Dewsbury Minster
| Dewsbury Minster | ||
|---|---|---|
| All Saints' Church | ||
Style Gothic revival | | |
| Administration | ||
| Province | York | |
| Diocese | Leeds | |
| Episcopal area | Wakefield | |
| Archdeaconry | Pontefract | |
| Deanery | Dewsbury[2] | |
| Parish | Dewsbury | |
Dewsbury Minster, the Minster Church of All Saints is the
History
The north
In 1912, a new carved-oak
In 2013, the church received a grant from Kirklees Borough Council for £25,000 to build exterior lights to illuminate the church at night.[5]
Dewsbury lies near the River Calder, traditionally on the site where Paulinus preached. Some of the visible stonework in the nave is Saxon, and parts of the church also date to the 13th century. The tower houses "Black Tom", a bell which is rung each Christmas Eve, one toll for each year since Christ's birth, known as the "Devil's Knell", a tradition dating from the 15th century. The bell was given by Sir Thomas de Soothill, in penance for murdering a servant boy in a fit of rage. The tradition was commemorated on a Royal Mail postage stamp in 1986.[6][7]
Gallery
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South side of the church -
Interior
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Historic England. "Church of All Saints, Dewsbury (1134712)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Deaneries Archived 15 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine at Diocese of Leeds, retrieved 6 March 2015
- ^ "Patrick Bronte". Dewsbury Minster. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- ^ The British Architect: A Journal of Architecture and the Accessory Arts, Volume 29, (Pennsylvania State University, 1888) p. vii.
- ^ Kirklees Cabinet approve £25k outdoor lights upgrade for Dewsbury Minster from Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 18 December 2013, retrieved 7 March 2015
- ^ "Eric Shackle's eBook - Bells". Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ISSN 0963-1496.
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