Priory Church, Leominster
| The Priory Church, Leominster | ||
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Style Norman and later styles | | |
| Administration | ||
| Diocese | Diocese of Hereford | |
The Priory Church is an
Quatrefoil piers were inserted between 1872 and 1879 by Sir George Gilbert Scott.[1] The building is a grade I listed building.[2]
Bells
The bells of the church are very rare.[citation needed] There are ten now, but the back eight bells were cast by William Evans of Chepstow in 1755. In 1894, two new bells were cast by John Warners of London.
The Tenor weighs 22cwt 3qrts and is in the key of
Churchyard
Investigations to the north of the
In the churchyard are graves and memorials of members of the theatrical Kemble family including the grandparents of actress Sarah Siddons.[5] The churchyard also contains one war grave of a soldier of the Royal Army Service Corps of World War II.[6]
Historical
The earliest known English women doctors, Solicita and Matilda Ford, are known from charters confirming their brother John's grant of land to the priory in the late twelfth century, where they both sign themselves as medica.[7]
See also
References
- ^
ISBN 978-0-300-09609-5.
- ^ Stuff, Good. "The Priory Church of St Peter and St Paul, Leominster, County of Herefordshire". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Bellringers". Leominster Priory. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Our History". Leominster Priory. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ Leominster Official Guide, 1985-86. British Publishing Co Ltd, Gloucester. p. 21.
- ^ [1] CWGC Casualty Record.
- PMID 3905951.
External links
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