Church of St Mary the Virgin and All Souls, Bulwell
| St Mary the Virgin and All Souls, Bulwell | |
|---|---|
 St Mary the Virgin and All Souls, Bulwell | |
  St Mary the Virgin and All Souls, Bulwell Location within Nottinghamshire | |
| 53°00′00″N 1°11′39″W / 52.999932°N 1.194034°W | |
| Location | Bulwell, Nottinghamshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | High Church |
| Website | www.achurchnearyou.com/church/17960/ |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Mary the Virgin and All Souls |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II listed[1] |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 126 feet 2 inches (38.46 m) |
| Width | 54 feet 6 inches (16.61 m) |
| Bells | 8 |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Southwell and Nottingham |
| Archdeaconry | Nottingham |
| Deanery | Nottingham North |
| Parish | Bulwell[2] |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Fr. Andrew Fisher |
| Honorary priest(s) | Rev. Bob Stephens, Rev. Peter Jones |
The Church of St Mary the Virgin and All Souls, Bulwell is a parish church of the Church of England in Nottinghamshire, England.[3]
The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest.[1]
History
[edit]The church was built on the site of an earlier church, dating from possibly the 12th century. This church was badly damaged by a storm in 1843.
It was constructed between 1849 and 1850 and the architect was Henry Isaac Stevens. The church was consecrated on 4 November 1850 by the Right Revd. Dr. Kaye, Bishop of Lincoln.[4] The chancel was added in 1900 by William Arthur Heazell. The north chapel was added in 1946.
List of incumbents
[edit]- 1203 Robert de Pikering
- By 1207 Henry de Nottingham
- 1241 Robert de Coleham
- 1266/7 Edmund de Everleye
- 1269 William le Waleys
- 1281 William de Cravene
- 1283 William de Hemdeshille
- 1300 William de Batheley
- 1322/3 William de Dalton
- 1324 Hugh de Bardelby
- 1326 Bartholomew de Bradden
- 1332 Master Robert de Wyvill
- 1336 John Cravenham
- 1349 Michael de Lyndeby
- 1358 Robert Blakeman
- By 1366 Robert Radford
- 1377 William de Wythrington
- 1387 Robert de Cotum
- 1388 Philip Moungomery
- 1388 William Garton
- 1402/3 John Osmund
- 1414 John Frankeleyn
- 1430 John Grenehill
- 1465/6 John Elom
- 1501 John Wilson
- 1524 Richard Kirkby
- 1556 John Harrison
- 1564 George Bromeley
- 1588 Charles Aynsworth
- 1626/7 Robert Ainsworth
- 1641 Matthew Lacocke
- 1655 Thomas Greening
- 1667 Daniel Chadwyk
- 1701/2 Adam Turner
- 1729 Thomas Beaumont
- 1771 Robert Stanser
- 1812 Richard Ramsden Hawksworth
- 1817 John Wentworth Armytage
- 1865 William Henry Cantrell
- 1890 Thomas Barker Hardy
- 1898 Arthur Egerton Rose
- 1922 Stanley Mortimer Wheeler
- 1931 Donald Haseler
- 1938 Robert Percival Tinsley
- 1944 George Sprittles
- 1965 Bernard Hill
- 1970 Walter S Beasley
- 1998 Christopher Gale
- 2014 Andrew J Nicholls
- Andrew Fisher
Organ
[edit]A new organ was opened in 1852 by George Cooper, the assistant organist of St Paul's Cathedral.[5] The current pipe organ dates from 1872 by Forster and Andrews. In 1899 a new organ chamber was built to house the organ and move it from its location in the north transept.[6] A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[7]
List of organists
[edit]- Charles.G.Alloway 1874-1928
- Graeme Bond 1950s-60s
- Bill Priestly ????-1994
- R.Taylor
- Michael Anthony
- Philip Miles 2019-2022
- Howard Lee 2023-
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Bells
[edit]The tower contains eight bells all by John Taylor and Company of Loughborough dating from 1919/20 and 1860.[8]
Clock
[edit]The 90-year-old clock was replaced by a new one by G. & F. Cope with an all-electric mechanism in 1949.[9]
Sources
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- ^ a b Historic England. "Church of St Mary the Virgin and All Souls (1254584)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ "St Mary the Virgin & All Souls, Bulwell". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1979). Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England). Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin. ISBN 978-0300096361.
- ^ "Bulwell New Church". Nottingham Review and General Advertiser for the Midland Counties. England. 8 November 1850. Retrieved 24 July 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Bulwell Church". Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 3 June 1852. Retrieved 24 July 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "New organ chamber at Bulwell Church". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 21 June 1899. Retrieved 24 July 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "NPOR [E01418]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Bulwell Nottingham, Notts S Mary V & All Souls". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Dovemaster. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Bulwell Church Clock. Lighting on June 15th". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 12 May 1949. Retrieved 24 July 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.