St Margaret's Church, Leicester

St Margaret's Church, Leicester
St Margaret's Church, Leicester
	View of west front and tower
	52°38′25″N1°08′11″W / 52.64030°N 1.13625°W
Denomination	Church of England
Previous denomination	Catholic Church
Churchmanship	Broad church
Website	https://www.stmargaretsleicester.com/
History
Dedication	Margaret of Antioch
Administration
Province	Canterbury
Diocese	Leicester
Archdeaconry	Leicester
Parish	The Abbey
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Rt. Rev. Martyn Snow
Vicar(s)	Interregnum

Last updated May 15, 2024

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St Margaret's Church

St Margaret's Church is an ancient Anglican parish church situated on St Margaret's Way in Leicester, England. It is a Grade I listed building.^[1]

History

Parts of the transept date from c. 1200, and parts of the aisles from the late 13th century. Most of the church was rebuilt in Perpendicular style c. 1444,^[2] under William Alnwick, the Bishop of Lincoln. The west tower, which is 108 feet (33 m) high, was built at that time.^[3] It contains a ring of 14 bells^[4] including a flat sixth.^[5] There was a Victorian restoration by George Gilbert Scott in 1860,^[3] and another in 1881 by George Edmund Street.^[2]

The church contains stained glass by Thomas Willement dating from the 1840s, and William Wailes of 1864.^[1]

Tombs

The alabaster effigy of John Penny dates from 1520, although his original tomb was replaced in 1846.^[6] He was the abbot of Leicester Abbey from 1496 to 1509,^[7] and subsequently Bishop of Carlisle.^[6]

The churchyard contains the 1765 tomb of Andrew Rollo, 5th Lord Rollo. The Doric, Grade II* listed structure is faced with slate relief sculptures.^[8]

Organ

The organ dates from 1773 but is now much enlarged. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.^[9]

Organists

1785–1845 Ann Valentine ^[10]
1845–1897 George Augustus Löhr

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References

1 2 Historic England. "Church of St Margaret (1074072)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 28 March 2015.
1 2 Historic England. "LEICESTER CHURCH GATE SK 5805 (east side) 4/27 St Margaret's Church (1074072)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 3 April 2012.
1 2 "The ancient borough: St. Margaret's, A History of the County of Leicester: volume 4: The City of Leicester (1958)". British History Online. Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
↑ Rounds and Call Changes on 14 at Leicester St Margaret; Youtube
↑ Dove, R. H. (1982) A Bellringer's Guide to the Church Bells of Britain; 6th ed. Aldershot: Viggers; p. 65 (records 13 bells including a flat 6th)
1 2 Cocks, T. Y. "Penny, John (d. 1520)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
↑ Hoskins, W. G.; McKinley, R. A., eds. (1954). "Houses of Augustinian canons: Leicester abbey". A History of the County of Leicestershire: Volume 2 (Victoria County History). London. pp. 13–19. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
↑ Historic England. "Tomb of Andrew Lord Rollo to the north east of St Margaret's Church (1250247)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
↑ "The National Pipe Organ Register - NPOR". Npor.org.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
↑ Kroeger, Karl (2001). "Valentine, John". In Sadie, Stanley (ed.). New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Vol. 26. London: Macmillan. pp. 207–8. ISBN 0-333-60800-3.

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[nhle-1] 1 2 Historic England. "Church of St Margaret (1074072)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 28 March 2015.

[IOE-2] 1 2 Historic England. "LEICESTER CHURCH GATE SK 5805 (east side) 4/27 St Margaret's Church (1074072)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 3 April 2012.

[BHO-3] 1 2 "The ancient borough: St. Margaret's, A History of the County of Leicester: volume 4: The City of Leicester (1958)". British History Online. Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 3 April 2012.

[4] Rounds and Call Changes on 14 at Leicester St Margaret; Youtube

[5] Dove, R. H. (1982) A Bellringer's Guide to the Church Bells of Britain; 6th ed. Aldershot: Viggers; p. 65 (records 13 bells including a flat 6th)

[penny-6] 1 2 Cocks, T. Y. "Penny, John (d. 1520)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[7] Hoskins, W. G.; McKinley, R. A., eds. (1954). "Houses of Augustinian canons: Leicester abbey". A History of the County of Leicestershire: Volume 2 (Victoria County History). London. pp. 13–19. Retrieved 3 August 2015.

[8] Historic England. "Tomb of Andrew Lord Rollo to the north east of St Margaret's Church (1250247)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 March 2015.

[9] "The National Pipe Organ Register - NPOR". Npor.org.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2014.

[10] Kroeger, Karl (2001). "Valentine, John". In Sadie, Stanley (ed.). New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Vol. 26. London: Macmillan. pp. 207–8. ISBN 0-333-60800-3.

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