Weight: 1167 lbs Diameter: 39.75" Bell 1 of 7
Founded by Thomas Norris 1634
Dove Bell ID: 2636 Tower ID: 10760 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Fotheringhay: St Mary the Virgin & All Saints
Diocese of Peterborough
Major Parish Church, 628306
http://www.warmingtonbenefice.org.ukOverview
Grid reference: TL 59 931
A Royal church with yet further royal associations: a very significant victim of the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The village Manor, and church had been royal property since the Conquest when it was granted to William I‘s niece. By a circuitous route it descended in 1337 to Edmund, Duke of York, fifth son of Edward III. From then it developed into the religious headquarters of the Yorkist faction – with a collegiate church founded here in 1415 which in turn became the principal burial site of the family – Edmund’s son who died at Agincourt, Edmund, 2nd Duke of York and his nephew Richard, 3rd Duke. The great nave of this Yorkist church survives with its beautiful well-proportioned fenestration and flying buttresses. Internally this allows for soaring Gothic arches and beneath its tower a space for the beautiful early 16th century vaulting perhaps commissioned by Katherine of Aragon. Shortly afterwards with the Dissolution the church lost its choir and in doing so the medieval tombs. This was somewhat rectified when Elizabeth I visited in 1566 and new tombs adjacent to the present alter were commissioned by her. The polychrome wooden pulpit in the nave tough does survive from the earlier period. Whilst Mary Queen of Scots is not buried here (her eventual tomb is adjacent to that of Elizabeth I in Westminster Abbey) she will always be associated with Fotheringhay being executed in its former castle.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Open to visitors in spring and summer 9am – 5pm: autumn and winter 9am – 4pm Toilets available
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 610 m²
Building Materials
Limestone
c1370
Stanion Stone
Lincolnshire Limestone
c1370
Lincolnshire Limestone
Oolitic Limestone
c1370
King's Cliffe Stone
Weldon Stone
c1370
Weldon Stone
Interior
Bells
Weight: 567 lbs Diameter: 28.56" Bell 2 of 7
Founded by Whitechapel Bell Foundry 1989
Dove Bell ID: 21295 Tower ID: 10760 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Weight: 632 lbs Diameter: 30.38" Bell 3 of 7
Founded by Whitechapel Bell Foundry 1989
Dove Bell ID: 21296 Tower ID: 10760 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Weight: 688 lbs Diameter: 32.5" Bell 4 of 7
Founded by Newcombe (generic) 1595
Dove Bell ID: 21297 Tower ID: 10760 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Weight: 833 lbs Diameter: 34.5" Bell 5 of 7
Founded by Tobias I Norris 1614
Dove Bell ID: 21298 Tower ID: 10760 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Weight: 933 lbs Diameter: 36.75" Bell 6 of 7
Founded by G Mears & Co 1860
Dove Bell ID: 21299 Tower ID: 10760 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Weight: 364 lbs Diameter: 24.5" Bell 7 of 7
Founded by Thomas II Mears 1817
Dove Bell ID: 21300 Tower ID: 10760 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: TL 59 931
Burial and War Grave Information
The church/building is consecrated.
The churchyard has been used for burial.
The churchyard is used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has war graves.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
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There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | No |
| Solar Thermal Panels | No |
| Biomass | No |
| Wind Turbine | No |
| Air Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ev Charging | No |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
Further information
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