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Church of St Mary, Stamford
Grade 1 listed building dating from the 13th Century, though a church was recorded here in 1146.
The English Heritage listing is here: Link
The 13th century tower includes a clock by Potts in 1890, which uses 5 of the 8 bells. The earliest bells (No 5 in B flat and No 7 in G) were cast by Tobie Norris in Stamford in 1625 and 1626 respectively. Tobie Norris' bell foundry is now a restaurant of the same name (TF0307 : Tobie Norris)
The church is still the centre of "High" or "Anglo-catholic" worship in Stamford, an innovation in 1890 by the Rev. St. John-Mildmay. The Stamford Mercury complained that he wanted... "to make the parish church look - as we understand it - a little more like a Popish mass-house Where will Mr. Mudmay end?" . But "High" church practices, and decoration, have survived at St Mary's and the church maintains a web site for the congregation at Link subtitled "The Home of Anglo-Catholic Worship in South Lincolnshire"
The English Heritage listing is here: Link
The 13th century tower includes a clock by Potts in 1890, which uses 5 of the 8 bells. The earliest bells (No 5 in B flat and No 7 in G) were cast by Tobie Norris in Stamford in 1625 and 1626 respectively. Tobie Norris' bell foundry is now a restaurant of the same name (TF0307 : Tobie Norris)
The church is still the centre of "High" or "Anglo-catholic" worship in Stamford, an innovation in 1890 by the Rev. St. John-Mildmay. The Stamford Mercury complained that he wanted... "to make the parish church look - as we understand it - a little more like a Popish mass-house Where will Mr. Mudmay end?" . But "High" church practices, and decoration, have survived at St Mary's and the church maintains a web site for the congregation at Link
subtitled "The Home of Anglo-Catholic Worship in South Lincolnshire"by Bob Harvey
Created: Sat, 6 Dec 2014, Updated: Sat, 6 Dec 2014
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