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King's Lynn Minster

Coordinates: 52°45′5.12″N 0°23′43.59″E / 52.7514222°N 0.3954417°E / 52.7514222; 0.3954417
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King's Lynn Minster
King's Lynn Minster
Map
LocationKing's Lynn
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Websitestmargaretskingslynn.org.uk
History
Former name(s)St. Margaret's Parish Church, King's Lynn
DedicationSt Margaret of Antioch
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I listed
Groundbreaking1095
Specifications
Number of towers2
Bells10
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Norwich
ArchdeaconryLynn
DeaneryLynn
ParishSt Margaret with St Nicholas and St Edmund, King's Lynn
Clergy
Vicar(s)Canon Christopher James Ivory
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameChurch of St Margaret, Saturday Market Place
Designated1 December 1951
Reference no.1211336[1]

King's Lynn Minster (St Margaret's) is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England[2] in King's Lynn.

History

Benedictine priory

The church was established by Herbert de Losinga Bishop of Norwich in 1095 to serve a Benedictine Priory and dedicated to St Margaret of Antioch. The priory was subordinate to the Priory of the Holy Trinity in Norwich.

Parish church

After the English Reformation St Margaret's became the parish church for the town of King's Lynn, and its property was used as an endowment for Norwich Cathedral. Prior Drake was made prebend of the fourth stall in Norwich Cathedral.

The central lantern and south-west spire collapsed in 1741 and there was a programme of rebuilding in 1745-46 by the architect Matthew Brettingham. Some of the bench ends and misericords dating from around 1419 are now found in the Victoria and Albert Museum,[3] but the church still retains some .

The church is notable for the two-storey porch and the angel roof.

The church was given the title King's Lynn Minster in 2011.

Bells

The oldest bell is a Sanctus bell dating from 1657 by Thomas Norris. The main ring of 10 bells is in the key of C with a tenor weighing just over 28 cwt.

Organ

The organ dates from 1754 when it was installed by John Snetzler. The church organist for nine years from 1751 was the music historian and composer Charles Burney.[4] The organ has been through many restorations and rebuildings since then, the latest in 2003 by Holmes and Swift. Specifications of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[5]

  • The nave and chancel
    The nave and chancel
  • Bench end
    Bench end
  • The Sneztler organ case
    The Sneztler organ case

References

  1. ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1211336)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  2. ^ The Buildings of England : Norfolk: Nikolaus Pevsner.
  3. ^ Victoria and Albert Museum Collection Ref: W.16-1921, W.5-1916, W.54-1921 etc
  4. ^ ODNB: John Wagstaff, "Burney, Charles (1726–1814)" Retrieved 23 March 2014, pay-walled.
  5. ^ http://npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=R00196

52°45′5.12″N 0°23′43.59″E / 52.7514222°N 0.3954417°E / 52.7514222; 0.3954417

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