St Mary's Church is a
Grade I listed Anglican church in
Tickhill
Tickhill is a market town and civil parish in the City of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, close to the border with Nottinghamshire. At the 2001 census it had a population of 5,301, reducing to 5,228 at the 2011 Census.
Geography
It l ...
,
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and metropolitan county, metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. The county has four council areas which are the cities of City of Doncaster, Doncaster and City of Sh ...
, England. Dating from the early 12th century and built with local
Magnesian Limestone
The Magnesian Limestone is a suite of carbonate rocks in north-east England dating from the Permian period. The outcrop stretches from Nottingham northwards through Yorkshire and into County Durham where it is exposed along the coast between Ha ...
the structure today is predominantly of
Perpendicular
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style with glimpses of earlier
Norman
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Ethnic and cultural identity
* The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries
** People or things connected with the Norm ...
,
Early English and
Decorated styles. The large west tower of the church is high. It is an active place of worship in the
Diocese of Sheffield
The Diocese of Sheffield is an administrative division of the Church of England, part of the Province of York.
The Diocese of Sheffield was created under George V on 23 January 1914, by the division from the Diocese of York (along with that pa ...
.
Organ
The organ was originally built in 1857 by Charles Brindley (
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire a ...
). One of his earliest organs, the influence of
Edmund Schulze - whom Brindley met at the
Great Exhibition of 1851 - is clear notably in the complete
Diapason chorus of the Great.
The current organ is the result of several major rebuilds and regular additions. Its most recent additions are the Pedal Double Trumpet 16'; which was added in 2007, and a protective canopy; added in 2010.
Peal
See also
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Grade I listed buildings in South Yorkshire
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Listed buildings in Tickhill
References
External links
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Church of England church buildings in South Yorkshire
Grade I listed churches in South Yorkshire
Saint Mary's Church