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St Mary's Church, Atherstone

St Mary's Church is a Grade II* listed parish church in Atherstone, Warwickshire, England. The stonework in the tower is in poor condition and hence the church is listed on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register. History The ancient St Mary's Chapel in Atherstone originated in the early 12th century, when the monks of Bec Abbey made a donation of 12 acres (4.9 ha) to a house of friars and hermits. However, the only survival from this time is a reset Norman doorway brought from the former church of Baddesley Ensor. Around 1375, this community was replaced by Atherstone Priory, a house of Augustinian friars. The friars rebuilt the church shortly after, with a Perpendicular Gothic chancel and a tower over a central 'walking place'. The font also survives from around this time, and is decorated with the Symbols of the Passion and the Evangelists. The priory was dissolved in the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 1530s, and the friars' buildings were demolished. The church survived in parochial use, though its chancel was converted to serve as school founded by Sir William Devereux. According to Nichols, the chapel was granted to Henry Cartwright in 1542, then left abandoned and neglected until 1692, when Samuel Bracebridge settled a yearly sum for the parson of Mancetter to preach there every other Sunday in the winter season. Over the 18th and 19th centuries, the church was gradually restored and rebuilt. Its square tower was rebuilt in the fashionable “Gothic” style in 1782. The architectural drawing of the chapel made by Jacob Schnebbelie in 1790 prompted Nichols to assert that “the new tower provides a good effect." St Mary's was further redesigned in 1849 by Thomas Henry Wyatt and David Brandon, with a large new aisled nave of five bays being built. The chapel was restored to be used as a chancel in 1888. Organ The first record of an organ is in 1852, when an instrument by Holdich was installed. This was replaced in 1898, when an organ by Henry Jones and Sons was obtained from Christ Church, South Banbury. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. References External links Heritage at Risk Register: Church+of+St+Mary+Atherstone
St Mary's Church, Barnstone

St Mary's Church, Barnstone is a parish church in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham of the Church of England, situated in Barnstone, Nottinghamshire. It was completed as a chapel of ease for St Andrew's Church, Langar in 1857 in Gothic Revival style. The building The inscription above the entrance describes the chapel as being "rebuilt" in that year by T. D. Hall. This is confirmed by Kelly's Directory of Nottinghamshire, 1904: "The chapel of ease is a small building of stone in the Gothic style, consisting of chancel and nave, with a turret containing 2 bells; it was rebuilt by the late Thomas Dickinson Hall Esq. of Whatton Manor, in 1855, and has 100 sittings." (The year 1855 was probably the year construction started and 1857 the date of completion. Hall had been High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1843.) The cost of construction was £1,200. The church indeed consists of a nave and a chancel. The turret at the east end contains two bells. There are memorials inside to the fallen in two world wars, and small amounts of Victorian stained glass: the east window with five roundels, and the upper lights of the three pairs of windows in the nave. The pews, lectern, pulpit and communion rail are made of oak. There are 15 small coats of arms hanging on the walls, one brought from the earlier chapel. Light on the earlier chapel is shed by White's History, Gazetteer and Directory of Nottinghamshire, 1832: "The chapel is a small building, with a short tower, and is annexed to the rectory of Langar. This we suppose is the remains, or rather, perhaps, the successor of the ancient chapel of St. Atheburga, or St, Aubrey, which Thoroton says stood in the fields of Langar, and was considered as partly belonging to Granby church, with which it was given to Thurgarton priory. The feast here is on the Sunday after Whit-Sunday." Secular use The church was closed in 2017. In October 2019, plans were submitted to Rushcliffe Borough Council to convert the church into a five-bedroom home. Parish status St Mary's Church, Barnstone is not currently in use. It belongs to the Wiverton group of parishes, which includes: St Andrew's Church, Langar St Giles's Church, Cropwell Bishop All Saints' Church, Granby Holy Trinity Church, Tythby St John's Church, Colston Bassett St Michael and All Angels' Church, Elton on the Hill Footnotes References
St Mary's Church, Bletchley

