St Peter Mancroft

St Peter Mancroft

Parish church
name=St. Peter Mancroft, Norwich


caption=St. Peter Mancroft.
dedication=Saint Peter
denomination=Church of England
tradition=Low Church
parish=Norwich, St Peter Mancroft
diocese=Norwich
province=Canterbury
rector=Revd Peter W Nokes
vicar=
vicar1=
organistdom=Jody Butler
organist1=Matthew Pitts
website= [http://www.stpetermancroft.org.uk/ www.stpetermancroft.org.uk] Anglican Portal

St Peter Mancroft is a parish church in the Church of England.

Background

It stands in the heart of Norwich, Norfolk, opposite The Forum. It is the largest church in Norwich and was built between 1430 and 1455. [cite web | title = St Peter Mancroft: 360o panorama | publisher = BBC | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/funstuff/360/peter_mancroft.shtml | accessdate = 2007-07-24 ] It has a Norman foundation dating from 1075, a 1463 font, a 1573 Flemish tapestry, medieval glass and a memorial to Thomas Browne, author of "Religio Medici". [cite web | title = The Historic Churches of Norwich | publisher = Norwich Historic Churches Trust | url = http://www.norwichchurches.co.uk/St%20Peter%20Mancroft/home.html | accessdate = 2007-07-24 ]

It contains the oldest pealed bells in England.

It is a member of the Greater Churches Group.

Incumbents

*Thomas Tenison 1670 - 1680
*William John Westwood 1965 - 1975

Choir

There was once a large male voice choir which has depleted slightly in recent years. Though music is still an essential part of worship with the majority of the services being sung by the St Peter Mancroft Choral Scholars. The baroque style organ, one of the finest of its kind, means that St Peter Mancroft is also an exceptional concert venue with many concerts being held all the year round.

Organ

A new organ by Peter Collins was installed in 1982. The specification can be found on the [http://npor.emma.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=N06521 National Pipe Organ Register] .

Organists

* William Pleasants ???? - 1717
* Humphrey Cotton 1717 - 1720
* ?
* Edward Beckwith 1780 - 1793
* John Christmas Beckwith 1794 - 1808 (afterwards organist of Norwich Cathedral)
* John Charles Beckwith 1809 - 1819 (son of the above - also organist of Norwich Cathedral)
* Alfred Pettet 1819 - 1837
* ?
* James Harcourt ???? - 1854 - 1866 - ????
* Edward Bunnett 1877 - 1908
* ?
* Richard John Maddern-Williams, F.R.C.O ???? - ca. 1912 - ca 1921 - ????
*
* Kenneth Ryder
* Matthew Pitts

Assistant Organists

* W. Percy Jones ca. 1921
* Andrew Benians

References

External links

* [http://www.stpetermancroft.org.uk/ St. Peter Mancroft Church]


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