Worksop Priory

Coordinates: 53°18′13″N 01°06′56″W / 53.30361°N 1.11556°W / 53.30361; -1.11556

Worksop Priory
The Priory Church of St Mary and St Cuthbert

Worksop Priory
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Anglo Catholic
Website www.worksoppriory.co.uk
History
Dedication St. Mary and St. Cuthbert
Administration
Parish Worksop Priory
Archdeaconry Newark
Diocese Southwell and Nottingham
Province York
Clergy
Bishop(s) Glyn Webster, Bishop of Beverley (PEV)
Vicar(s) Fr Nicolas Spicer SSC
Assistant priest(s) The Rt Revd Martyn Jarrett SSC
Honorary priest(s) Fr Brian Cooper
Fr Michael Dobbs
Fr Alan Hirst
Fr Bill Howe
Fr John Statham
Asst Curate(s) Fr Stephen Parker SSC

Worksop Priory (formally the Priory Church of Saint Mary and Saint Cuthbert, Worksop) is a Church of England parish church and former priory in the town of Worksop, Nottinghamshire, part of the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham and under the episcopal care of the Bishop of Beverley.

The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.

History

The nave of the priory, facing east.

The initial land grant and monies to establish the Augustinian priory were made by William de Lovetot in 1103. In the 14th century the Tickhill Psalter was produced by the prior, John de Tickhill.

The priory was dissolved on the orders of Henry VIII on November 15, 1539. The property was granted to Francis Talbot, 5th Earl of Shrewsbury on condition that the Earl should provide a glove for the right hand of the sovereign at the coronation. This tradition continues to this day.

Over time most of the former monastic buildings were plundered for their stone, but the nave of the church was saved for use as a parish church, and the early 14th century gatehouse was used as a school. Extensive restoration and enlargements of the church began in the mid-19th century and continued through the 20th century.

Repairs and restorations

Priors of Worksop

  • William 1180
  • Stephen 1196
  • Henry 1200
  • Walter de Leirton 1233
  • Robert de Pikeborn 1253
  • John 1260

  • Alan de London 1279
  • John de Tikehill 1303
  • Robert de Carlton 1313
  • Johannes 1396
  • Roger de Upton
  • John de Laughton 1404

  • Carolus de Flemyng 1457
  • William Acworth 1463
  • Robert Warde 1485
  • Robert or Thomas Gateford 1518
  • Nicholas Storth 1522
  • Thomas Stokes 1535

Vicars of Worksop

  • Alanus de London 1276
  • Canon Adam de Roderham 1300
  • Robert de Beverlac 1324
  • William de Hanay 1328
  • Richard de Trent 1358
  • Thomas Barneby 1405
  • Walter Burne
  • John Howe 1450
  • John Emlay 1452
  • Walter Burne
  • Thomas Ingill 1472
  • Prebendary Thomas Scott 1486

  • Canon John Johnson 1519
  • Thomas Howard 1535
  • John Thornley 1544
  • John Goodriche 1577
  • Canon Oliver Bray 1613
  • William Carte MA 1615
  • Samuel Smyth BA 1628
  • Walter Barnard 1662
  • Samuel Buckingham MA 1673
  • Thomas Calton 1685
  • John Cook 1718
  • John Ward 1758

  • The Hon. Philip Howard 1778
  • Thomas Carter 1783
  • Thomas Stayce MA 1792
  • James Appleton MA 1847
  • Edward Hawley MA 1870
  • Thomas Slodden MA 1882
  • Canon George Jas. A. d'Arcy 1909
  • Jas. George Morton Howard MA 1941
  • Canon Ralph H Foster 1955
  • Canon Peter H. Boulton BA LLM 1967
  • Bernard Holdridge 1986
  • Andrew R. Wagstaff BD AKC 1994

  • Nicolas Spicer BA 2007

Organ

The painted organ case was designed by Peter Collins, in co-operation with the architects, Laurence King and Partners, and constructed in mahogany in its main parts with pine-cored block wood panels. The case has a tonal as well as an architectural function, mixing the sound of the pipes and projecting it forwards as a blended whole. The specification was drawn up by David Butterworth and is almost identical to that of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham.

The pipes, of which there are 1634, are of various materials ranging in tin content from 90% in the façade pipes to 20% for some flute stops. Copper and pine are used for other registers. With the exception of 24 small pipes in the pedal case, all the front pipes are speaking. The reed pipes are by Giesecke of Germany; the flues by Stinkins of Holland and Peter Collins; the Cymbelstern is from Laukhuff, also of Germany.

The console at the foot of the central display pipes is constructed of oak; the naturals are of hard ‘blackwood' and the accidentals are white resin topped. The manual compass is of 56 notes; the pedal compass of 30 notes.

The style of voicing and the general approach to its construction has origins in the 17th and 18th centuries, rather than the more familiar instrument to be found in England. The balance of stops is in keeping with classical registration and the ‘Werk-Prinzip' of the case is designed to project the sound into the priory building.

For the mechanism of the key and pedal action, direct connection by trackers of thin wood are used to the control valves, giving the performer control over the attack and decay of each note. The stop action is electric. There are six pistons to each department and six toe levers for the pedal department. There are also eight general pistons.

The organ was reconstructed in 1996 by Wood of Huddersfield. It was cleaned and regulated and the soundboards were reconstructed. The keys were renewed; Swell Octave 2 ft replaced with new pipework by Stinkens; Cymbelstern added; entire stop action (slider solenoids excepted) was remade
with Alan Taylor solid state; sequencer added.

  • Great Organ
  • Principal 8
  • Rohr Flute 8
  • Octave 4
  • Spitz Flute 4
  • Quint 2⅔
  • Wide Octave 2
  • Tierce 1 3/5
  • Mixture III-V
  • Trumpet 8
  • Tremulant
  • Cymbelstern

  • Swell Organ
  • Wood Gedact 8
  • Spitz Gamba 8
  • Principal 4
  • Koppel Flute 4
  • Octave 2
  • Spitz Quint 1⅓
  • Scharf III – V
  • Dulzian 16
  • Schalmey 8
  • Tremulant

  • Pedal Organ
  • Subbass 16
  • Octave 8
  • Subbass 8
  • Wide Octave 4
  • Mixture III
  • Sordun 32
  • Fagot 16
  • Trumpet 8

Organists

Services

Sundays

Weekdays

at 9.00am and 6.00pm.

Mass times

Pictures

See also

References

  1. York Herald - Saturday 18 July 1840
  2. Nottinghamshire Guardian - Thursday 6 April 1854
  3. Nottinghamshire Guardian - Thursday 19 September 1861
  4. Sheffield Independent - Monday 28 April 1879
  5. Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Tuesday 27 January 1880
  6. Sheffield Independent - Thursday 29 December 1887
  7. Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 12 October 1891
  8. Sheffield Independent - Wednesday 23 November 1892
  9. Sheffield Evening Telegraph - Saturday 10 January 1920
  10. Derby Daily Telegraph - Thursday 28 January 1943

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