St Mary's Church is the Anglican parish church in Bletchley, a constituent town of Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, England. St Mary's is located on Church Green Road, Bletchley. History The church dates from Norman times and the arch of the south doorway is Norman. The chancel is 13th century and there were additions in the 14th and 15th centuries. More recently, the Church has moved away from a traditional choir and organ and now have a band. Services Since St John's joined St Mary's, all services are now at St Mary's. The latest schedule of services is available from the church website. References External links Church website
St Mary's Church, Brading

St Mary's Church is a parish church in the Church of England located in Brading, Isle of Wight. History The church is medieval dating from the twelfth century. At this church the Rev. Legh Richmond is thought to have originated the now globally popular idea of using boards with movable numbers to indicate hymn numbers during church services. The 13th-century tower is of a very unusual style in that it is built on four piers at the entrance to the church. This is one of only four in examples in Britain. The tower contains a ring of 8 bells which the heaviest weighs 10.5cwt in the key of G. The oldest bell was made in 1594. The current church building has aspects dating from the late 12th century onward, with the majority of the present building resulting from the alterations of the 14th and 15th centuries. The Oglander Chapel on the eastern end of the south aisle is the resting place of members of that family and includes two elaborately carved and painted wooden effigies of knights placed upon two of the tombs. Whilst installed by the family itself, their appearance does not represent the accurate historical dress of the time for the family members in the tombs beneath. In the north aisle there are funerary hatchments of the Oglander family on the walls, and two fonts from the 13th and 15th centuries. The churchyard contains the Commonwealth war graves of four British Army soldiers of World War I. List of incumbents Legh Richmond 1798–1805 Parish Status The church is within a group which includes: St John the Baptist Church, Yaverland St Mary's Church, Brading Organ The church has a pipe organ by Forster and Andrews dating from 1864. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. References
St Mary's Church, Brighstone

St. Mary's Church is a parish church in the Church of England located in Brighstone, Isle of Wight. The churchyard contains a memorial stone to George Albert Cairns VC. History The church is medieval dating from the twelfth century. The short tower contains a ring of 8 bells all cast by Whitechapel Bell Foundry: six in 1961 with two more added in 2017. The largest weighs 7cwt. The spire was added in the 17th century. Today The church holds an annual Christmas tree festival (the Brighstone Christmas Tree Festival) in conjunction with the one at Mottistone that has become a popular tourist attraction. This event occurs in four locations: St Mary's Church, Brighstone Brighstone Methodist Church St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Mottistone Wilberforce Hall, Brighstone. Several hundred entries are created by individuals, groups and businesses, making it one of the biggest festivals of its type. Parish status The church is grouped with: St. Mary's Church, Brighstone St. Mary's Church, Brook St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Mottistone List of incumbents Three former Rectors have become Bishops: Thomas Ken hymn writer Samuel Wilberforce - the youngest son of William Wilberforce George Moberly - became Bishop of Salisbury Organ The church does not have a pipe organ but instead has an electric one at the west end of the nave. A specification of the former pipe organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. References
St Mary's Church, Brook

