St Martin's Church, Stamford
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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.
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.
Properly it is the Church of St Martin Without, Stamford Baron.
The church has an organ by Bevington dating from 1880. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
in the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
located in Stamford
Stamford, Lincolnshire
Stamford is a town and civil parish within the South Kesteven district of the county of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately to the north of London, on the east side of the A1 road to York and Edinburgh and on the River Welland...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The area of the town, south of the River Welland
River Welland
The River Welland is a river in the east of England, some long. It rises in the Hothorpe Hills, at Sibbertoft in Northamptonshire, then flows generally northeast to Market Harborough, Stamford and Spalding, to reach The Wash near Fosdyke. For much of its length it forms the county boundary between...
, was in Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
until 1889 and is called Stamford Baron or St Martin's.
History
St Martin's Church was founded by the 12th century. It was entirely rebuilt in the Perpendicular style in the 15th century.The North Chapel houses the tombs of the Cecil family, including the monuments to William Cecil, first Lord Burghley
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley , KG was an English statesman, the chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign, twice Secretary of State and Lord High Treasurer from 1572...
and John Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter
John Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter
John Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter , known as Lord Burghley until 1678, was a British peer and Member of Parliament. He was also known as the Travelling Earl.-Life:...
.
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
Tattershall
Tattershall is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, located on the A153 Horncastle to Sleaford road, east of the point where that road crosses the River Witham. At its eastern end, Tattershall adjoins the village of Coningsby, to the north of the village...
in 1754.
Properly it is the Church of St Martin Without, Stamford Baron.
Other Burials
- Daniel LambertDaniel LambertDaniel Lambert was a gaol keeper and animal breeder from Leicester, England, famous for his unusually large size. After serving four years as an apprentice at an engraving and die casting works in Birmingham, he returned to Leicester around 1788 and succeeded his father as keeper of Leicester's gaol...
was buried in the detached part of the churchyard in 1809 - William Wissing, Dutch portrait painter, 1687
Organ
List of organists
- John Speechley ???? - ???? (later organist of Peterborough CathedralPeterborough CathedralPeterborough Cathedral, properly the Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew – also known as Saint Peter's Cathedral in the United Kingdom – is the seat of the Bishop of Peterborough, dedicated to Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Andrew, whose statues look down from the...
) - Charles C Noble ???? - 1836 (afterward organist of St Mary's Church, Nottingham)
- Richard Layton ca. 1846
- (John) Clare Billing ???? - 1912 - 1921 - ????
- Ernest John Charles Warner 1952 - ????
External links
- http://www.stamfordchurches.co.uk/st-martins.shtml/
- http://www.musicatstmartins.org