St Mary's Church, Holme-next-the-Sea
St Mary's Church is the parish church of
History
The earliest record of a church in Holme-next-the-Sea is in 1188, but nothing is known of this building.
Of Henry's church, only the tower and the rebuilt chancel survive.[1] His church also included north and south aisles, and the nave extended as far west as the westernmost end of the tower.[2] By the late 18th century the church had fallen into disrepair and a vestry meeting in 1777 resolved to demolish the remains of the nave and aisles.[2] The following year the 3-bay nave was rebuilt and the chancel repaired, using materials from the aisles.[2] The chancel was restored again in the 1880s.[2]
Henry of Nottingham's 76 ft 6 inches tower dominates the entrance to the church.
Features
The chancel arch is Perpendicular.
The stone pulpit and font are late Victorian; the only stained glass window is a 3-light west window from 1888 by Jane Nelson, in memory of her husband Matthew, depicting the
Bells
The tower houses a peal of five bells, within a frame dating from 1868 by John Taylor of Loughborough.[3] The bells are by Edward Tooke from 1677, Joseph Mallows from 1754, Thomas Newman from 1720 and 1740 and John Taylor from 1868.[3] There is a statue of Our Lady, carved by Esmond Burton in 1961.[2]
War memorials
The village war memorial is located within the churchyard; it is
Organ
The first recorded organ was a
Its replacement was a house organ, built in 1894 by J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd for Holme House.[8] The Walker organ is located on the north side of the chancel; an electric blower was installed in 1946.[8]
Clergy
Records are extant from 1241. In 1398 the Bishop of Norwich, Henry le Despenser, appointed the Rectory to Lilleshall Abbey in Shropshire. The incumbent was Rector until the 17th-century, then Vicars until 1995, and Rector since 1995.[9]
- 1241 William de Tregos
- 1299 Richard de Roulesham
- 1301 William de Morton
- 1308 William Godram
- 1317 Paul de Sudbury
- 1324 Thomas Stywerd
- 1330 Adam Popey
- 1331 John Trillow
- 1369 William Ellerton
- 1369 John Scarle
- 1379 Alexander de Massingham
- 1398 Robert de Pychford
- 1410 John Grey
- 1417 John Hachard
- 1451 Roger Burney
- 1483 John Lye
- 1493 John Banys
- 1504 Edward Lye
- 1507 William Brook
- 1511 William Hempton
- 1539 Lanc Southeke
- 1573 Richard Todd
- 1604 William Ready
- 1609 James Pilkington
- 1611 James Smyth
- 1629-1631 Christopher Fisher[10]
- 1633-1670 John Parvish[11]
- 1670-1675 John May[12]
- 1675-1704 John Hodson[13]
- 1704-1736 William Cremer[14]
- 1736-1761 Archibald Ker[15]
- 1761-1794 Edward Castleton[16] Succeeded his nephew as the eleventh Baronet in 1788.
- 1796-1846 Charles Sutton, D.D.
- 1846-1876 Nicholas Raven
- 1876-1886 Edward Ewen, M.A.
- 1886-1891 Charles Elrington Browne[17]
- 1891-1894 John Church Francis Hare, M.A.[18]
- 1894-1909 Corbet Metcalfe Moore, B.A.
- 1909-1920 Canon Alexander Mackintosh, M.A.[19]
- 1920-1928 George Hunt Holley, M.A.
- 1928 Arthur John Andrews[20]
- 1936 William Stanley Harper, B.D. D.D.
- 1952-1966 John Edward Large, M.A.[21]
- 1966-1974 Geoffrey Horace Muzio, M.A.[22][23]
- 1975-1985 Paul Irvine Allton, B.A.
- 1986-1993 Michael Bowers Sexton, M.A. Hon. Canon.
- 1994-2008 Lawrence Henry Campbell, M.A. R.N.
- 2009-2014 Christopher David Wood, M.A.
- 2014-2019 Susan Bowden-Pickstock, B.A. B.Th
- 2019 Rachael Dines B.Ed. (Hons) PG Dip. Th.M.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Historic England List Entry 1171431: Church of St Mary". Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Holme-next-the-Sea: Church Guide". Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers: S Mary, Holme next the Sea". Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Historic England List Entry 1450928". Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Holme-next-the-Sea War Memorials". Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "National Pipe Organ Register Entry No K01338". Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "National Pipe Organ Register Entry No N06645". Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ a b "National Pipe Organ Register Entry No N06379". Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "St Mary the Virgin, Holme-next-the-Sea: Rectors and Vicars" (PDF). Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Clergy of the Church of England Database: Christopher Fisher 36119". Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Clergy of the Church of England Database: John Parvishe 171377". Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Clergy of the Church of England Database: John May 126319". Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Clergy of the Church of England Database: John Hodson 125594". Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Clergy of the Church of England Database: William Cremer 124466". Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Clergy of the Church of England Database: Archibald Ker 125935". Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Clergy of the Church of England Database: Edward Castleton 112099". Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1898, p 181.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1898, p 593.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1932, p 841.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1932, p 23.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1973-1974, 85th Edition, p 560.
- ^ "Church Times, 12 August 1983, p 11". Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1973-1974, 85th Edition, p 685.