St Weonard's Church, St Weonard

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St Weonard's Church, St Weonards
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St Weonard's Church, St Weonards
St Weonard's Church, St Weonard
51°54′54.7″N2°44′3″W / 51.915194°N 2.73417°W / 51.915194; -2.73417
Country United Kingdom
Denomination Church of England
Website stw.org.ul
History
Dedication St Weonard
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade I listed
Specifications
Length89 feet (27 m)
Width36.25 feet (11.05 m)
Nave width20 feet (6.1 m)
Administration
Diocese Diocese of Hereford
Archdeaconry Hereford
Deanery Ross & Archenfield
Parish St Weonards

St Weonard's Church, St Weonard is a Grade I listed [1] parish church in St Weonards, Herefordshire, England. [2]

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History

The church dedication to St Weonard is unique in England. [2] It has been suggested that St Weonard is English orthography for the Welsh St Guainerth (or Gwennarth) and the Cornish St Gwinnear. [3]

The nave dates from the 13th century. The west tower was rebuilt in the 16th century and the south porch, north chapel and north aisle and chancel largely date from the late 19th century.

The royal arms above the south porch door date from the reign of Queen Anne and bears the date 1710.

A subscription for restoration was raised in 1840 looking for £250 to £300 for the repair of the roof and repointing the tower. [4]

In 1884 the chancel was enlarged, lengthening it by about 8 feet (2.4 m). A new south vestry and organ chamber were built. The restoration included the removal of the old high-backed pews and substitution with modern seating, the enlargement of the chancel arch, the blocking up of the south porch and its conversion into a vestry. The church was re-roofed (with the exception of the Mynors’ chapel) and the restoration came at a total cost of £1,996 (equivalent to £221,400in 2021). [5] The architect was George Vialls of London. [6]

Mynors' Chapel

The Mynors' Chapel on the north side of the church is said to have been founded in 1521 as the East Window contains the inscription Orate Pro Bono Statu Ricadus Minoris 1521. It contains the family chapel of the Mynors family of Treago Castle and holds many memorials to them including a brass to Roger Mynors (d. 1684), Robert Minors Gouge (d. 1765) and twins Sir Robert Aubrey Baskerville Mynors (d.1989) Professor of Latin at Oxford University and Sir Humphrey Charles Mynors (d. 1989) Deputy Governor of the Bank of England.

The Mynors' Chapel was restored in 1875.

Stained glass

East Window, Mynors' Chapel, St Weonard's Church East Window, Mynors Chapel, St Weonard's Church.jpg
East Window, Mynors' Chapel, St Weonard's Church

The north aisle chapel contains a stained glass east window thought to date from the 14th century. It was restored in 1873 by Bailey and Mayer of Wardour Street, London. The four tiers from the top show:

The north aisle north window contains is a panel of stained glass surrounded by plain glass with The Calling of St Peter and Christ Walking on the Water. It was restored in 1968 in memory of Arthur John Neville Robinson, Vicar of St Weonards from 1931 to 1942.

The chancel east window was the gift of R.B. Mynors Esq in memory of his late mother, with the central subject being the Resurrection, paired with the raising of the Widow's Son and the raising of Lazarus.

Another chancel window was presented by the Phillpotts family erected in 1884 by Powell Brothers of Leeds.

Organ

The organ on the south side of the chancel The organ, St Weonard's Church, Herefordshire.jpg
The organ on the south side of the chancel

An organ by Mr. Walker of London was opened on 8 September 1840 with the assistance of the Monmouth Choral Society. [7] The organ combined a barrel and key movements. [8]

The current organ (probably dating from 1885) is by Nicholson of Worcester and contains 10 speaking stops. [9]

Bells

The church tower contains 6 bells. Five were installed in 1801 by John Rudhall, with the sixth from 1882 by John Taylor and Co of Loughborough. The tenor weight is 591 kilograms (1,303 lb). [10]

Parish status

The church is in a joint benefice with six other churches:

Churchyard

Churchyard cross, with sundial dated 1834, Grade II listed Sundial - dated 1834, St Weonards - geograph.org.uk - 979258.jpg
Churchyard cross, with sundial dated 1834, Grade II listed

The churchyard contains a number of listed monuments and tombs.

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References

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  2. 1 2 Pevsner, Nikolaus (1963). The Buildings of England - Herefordshire. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. p. 284. ISBN   978-0-300-09609-5.
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  8. ↑ "We understand". Hereford Journal. England. 29 July 1840. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "NPOR [N12682]". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "St Weonards, Herefordshire, S Weonards". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers . Dovemaster. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  11. ↑ Historic England. "Thomas monument about 28 yards south-south-west of the south door of the Church of St Weonard (1099743)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  12. ↑ Historic England. "Headstone about 30 yards south of the south door of the Church of St Weonard (1099743)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  13. ↑ Historic England. "Phillpots monument about 6 yards south-east of the south porch of the Church of St Weonard (1099742)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  14. ↑ Historic England. "Haynes Monument about one yard east of the Church of St Weonard (1179995)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  15. ↑ Historic England. "Pye Monument Immediately South of the South East Nave Window of the Church of St Weonard (1180004)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  16. ↑ Historic England. "Yeomans Monument adjacent to South East Corner of the Chancel of the Church of St Weonard (1301679)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  17. ↑ Historic England. "Churchyard cross and sundial about 20 yards 5/81 south of the easternmost nave window of the south side of the Church of St Weonard (1348776)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 22 October 2023.
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