St Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch
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St. Helen's Church, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, is a parish church in the Church of England
in Ashby-de-la-Zouch
, Leicestershire
.
with the addition of outer nave aisles.
One notable feature of the church is the finger pillory
which was an alternative punishment to the stocks formerly used to punish people.
It is part of the Ashby and Breedon Team Ministry which comprises the following churches:
who died in 1561.
There is a wall monument to Ferdinando Hastings, 6th Earl of Huntingdon
who died in 1698 on the east wall. It shows a lion and unicorn holding a shield.
There is another monument to Theophilus Hastings, 9th Earl of Huntingdon
who died in 1746. The monument was designed by Kent and carved by Joseph Pickford and Rysback is a standing wall monument with a obelisk in relief and a vase with a demi-figure of his mourning wife Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon
, a prominent figure in the religious history of the eighteenth century.
National Pipe Organ Register at N04547.
Mark James Monk
, organist from 1880 - 1883 went on to be organist of Truro Cathedral
from 1890.
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...
in Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, — Zouch being pronounced "Zoosh" — often shortened to Ashby, is a small market town and civil parish in North West Leicestershire, England, within the National Forest. It is twinned with Pithiviers in north-central France....
, Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
.
Description
The church is largely fourteenth century but was rebuilt in 1878 by James Piers St AubynJames Piers St Aubyn
James Piers St Aubyn , often referred to as J. P. St Aubyn, was an English architect of the Victorian era, known for his church architecture and confident restorations.-Early life:...
with the addition of outer nave aisles.
One notable feature of the church is the finger pillory
Finger pillory
A finger pillory is a style of restraint where the fingers are held in a wooden block, using an L-shaped hole to keep the knuckle bent inside the block. The name is taken from the pillory, a much larger device used to secure the head and hands, teeth and neck.Finger pillories operate on a slightly...
which was an alternative punishment to the stocks formerly used to punish people.
It is part of the Ashby and Breedon Team Ministry which comprises the following churches:
- St Mary the Virgin, Coleorton
- St John's Chapel, Coleorton
- St Matthew's Church, Worthington
- Holy Trinity, Ashby-de-la-ZouchHoly Trinity, Ashby-de-la-ZouchHoly Trinity, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, is a parish church in the Church of England in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.-Description:The church was built between 1838 and 1840 to designs by the Derby architect, Henry Isaac Stevens. The chancel was added in 1866 by James Piers St Aubyn.The church was...
- The Priory Church of Saint Mary and Saint Hardulph, Breedon on the Hill
- All Saints Church, Isley Walton
Vicars
- 1200 Roger
- 1224 Reginald
- 1240 Elias
- 1246 Elias de Roger
- 1304 John de Esseby
- 1314 William de Bromyard
- 1315 William Lucas de Viterton
- 1349 Richard Page
- 1350 William de Donnton
- 1364 Elias de Trykingham
- 1413 John de Burton
- 1414 William Pepur
- 1455 William Ederyche
- 1456 Robert Sharpe
- 1463 Henry Dalkyns
- 1477 John Harrison
- 1504 Edward Fox
- 1508 William Shelton
- 1533 Patrick Chevir
- 1534 John Grevys
- 1552 George Harrison
- 1564 Anthony GilbyAnthony GilbyAnthony Gilby was an English clergyman, known as a radical Puritan and Geneva Bible translator.He was born in Lincolnshire, and was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge, graduating in 1535.-Early life:...
- 1583 Nathaniel Gilby
- 1584 Thomas Wyddowes
- 1593 Arthur HildershamArthur HildershamArthur Hildersham was an English clergyman, a Puritan and nonconforming preacher.-Life:Arthur Hildersham was born at Stetchworth, and brought up as a Roman Catholic. He was educated in Saffron Walden and at Christ's College, Cambridge. Through the patronage of Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of...
- 1632 Anthony Watson
- 1646 William Coke
- 1652 Ithiel Smart
- 1662 Alexander Jones
- 1671 Gowyn Knight
- 1673 Francis Chapman
- 1676 Ithiel Smart
- 1691 Henry Hooton
- 1693 John Lord
- 1711 Anthony Johnson
- 1715 Joseph Smith
- 1721 Samuel Holbrooke
- 1729 Peter Cowper
- 1783 John Prior
- 1804 William MacDowell
- 1828 Robert Behoe Radcliffe
- 1833 Charles Dundas
- 1834 Canon Marmaduke Vavasour
- 1875 Canon John Denton
- 1903 Percy Rawson Preston
- 1906 Canon Herbert Edward Sawyer
- 1923 Basil Charles Floyd Andrewes
- 1928 Francis Horace Jones
- 1931 Canon Hugh Duncan Hanford
- 1958 Francis Michael Ambrose Payne
- 1963 Canon John Edward Bowers
- 1989 Charles Philip Dobbin
- 2000 Brian Robertson
Memorials
The Hastings Chapel contains a number of fine monuments including an alabaster tomb to Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of HuntingdonFrancis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon
Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, KG was the eldest son of George Hastings, 1st Earl of Huntingdon and Anne Stafford, Countess of Huntingdon, the ex-mistress of Henry VIII....
who died in 1561.
There is a wall monument to Ferdinando Hastings, 6th Earl of Huntingdon
Ferdinando Hastings, 6th Earl of Huntingdon
Ferdinando Hastings, 6th Earl of Huntingdon was the son of Henry Hastings, 5th Earl of Huntingdon and Lady Elizabeth Stanley, the daughter of Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby and Alice Spencer...
who died in 1698 on the east wall. It shows a lion and unicorn holding a shield.
There is another monument to Theophilus Hastings, 9th Earl of Huntingdon
Theophilus Hastings, 9th Earl of Huntingdon
Theophilus Hastings, 9th Earl of Huntingdon was the son of Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon and Mary Frances Fowler. He married Lady Selina Shirley, daughter of Washington Shirley, 2nd Earl Ferrers and Mary Levinge, on 3 June 1728.There is a monument to him in St Helen's Church,...
who died in 1746. The monument was designed by Kent and carved by Joseph Pickford and Rysback is a standing wall monument with a obelisk in relief and a vase with a demi-figure of his mourning wife Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon
Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon
Selina, Countess of Huntingdon was an English religious leader who played a prominent part in the religious revival of the 18th century and the Methodist movement in England and Wales, and has left a Christian denomination in England and Sierra Leone.-Early life:Selina Hastings was born as Lady...
, a prominent figure in the religious history of the eighteenth century.
Organ
The church contains a pipe organ which has a long and complex history. There were a series of rebuilds and alterations carried out by Gray and Davidson from 1824 onwards. A specification of the organ can be found on the British Institute of Organ StudiesBritish Institute of Organ Studies
-Aims:The aims of BIOS are* To promote objective, scholarly research into the history of the organ and its music in all its aspects, and, in particular, into the organ and its music in Britain....
National Pipe Organ Register at N04547.
Mark James Monk
Mark James Monk
Mark James Monk was an cathedral organist, who served at Truro Cathedral and composer.-Background:Mark James Monk was born on 16 March 1858 in Hunmanby Yorkshire. He studied organ under Edwin George Monk at York Minster. He was a composer of sacred and secular music including Eligaic Odes, a...
, organist from 1880 - 1883 went on to be organist of Truro Cathedral
Truro Cathedral
The Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Truro is an Anglican cathedral located in the city of Truro, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. It was built in the Gothic Revival architectural style fashionable during much of the nineteenth century, and is one of only three cathedrals in the United Kingdom...
from 1890.