Administration
Diocese Rochester
Archdeaconry Bromley and Bexley
Deanery Bromley
Parish Bromley
Clergy
Vicar(s) Rev. James Harratt
Laity
Organist/Director of music Frank Roddy, Dr William McVicker
Treasurer Becky Chantry
Churchwarden(s) Martin Cleveland
Anne Horner-Tree
Verger Garvin Shorter
Flower guildJan Walpole
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated10 January 1955
Reference no.1084373

St Peter and St Paul is a church in the town of Bromley, Borough of Bromley, in south east London. Known familiarly as Bromley Parish Church, it is not far from Bromley High Street and approximately halfway between Bromley North and Bromley South railway stations. The church is part of the Diocese of Rochester within the Church of England. Largely destroyed by bombing during the Second World War, St Peter and St Paul was rebuilt in the 1950s. It has been Grade II* listed since 1955. [1]

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History

Previous church

The pre-World War II church, generally in the Perpendicular style [2] with a square embattled tower having a turret at one of the angles, had its north aisle rebuilt in 1792 and was completely refurbished and enlarged in 1830. [3] Virtually the whole church—with the exception of the tower—was demolished by a bomb on the night of 16 April 1941. Arthur Gresley Hellicar (1835–1905) was Vicar of Bromley from 1865 to 1905.

Present church

On St Edward the Confessor’s Day, 13 October 1949, the foundation stone of the new church was laid by then Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II). Eight years later, the last phase of rebuilding was complete and on 14 December 1957 the new church was consecrated by the Bishop of Rochester, Christopher Maude Chavasse. The present church incorporates the medieval tower and much of the flint and fragments of the original stone building.

Items of interest

Stained glass

Several of the modern windows (including two illustrated below) were designed by M. E. Aldrich Rope, a prolific Arts and Crafts stained glass artist. [4] The Baptistery window is by Clare Dawson, [5] her pupil and co-worker.

Organ

The organ, built in 1991 by J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd, was designed to support congregational worship, to accompany a traditional choir, and as a recital instrument for use alone or with other instruments. It has three manuals and pedals, 40 speaking stops, six couplers, and three tremulants, and comprises 55 ranks with 2,708 pipes. The manual and pedal actions of the organ are mechanical; the stop control is electro-magnetic with a solid state capture combination action. The instrument was made and first assembled in Walker's workshops in Brandon, before being dismantled and installed in the church—it weighs approximately 12 tons. The organ cases, gallery woodwork and carved pipeshades were designed by David Graebe.

The Specification is below;

PEDAL ORGAN (30 notes)

16' Open Diapason

16' Subbass

10⅔' Quint

8' Principal

8' Bass Flute

4' Choral Bass

IV Mixture

32' Contra Trombone (ext.)

16' Trombone

8' Trumpet

Choir to Pedal

Great to Pedal

Swell to Pedal

CHOIR ORGAN (58 notes)

8' Open Diapason

8' Stopped Diapason

4' Principal

4' Open Flute

2⅔' Nasard

2' Gemshorn

13⁄5' Tierce

III Fourniture

8' Trumpet

8' Cromorne

Swell to Choir

GREAT ORGAN (58 notes)

16' Bourdon

8' Open Diapason

8' Chimney Flute

4' Principal

4' Harmonic Flute

2' Fifteenth

IV Fourniture

16' Double Trumpet

8' Trumpet

V Cornet (from middle C)

Choir to Great

Swell to Great

SWELL ORGAN (58 notes)

8' Diapason

8' Voila da Gamba

8' Voix Celeste

8' Stopped Flute

4' Gemshorn

2' Flageolet

IV Mixture

16' Bassoon

8' Trumpet

8' Hautboy

Tombs

Famous people buried at St Peter and St Paul have included:

See also

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References

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