Priory Church of St. Peter, Thurgarton
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The Priory Church of St. Peter, Thurgarton is a former house of Canons Regular
or "Black Canons" and now a Church of England
church in Thurgarton
Nottinghamshire
.
They were called "Black Canons" because they wore Black Cassocks, Black Capes and Hoods.
was built at Thurgarton was for its location in circa 1119. It was in a sheltered valley and had a stream and natural spring very near. It also had a good supply of wood and stone for building.
At the Dissolution of the Monasteries
the Valor Ecclesiasticus
gave the clear income of £259 9s. 4d.(£ as of ),, making it one of richer monasteries of the time. King Henry VIII
granted the manor partly to Trinity College, Cambridge
, and partly to William Cooper. It was lived in by the Cooper family until at the end of the 17th century the estate passed to John Gilbert, who also took the name of Cooper.
At the end of the 18th century the owner demolished the old priory, so that nothing of it was left but the cellars, and one aisle of the old church, plus the tower(This is what makes up the present church). The original building would have rivalled nearby Southwell Minster, having two western towers and a nave of seven bays, cloister and a large chancel, plus the monastic houses. The church was restored
in 1853 by Thomas Chambers Hine
, and parish registers exist from 1721, whereas earlier records were lost in 1780.
The house that replaced the Priory was used as the Bishop of Southwell's Palace whilst a new one was being built in Southwell next to the Cathedral.
Canons Regular
Canons Regular are members of certain bodies of Canons living in community under the Augustinian Rule , and sharing their property in common...
or "Black Canons" and now a 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...
church in Thurgarton
Thurgarton
Thurgarton is a small village in rural Nottinghamshire. The village is close to Southwell, and Newark on Trent, with a medium length commuting distance to Nottingham. It is served by Thurgarton railway station...
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
.
They were called "Black Canons" because they wore Black Cassocks, Black Capes and Hoods.
History
It is thought that a prioryPriory
A priory is a house of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress. Priories may be houses of mendicant friars or religious sisters , or monasteries of monks or nuns .The Benedictines and their offshoots , the Premonstratensians, and the...
was built at Thurgarton was for its location in circa 1119. It was in a sheltered valley and had a stream and natural spring very near. It also had a good supply of wood and stone for building.
At the Dissolution of the Monasteries
Dissolution of the Monasteries
The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England, Wales and Ireland; appropriated their...
the Valor Ecclesiasticus
Valor Ecclesiasticus
The Valor Ecclesiasticus was a survey of the finances of the church in England, Wales and English controlled parts of Ireland made in 1535 on the orders of Henry VIII....
gave the clear income of £259 9s. 4d.(£ as of ),, making it one of richer monasteries of the time. King Henry VIII
Henry VIII of England
Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France...
granted the manor partly to Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
, and partly to William Cooper. It was lived in by the Cooper family until at the end of the 17th century the estate passed to John Gilbert, who also took the name of Cooper.
At the end of the 18th century the owner demolished the old priory, so that nothing of it was left but the cellars, and one aisle of the old church, plus the tower(This is what makes up the present church). The original building would have rivalled nearby Southwell Minster, having two western towers and a nave of seven bays, cloister and a large chancel, plus the monastic houses. The church was restored
Victorian restoration
Victorian restoration is the term commonly used to refer to the widespread and extensive refurbishment and rebuilding of Church of England churches and cathedrals that took place in England and Wales during the 19th-century reign of Queen Victoria...
in 1853 by Thomas Chambers Hine
Thomas Chambers Hine
Thomas Chambers Hine 1814 - 1899 was an architect based in Nottingham.He was born in Covent Garden into a prosperous middle class family, the eldest son of a hosiery manufacturer. He was articled to the London architect Matthew Habershorn. In 1837 he arrived in Nottingham and formed a partnership...
, and parish registers exist from 1721, whereas earlier records were lost in 1780.
The house that replaced the Priory was used as the Bishop of Southwell's Palace whilst a new one was being built in Southwell next to the Cathedral.
List of the priors of Thurgarton
- Thomas, occurs c. 1190
- Henry, 1209; occurs 1218
- William, occurs 1234-1245
- Richard, occurs 1250-1257
- Adam, occurs 1263-1276
- Robert de Baseford, resigned 1284
- Gilbert de Ponteburg, 1284–1290
- Alexander de Gedling, 1290–1304
- John de Ruddeston, 1304–1319
- John de Hikeling, 1319–1331
- Robert de Hathern, 1331–1337
- John de Ruddeston, re-elected 1337-1338
- Richard de Thurgarton, 1338–1345
- Robert de Hickling, 1345–1349
- Robert de Claxton, 1349
- John de Calveton, died 1381
- William de Saperton, 1381
- Walter HiltonWalter HiltonWalter Hilton was an English Augustinian mystic.-Biography:Hilton was born ca. 1340-45; he was first recorded in January 1371 as a bachelor of law attached to the diocesan court of Ely, and again in 1375...
died 1396 - Robert de Wolveden, occurs 1432; resigned 1434
- Richard Haley, 1434
- William Bingham, 1471–1477
- Richard Thurgarton, died 1494
- John Allestre, 1494
- John Goverton, 1505
- John Angear, 1517–1534
- Thomas Dethick, 1534–1536
- John Berwick, 1536