All Saints' Church, Stamford
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All Saints' Church, Stamford is a parish church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....

 in the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...

 located in Stamford, Lincolnshire
Stamford, Lincolnshire
Stamford is a town and civil parish within the South Kesteven district of the county of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately to the north of London, on the east side of the A1 road to York and Edinburgh and on the River Welland...

.

History

All Saints' Church is medieval and is mentioned in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...

. It was substantially rebuilt in the 15th century.

None of the original church is still in existence. There is a very small amount of 12th century stonework, but the bulk of the church dates from the 13th century. Extensive additions were made by the Browne family in the 15th century. Various members of the Browne family are the only people buried inside the Church.

William Browne also founded All Saints Hospital (commonly called Browne's Hospital
Browne's Hospital, Stamford
Browne's Hospital is a medieval almshouse in Stamford, Lincolnshire. It was founded in 1485 by wealthy wool merchant William Browne to provide a home and a house of prayer for 12 poor men and 2 poor women.-The Hospital:...

) in Stamford. It is still in existence, and is still used for its original purpose, as a free hospice and living space for elderly.

Organ

The church has an organ dating from 1890 by Hill. It was rebuilt in 1916 by James Binns and 2004 by Nicholas Pitts. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

List of organists

  • Haydon Hare 1885 – 1893 (afterwards organist of Bourne Abbey
    Bourne Abbey
    Bourne Abbey and the Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul is a scheduled Grade I church in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England. The building remains in parochial use, despite the 16th century Dissolution, as the nave was used by the parish, probably from the time of the foundation of the abbey in...

     and then St Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth
    St Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth
    The Church of St Nicholas in Great Yarmouth, which is the largest parish church in England by floor-surface area, was founded in 1101 by Herbert de Losinga, the first Bishop of Norwich, and consecrated in 1119. It is cruciform, with a central tower, which perhaps preserves a part of the original...

    )
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