St Mary's Church, Brook is a parish church in the Church of England located in Brook, Isle of Wight. History The current church dates from 1864. It is by the architect Willoughby Mullins and was funded by the wealthy landowner and industrialist Charles Seely MP, whose estate contained the village. There are memorials to the family in the church. St Mary's replaced a 13th Century church destroyed in a fire. The arch from the porch to the nave is all that remains of the mediaeval church. Situated on a knoll just above the village of Brook, St Mary's has been described as "one of the best preserved small Victorian churches in the country." It's "fine interior decorations ... remain in beautiful condition." The interior walls were never plastered and this gave according to the architectural critic, Nicholas Pevsner, a "striking" effect. The small tower contains a set of 8 tubular bells. The church, and the village below, have also a close association with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. There were RNLI funded lifeboats in the village of Brook from 1851 through to 1937. The Service Boards for the lifeboats hang in St Mary's, behind the font. The Lifeboats are also commemorated in a memorial at Brook Village Hall. The churchyard contains six Commonwealth war graves, two British Army soldiers of World War I and, from World War II, three unidentified Merchant Navy seamen whose bodies had been washed ashore. It also contains the grave of Royal Air Force Squadron Leader, Nigel Seely (1902–1943), son of the politician and industrialist Sir Charles Seely, 2nd Baronet. Col. Harry Gore-Browne VC is also buried in the churchyard. Gore-Browne was the son-in-law of Charles Seely, having married his daughter Jane. He won the Victoria Cross aged 26 during the Indian Mutiny. He later ran the Seely estates in the West Wight. A memorial to those killed in a 1957 flying boat crash also stands in the churchyard. Parish status The church is grouped with: St Mary's Church, Brighstone St Mary's Church, Brook St Peter and St Paul's Church, Mottistone Organ The church has a two manual organ dating from 1867 by Bevington. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. References External links External links Interior and exterior photographs of St Mary's
St Mary’s Church (Bury St Edmunds)

Die der Church of England zugehörige St Mary’s Church (eigentlich Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary) in der südostenglischen Stadt Bury St Edmunds in der Grafschaft (county) Suffolk ist eine Pfarrkirche mit dem Patrozinium der Himmelfahrt Mariens. Sie ist als Grade-I-Bauwerk eingestuft und gehört zum Major Churches Network. Lage Die etwa 45.000 Einwohner zählende und gut 50 m hoch gelegene Stadt Bury St Edmunds ist etwa 140 km in nordöstlicher Richtung von London bzw. ca. 40 km in nordwestlicher Richtung von Ipswich entfernt; ca. 40 km westlich liegt die Universitätsstadt Cambridge. Die St Mary’s Church liegt am Südrand eines ehemaligen Abteigeländes, zu welchem auch die benachbarte heutige Kathedrale gehört. Geschichte Ein erster Kirchenbau an dieser Stelle entstand im 7. Jahrhundert. In den ersten Jahrzehnten des 10. Jahrhunderts wurden die Gebeine/Reliquien des als vom Volk als Märtyrer verehrten angelsächsischen Königs Edmund von Ostanglien hierhin verbracht; in der Folge änderte man den Namen des Ortes. Ein zweiter Kirchenbau folgte unter Abt Anselm de Craon im frühen 12. Jahrhundert. Der Chorbereich der heutigen Kirche entstand im späten 13. Jahrhundert im Decorated Style; die übrigen Bauteile stammen aus dem Spätmittelalter. Trotz der Zerstörung vieler Abteien und Abteikirchen in der Zeit der Auflösung der englischen Klöster durch Heinrich VIII. († 1547) blieb die als Pfarrkirche genutzte Kirche erhalten. Architektur Der Glockenturm mit seiner Bruchsteinfassade wirkt klobig und altertümlich; die Strebepfeiler in den Ecken als auch die Fenster scheinen spätere Hinzufügungen zu sein. Die dem Perpendicular Style zuzurechnende Fassade des Bauwerks wird von drei Fenstern dominiert, von denen das mittlere mit seiner Höhe von ca. 10,50 m als eines der größten Fenster in englischen Pfarrkirchen gilt. Das lang, breit und hell, aber ohne Querhaus gestaltete Innere der Kirche ist dreischiffig und basilikal; der Chorbereich ist nicht erhöht. Alle Bauteile mit Ausnahme des Chors und der Seitenkapellen werden von hölzernen Dachstühlen überspannt. Ausstattung Blickfang im Inneren der Kirche ist das große Westfenster, dessen Verglasung jedoch weitgehend aus dem 19. Jahrhundert stammt. Bemerkenswert sind auch die langen und tief heruntergezogenen Reihen von Seitenfenstern sowie die hohen Mittelschiffarkaden. Eine Grabplatte erinnert an die im Jahr 1533 verstorbene Mary Tudor, die Schwester Heinrichs VIII. und ehemalige Königin von Frankreich. In einer Chorseitenkapelle befindet sich der Scheinsarkophag des wohlhabenden Tuchhändlers John Baret, dessen als Leichnam gestaltete Liegefigur (gisant) noch zu seinen Lebzeiten gestaltet wurde. Literatur Clive R. Paine: St Mary's, Bury St. Edmunds. Honey Hill Publ. 2000, ISBN 978-0953649532 Weblinks St Mary's Church – Website (englisch) Einzelnachweise
St Mary's Church, Carisbrooke

