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St. Mary and St. Martin's Church, Blyth, is a
The priory of St. Mary and St. Martin is one of the oldest examples of Norman architecture in the country. It was part of a Benedictine monastery founded in 1088. This priory was founded by Roger de Builli of Tickhill Castle, one of William the Conqueror's followers.
The founder and later benefactors endowed Blyth with lands, money and churches. It was staffed at first by monks from the Mother House, Holy Trinity Priory at
After the Dissolution the east part of the church was demolished and a tower built at the west end of the nave.
There was a restoration in 1885 by
Grade I listed
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
parish church in Blyth, Nottinghamshire, England.
Priory
The priory of St. Mary and St. Martin is one of the oldest examples of Norman architecture in the country. It was part of a Benedictine monastery founded in 1088. This priory was founded by Roger de Builli of Tickhill Castle, one of William the Conqueror's followers.
The founder and later benefactors endowed Blyth with lands, money and churches. It was staffed at first by monks from the Mother House, Holy Trinity Priory at Rouen
Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine in northern France. It is the prefecture of the Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one of ...
France. In 1286 Thomas Russel had to be returned to Rouen because of his intolerable conduct and also John de Belleville, as the climate did not suit him. There are other records of the unruly conduct of French monks.
During a visitation of the priory in 1536 it was alleged that five of the monks were guilty of grave offences and it was surrendered. George Dalton, the Prior, received a pension of twenty marks, and this seems to have been the only pension awarded. The net annual income at the date of the surrender was £180. (equivalent to £ as of ),
Parish Church
After the Dissolution the east part of the church was demolished and a tower built at the west end of the nave.
There was a restoration in 1885 by C. Hodgson Fowler
Charles Hodgson Fowler (2 March 1840 – 14 December 1910) was a prolific English ecclesiology, ecclesiastical architect who specialised in building and, especially, Victorian restoration, restoring churches.
Life
He was born in Nottinghamshir ...
, the contractor being Thomas Woolston
Thomas Woolston (baptised November 166827 January 1733) was an English theologian. Although he was often classed as a deist, his biographer William H. Trapnell regards him as an Anglican who held unorthodox theological views.
Biography
Thomas ...
of Stamford.
Organ
A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.Viral video
The church gained notoriety after a video of a flash mob wedding held in the church was posted on YouTube on 21 June 2013.See also
*Grade I listed buildings in Nottinghamshire
There are over 9,000 Grade I listed buildings in England. This page is a list of these buildings in the county of Nottinghamshire, by district.
Ashfield
Bassetlaw
Broxtowe
City of N ...
*Listed buildings in Blyth, Nottinghamshire
Blyth, Nottinghamshire, Blyth is a civil parish in the Bassetlaw District of Nottinghamshire, England. The parish contains 53 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of ...
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