Church of St Peter and St Paul, Uppingham
Coordinates: 52°35′14.3″N 00°43′19.75″W / 52.587306°N 0.7221528°W
| Church of St Peter and St Paul, Uppingham | |
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 Church of St Peter and St Paul, Uppingham: glowing in the early morning winter sun, the church is seen from the southeast corner of the churchyard | |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
| Website | www.uppingham-benefice.org.uk |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Peter and St Paul |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Uppingham |
| Diocese | Peterborough |
| Province | Canterbury |
The Church of St Peter and St Paul, Uppingham is a parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Peterborough in Uppingham, Rutland.
History
The church is a Grade II* listed building.[1] It is largely 14th century but was heavily restored in 1861 by Henry Parsons.[2]
The font of 1863[3] was designed by George Edmund Street for All Saints' Church, Cottesbrooke, Northamptonshire.
Rectors
- Edmund Bonner 1528–1541
- Edward Martin 1631–1637
- Jeremy Taylor 1638–1643
- Edward Jones 1786–1814
- George Hutchinson 1815–1817
- John Giles Dimock 1817–1858
- William Wales
- C.A. Yate 1879–1880[4]
- Prideaux Lightfoot 1880–1906[5]
- Edward Moore 1907–1920
- Stephen Evans 2000–2010
- Rachel Watts 2011 – current
Bells
The tower has a ring of eight bells.
- Treble 1773 Pack and Chapman of London
- Second 1773 Pack and Chapman of London
- Third 1772 Pack and Chapman of London
- Fourth 1804 Robert Taylor of St Neots
- Fifth 1895 John Taylor & Co of Loughborough
- Sixth 1772 Pack and Chapman of London
- Seventh 1772 Pack and Chapman of London
- Tenor 1772 Pack and Chapman of London
Organ
The organ case was obtained from St Mary's Church, Nottingham in 1777 and is by the organ builder Thomas Swarbrick dating from 1742. The organ itself is by Harrison and Harrison built in 1894 and installed in 2006 by Peter Collins when it became redundant from All Saints' Church, Eppleton, County Durham. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[6]
References
- ↑ "Church of All Saints". Images of England. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ↑ Leicestershire Mercury - Saturday 9 November 1861
- ↑ Leicester Journal - Friday 16 October 1863
- ↑ Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser - Thursday 22 July 1880
- ↑ Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser - Wednesday 19 September 1906
- ↑ "The National Pipe Organ Register (NPOR)". Npor.org.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2014.