St Mary's Church, Carisbrooke is a parish church in the Church of England located in Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight. A service is held every Sunday morning at 8:00 and 9:30. History The church is medieval dating from the Norman period. The tower contains a ring of 10 bells. The back 8 bells were cast in 1921 by Gillet and Johnston, Croydon and were made a ring of 10 in 2002 by the Whitchapel Bell Foundry. The church is home to the funeral monument of Margaret Seymour, Lady Wadham, aunt to Jane Seymour, and second wife to Sir Nicholas I Wadham, Captain of the Isle of Wight from 1509 to 1520. Church status The church was formerly grouped with the Church of St Nicholas in Castro, Carisbrooke, and is now additionally grouped with Sts Thomas Minster, Newport, St John's, Newport and St Olave's, Gatcombe. Incumbents Alexander Ross, prolific Scottish writer and controversialist, was vicar of Carisbrooke from 1634 until his death in 1654. Burials Lady Wadham, 1520 William Keeling, 1619 (discoverer of the Keeling Islands in the Indian Ocean) Sir William Stephens, 1697 Sir Henry Daly Organ The church has a two manual organ dating from 1908 by Bevington. A specification of the organ can be found on the Nation pipe organ register. The church also has a small practice organ and a piano. List of organists John T. Read ca. 1912 References
St Mary's Church, Clifton

St Mary's Church is the parish church of Clifton, in Nottinghamshire, England. The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest. History The church is medieval. It was restored by Lewis Nockalls Cottingham in 1846, C. Hodgson Fowler in 1874, George Frederick Bodley in 1884, George Pace and Ronald Sims between 1969 and 1979. Features The reredos formerly at the Society of the Sacred Mission at Kelham College and much of the decoration is by George Frederick Bodley. Organ The organ is by Marcussen & Søn of Denmark and was installed in 1973. The organist at this time was Ian Abernethy. Parsonage The parsonage house was enlarged in 1830 by Henry Moses Wood. Sources The Buildings of England, Nottinghamshire. Nikolaus Pevsner See also Grade I listed buildings in Nottinghamshire Listed buildings in Nottingham (Clifton South ward) List of works by George Pace References
St Mary the Virgin Church, Cowes

St Mary the Virgin Church, Cowes is a Church of England parish church in Cowes, Isle of Wight. It is in Church Road, next to Northwood House. History The first church on the site was built in 1657, during the Commonwealth of England. A chancel designed by Joseph Richards was added in 1811. John Nash designed the west tower, which was added in 1816. It is unusual for being in a Greek Revival style. In 1867 the whole church except for the west tower was rebuilt to Gothic Revival designs by the architect Arthur Cates. Parish and benefice The church is part of a single benefice with Holy Trinity Church, Cowes. Organ The church has a two-manual organ, originally built by Henry Willis & Sons. Its specification is on the National Pipe Organ Register. References External links
St Mary's Church, Greasley

St Mary's Church, Greasley is a parish church in the Church of England in Greasley, Nottinghamshire. The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest. History The church is medieval, built in the mid-15th century and was restored in 1882. It had previously been restored in 1753, 1772 and 1832. However, mining subsidence caused the tower to separate from the chancel and the nave, and in 1896 the church was virtually rebuilt at a cost of £2,000. The font pre-dates the church, being 14th century. Stained glass The church contains some fragments of stained glass from Beauvale Charterhouse. Organ The church has a pipe organ by Charles Lloyd of Nottingham dating from 1910. It was the gift of Major Thomas Philip Barber. The specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register Memorials Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne North West corner of the tower. See also Listed buildings in Greasley Sources The Buildings of England, Nottinghamshire. Nikolaus Pevsner
St Mary's Church, Horncastle

