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Rotherham Minster
Rotherham Minster 2020.jpg
Rotherham Minster in 2020
Rotherham Minster is located in South Yorkshire
Rotherham Minster
Rotherham Minster
Location in South Yorkshire
53°25′52″N 1°21′25″W / 53.4310°N 1.3569°W / 53.4310; -1.3569
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Broad Church
Website www.rotherhamminster.co.uk
History
Dedication All Saints
Administration
Parish Rotherham
Diocese Sheffield
Province York

All Saints Church, Rotherham, also known as Rotherham Minster, stands in Church Street, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. Pevsner describes it as "one of the largest and stateliest churches in Yorkshire". On 19 October 1951 it was designated as a Grade I listed building.

History, architecture and furnishings

Interior of Rotherham parish church
The Interior of Rotherham Parish Church by William Cowen in 1848
Rotherham Minster Interior
Interior taken from the nave 2017

The origins of the church are fourteenth century and the chancel is of that date. The tower is early fifteenth century and contains a peal of 12 bells. Ten were cast in 1924 and two added in 1986. The remainder of the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries, or of the substantial restoration by George Gilbert Scott in 1873–5. The style is Perpendicular.

The chancel chapel was built in 1480 by Thomas Rotherham, the locally born Archbishop of Lincoln, who subsequently endowed the College of Jesus, attached to the church, on his elevation to the Archbishopric of York.

Alec Clifton-Taylor includes it in his list of "best" English parish churches and describes it as "the glory of Rotherham".

Organ

A specification of the 3 manual 1777 John Snetzler organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

Images for kids

  • All Saints' organ - geograph.org.uk - 1138666

    The 1777 Snetzler organ

  • Rotherham Minster (geograph 3735560)

    South transept, by night.

  • Rotherham Minster Steel Heart Day 2015 (2)

    West facade

  • Rotherham Minster Oct 13 (39)

    South facade

  • Rotherham Minster (geograph 3735549)

    North facade

  • Rotherham Minster- stained glass window (1) (geograph 5956133)

    Great West Window

  • Rotherham east window

    Great East (or Te Deum) Window

  • Rotherham south transept window

    South Transept window

  • Rotherham nave aisle window

    Nave aisle window

  • Rotherham Minster- stained glass window (6) (geograph 5956143)

    Jesus Chapel window

  • All Saints' font - geograph.org.uk - 1138624

    Victorian font with cover

  • All Saints' pulpit - geograph.org.uk - 1138700

    The pulpit of 1604, with its canopy from 1700.

  • Swift family brass Rotherham

    Memorial to Robert and Anne Swift

  • Rotherham Minster- lectern (geograph 5956217)

    Lectern

  • Rotherham Minster- choir stalls (geograph 5956222)

    New choir stalls in the crossing

  • Inside Rotherham Minster (i) (geograph 5956214)

    15th century pews in chancel

  • All Saints' sedilia - geograph.org.uk - 1138720

    Sedilla in the chancel

  • Bench ends - geograph.org.uk - 1138592

    Misericord at entrance to chancel

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