St Martin's Church, Stamford
| St Martin's Church, Stamford | |
 St Martin's Church, Stamford
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| Denomination | Church of England |
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| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
| Website | www.stamfordchurches.co.uk/st-martins.shtml |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint Martin |
| Administration | |
| Parish | St Martin's Without |
| Diocese | Lincoln |
| Province | York |
| Clergy | |
| Priest(s) | Fr Michael Ruff |
| Laity | |
| Organist/Director of music | Fergus Black |
St Martin's Church, Stamford is a parish church in the Church of England located in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. The area of the town, south of the River Welland, was in Northamptonshire until 1889 and is called Stamford Baron or St Martin's.
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[edit] History
St Martin's Church was founded by the 12th century. It was entirely rebuilt in the Perpendicular style in the 15th century.[1]
The North Chapel houses the tombs of the Cecil family, including the monuments to William Cecil, first Lord Burghley and John Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter.
The church was restored over the course of the nineteenth century, with a new nave roof, lowered floor, extended Burghley Chapel, as well as new oak pews, pulpit, bells and organ.
The majority of the mediaeval coloured glass was bought by the Earl of Exeter from the Church of the Holy Trinity at Tattershall in 1754.[2]
Properly it is the Church of St Martin Without, Stamford Baron.
[edit] Other Burials
- Daniel Lambert was buried in the detached part of the churchyard in 1809
- William Wissing, Dutch portrait painter, 1687
[edit] Organ
The church has an organ by Bevington dating from 1880. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
[edit] List of organists
- John Speechley ???? - ???? (later organist of Peterborough Cathedral)
- Charles C Noble ???? - 1836 (afterward organist of St Mary's Church, Nottingham)[3]
- Richard Layton ca. 1846[4]
- (John) Clare Billing ???? - 1912[5] - 1921[6] - ????
- Ernest John Charles Warner 1952 - ????[7]
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[edit] References
- ^ The Antiquities of Stamford and St Martin's: Compiled Chiefly from the Annals of the Rev. Francis Peck, with Notes; to which is Added Their Present State Including Burghley; by W. Harrod. ... By Francis Peck, William Harrod. Published by printed by and for W. Harrod, and sold by W. Lowndes, London, 1785
- ^ Church of the Holy Trinity at Tattershall website
- ^ British Musical Biography By James D. Brown
- ^ Chronology of Stamford: Compiled from Peck, Butcher, Howgrave, Harrod, Drakard, Parliamentary Reports, and Other Important Works, George Burton. Published by R. Bagley, 1846
- ^ Dictionary of Organs and Organists. First Edition. 1912
- ^ Dictionary of Organs and Organists. Second Edition. 1921
- ^ Who's who in Music. Fourth Edition. 1962. p.224
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 52°38′57″N 00°28′37″W / 52.64917°N 0.47694°W