St. Mary's Church, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England, dates from the early 13th century and is dedicated to Saint Mary. It serves the Ecclesiastical Parish of Horncastle and a grade II* listed building that was heavily restored by Ewan Christian between 1859 and 1861. History It is thought that a Roman church once stood on the site. This appears to have been succeeded by a Saxon Minster, although construction of the present building started c.1250. The building appears to have experienced two major works of restoration: The first, which took place around 1660, once he had been restored as Vicar of Horncastle, and is commemorated on the south wall near to the altar rails by a large metal painted plaque, is credited to The Rev'd Thomas Gibson. Gibson was ill-treated during the Civil War and deprived of his living for some years. The 1859–61 restoration is commemorated by a stained glass window in memory of The Rev'd Canon W H Milner, who is credited with being the primary driving force behind the restoration. Whilst remaining in regular use as the Parish Church of Horncastle, by 2001 a Roman Catholic congregation was also using the building for its Mass on Saturday evenings at 6:00 pm and continues to have Mass there at that time. Architecture The building is dominated by three architectural styles: Early English as seen in the five-bay nave arcade (the upper sections of which were re-built in 1859–61), internal tower arch with pointed head and western-facing lancet windows, with their moulded string courses. Perpendicular as evident in the north and south chancel chapels and nave clerestory, with its five 15th-century windows. Victorian restoration seen especially in the east window, chancel arch, nave aisles, porches and vestry office. The floor level at the east end of the church was raised in height by two feet during the 1859-61 restoration, in order to accommodate the central heating system. There are also some Georgian influences, such as the heavily restored 14th-century piscina in the chancel's south wall. Governance Horncastle Parish is part of the South Wolds Group of Churches, which was inaugurated by Bishop John of Lincoln during a service in St Mary's Horncastle on 7 November 2010. This benefice is sub divided into three groups: The Asterby Group; The Hemingby Group; and The Horncastle Group. Past clergy of note These include: John Langton, later Bishop of Chichester Simon Islip, Rector, later Archbishop of Canterbury John Rouceby (murdered 1388) William Strickland, later Bishop of Carlisle Joseph Robertson, Vicar 1779- Sidney Clarke, Asst Curate, later Chaplain-in-Chief of the RAF Monuments and burials Sir Ingram Hopton Sir Lionel Dymoke Jane Dymoke Sarah Sellwood, niece of Sir John Franklin and mother of Emily who married Alfred Lord Tennyson References Further reading Clarke, J N (1972). A History of St Mary's Church. Horncastle library.: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) External links Official website
St Mary's Church, Leamington Spa

St. Mary's Church, Leamington Spa is a Grade II listed parish church in Leamington Spa, England. History St. Mary's Church was built between 1838 and 1839 to designs by the architect J.G. Jackson. 1897 saw a vicarage purchased at 15 St Mary's Road for £1,500 and the current vicarage (number 28) is also on the same street as the church. In the 1970s a substantial property called "Southlands" was left to the church. This was promptly sold and a former brewery warehouse called The Maltings was purchased and used as a church youth centre called "The Landing Stage". The Maltings were sold and converted to housing by the Orbit Group. The existing church hall was completed in 1996. References
St Mary's Church, Longnewton

St. Mary's Church, Longnewton is a Church of England church in the parish of Longnewton, Stockton-on-Tees, Teesside, England. It is part of the benefice of All Saints' Church, Preston-on-Tees. Church building It is a small stone building in the Early English style, twice rebuilt, in 1806 and in 1858, and occupying the site of a more ancient church. There is a nave, chancel, and south aisle; north of the chancel, forming a transept, is the Londonderry mausoleum, within which is a sculptured white marble tomb of the third Marquis of Londonderry. The present building is Grade II* listed. There was formerly a chantry in this church, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Church Links The church has links with St. Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School in Longnewton. References External links Church website St Mary, in A Church near You