St George's Church from the west
St George's Church from the south-east

St George's Church is a Grade I listed building in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England.[1]

History

A major benefactor of the church was William Bruges (1375–1450), the first Garter King of Arms who is buried in the church. St George's claims to be the original church of the Order of the Garter.[2] Originally the chancel contained a series of seven windows containing portraits of the Knights of the Garter, but little remains apart from a collection of garter panes in the north chancel window and a few fragments in the south window including the centre panes of St Catherine and St Anne.[1] The roof of the chancel with decorative angels was also the gift of Bruges. The central angels on each side carry on their shields the "Signs of the Passion", the pierced heart, and wounded hands and feet of Christ.[3]

There are numerous memorial tablets adorning the inside of the church including one commemorating Tobie Norris (d. 1626) after whom a Stamford pub is named and Blanche, Lady Wake (d. 1379). In the south aisle, there is a Hugh Arnold stained glass window (1909) to the memory of architect John Charles Traylen.

The church's tower was probably built in the early 13th century when the first rector was ordained and is mostly original except for the top section, which was rebuilt in the 17th century. The nave has some of the original 13th-century columns as well as 14th- and 15th-century expansions.[3] The interior of the church was subject to Victorian restoration when pews were removed, a new pulpit built, and the floor was re-laid.

In 1949 Bowman & Sons supplied a George & Dragon figure by Mahomet Thomas Phillips for the church's Second World War memorial.[4][5]

Rectory

St George's Rectory

The Rectory is located at 16, St George's Square.[6] Dating from 1881, it was designed by Edward Browning. As well as being a rectory, the house is also run as a bed and breakfast.[7]

Incumbents

NameDate
Robert Peck1225
Thomas De Gerund1226
Ralph De Stok1229
Philip De Riston1288
John De Ferriby1301
Richard De Dunham1340
Hugh De Oundle1346
William Bolle1349
Robert De Linton1350
John De Thursby1382
Simon De Langton1383
William Parkyn1396
Roger De Oversby1402
William Dunston1422
Robert Corby1432
Rochard Bloston1433
William Barton1444
Robert Falys1449
Thomas Carleton1454
Richard Warmoth1472
Thomas Jens1499
John Forster1504
Roger Saulle1516
David Smyth1526
Hugh Treton1539
Hugh Bytton1551
William Stafford1554
Richard Snawdon1602
George Moodle1604
Simon Read1606
Henry Cooke1627
Matthew Greaves1651
Richard Holland1680
Richard Vaughan1691
Thomas Harrison1722
Ralph Bridmore1737
Micheal Tyson1743
Richard Arthur Knowles1753
Samuel Hunt1786
Henry Atlay1814
Charles Atlay1823
William Henry Charleton1840
Edmund May1848
Henry Bailey Browning1862
James Frederick Camm1890
Alfred Joseph Bull1914
Sydney Herbert Wenham1922
George Henry Seeley1925
William Arthur Rees-Jones1932
Ernest Saunders1950
Joseph Ormston1971
Kim Swithinbank1990
Martyn Taylor2003

Martyn Taylor, the current rector, served as curate at the church between 1996 and 2003 before becoming rector.[8]

Source: Commemorative plaque on the church wall

References

  1. 1 2 Historic England. "Church of St George (Grade I) (1168674)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "St. George's". Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  3. 1 2 History of St. Georges Church (PDF). Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Stamford Church's Celebrations". Stamford Mercury. 8 April 1949. p. 4.
  5. ↑ "Stamford Church's Quincentenary". Stamford Mercury. 29 April 1949. p. 5.
  6. ↑ Historic England. "ST GEORGE'S RECTORY, Stamford (1306853)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "The Rectory Bed & Breakfast Accommodation - Home". www.stamfordbedbreakfast.co.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Who's Who". St George's Church. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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