St James' Church, Stretham
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St James' Church, Stretham, is an active Anglican
church in the village of Stretham
, Cambridgeshire
, England. Founded in the 12th century, it was heavily restored
by the architect J. P. St Aubyn
in 1876. English Heritage
, a body responsible for preserving historical sites in the United Kingdom, assessed the church a Grade II* listed building. The turret clock
on the east face of the tower was also made in 1876, by JB Joyce & Co
of Whitchurch, Shropshire
, and still keeps good time. The church has a ring of six bells
hung for change ringing
though there is presently no regular ringing at the church. St James' is one of eight churches in the Ely Team Ministry.
, which has a population of 1,685. The village lies 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-south-west of Ely
in Cambridgeshire
, England, about 119 kilometres (73.9 mi) by road from London. The earliest written record of this still active church is in the Liber Eliensis
, a 12th century history of the Isle of Ely
. In 1137, during Bishop Nigel's (c. 1100–1169) time, Anglo-Saxon
conspirators were said to have met in Stretham church. Fragments of the east chancel
are known to be from about the 12th century, corroborating the record of the church's existence in that period.
Lancelot Ridley
(d. 1576), appointed one of the first Six Preachers
of Canterbury Cathedral
in 1541 and a rector
of Stretham from 1560, was buried in the parish. Mark Ridley
(1560–1624), one of Lancelot's sons, became the physician to the Tsar of Russia
.
In 1751, Francis Blomefield
, in his Collectanea Cantabrigiensia, recorded St James' as having a square tower, with four bells and a clock. The north aisle was leaded
and there was a chantry
chapel at the east end with a screen. He concludes this to be the Chancel of the Resurrection. At this time, the south aisle, nave and chancel were also recorded as leaded.
The church was restored very heavily in 1876 by the architect J. P. St Aubyn
at a cost of £4,400 (equivalent to £ in ). The north and south transept
s were added at this time as well as the whole south aisle
of the nave
, the chancel
, a clerestory
and a new porch
.
St James' Church, Stretham, is an historic building protected by Acts of Parliament. Originally, the church was listed Grade A in a publicly available register on 5 February 1952 until a resurvey and regrading by the English Heritage
on 19 August 1988. Since then, it is listed as a Grade II* building, which makes the church particularly important to the country's heritage and warrants every effort to preserve it. The church recordsBaptism 1558–, banns
1759–1963, marriages 1558–1952, and burial 1558–1956 (Church of England
only) are kept in the County Records Office, Cambridge.Notice inside porch Since 1990, St James' Church has had an ecumenical
agreement with the Stretham Methodists
.Copy of agreement displayed on the notice board inside the porch
St James' is part of the Ely Team Ministry, a group of eight churches: St Mary's, Ely
; St Peter's, Ely; St Leonard's, Little Downham
; St Michael and All Angels, Chettisham
; St George's
, Little Thetford
; St James, Stretham; Holy Cross, Stuntney
; St Peter's, Prickwillow
. The Prickwillow church was closed for worship in 2008; it is part of the parish of St Mary's, Ely.
contains remnants of 12th century material., including two clamped buttresses. The ashlar
-faced tower is 14th century with angled buttress
es north and south. The west window has three lights with flowing tracery
. The clock on the east face of the tower, dated 1876, is by JB Joyce & Co
of Whitchurch, Shropshire
, the oldest firm of tower clockmakers in the world; it is wound weekly by the churchwardens.
The east wall of the chancery has one window with five lights
(stained glass panels) with tracery above in a Gothic
style. The church floodlighting is supported by funds from the National Lottery church floodlighting trustPlaque inside porch
); a cabinet (aumbry
) is along the east of the north wall with an arched tomb recess to the west of it with an inscribed tomb lid which commemorates Nicholas de Kyngestone, late 13th century rector. A 1440 oak screen to the chancel is very finely carved. Lying in the chancel is a black marble slab that dates back to 1667; it is a memorial, commemorating Anne Brunsell, sister of Sir Christopher Wren
and wife of the rector of the time. The pipe rack
organ, built in 1886 by J W Walker and sons
of London, is in a chamber built onto the south wall of the chancery. Paddy Benson of Norman & Beard Limited, Norwich
, carried out a reconstruction and enlargement of the organ in 1907 at a cost of £350 (equivalent to £ in ); it was converted to electric blowing sometime after 1937.
hung for change ringing
; around this time, a sixth bell was added and one bell was recast, replacing a 1727 bell by Henry Penn of Peterborough. The oldest bell as of 2010, is the 840 millimetres (33.1 in) 360 kilograms (793.7 lb) number four bell of 1796 by Joseph Eayre; the newest are of 1951 by John Taylor & Co of Loughborough
. This set of six bells
are rung from the ground floor.
According to Canon K W H Felstead's records, now maintained by the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers, there have been 78 peals rung at St James' Church, Stretham, since 1952. However, there is presently no regular ringing at the church.
Records before 1523 have not been confirmed; they have been checked (other than minor spelling differences) with the painted board in the south-west corner of the nave
Anglicanism
Anglicanism is a tradition within Christianity comprising churches with historical connections to the Church of England or similar beliefs, worship and church structures. The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 that means the English...
church in the village of Stretham
Stretham
Stretham is a small village and civil parish south-south-west of Ely in Cambridgeshire, England, about by road from London. Its main attraction is Stretham Old Engine, a steam-powered pump used to drain the fens. The pump is still in use today although converted to electric power. It has open...
, Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
, England. Founded in the 12th century, it was heavily 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...
by the architect J. P. St Aubyn
James 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:...
in 1876. English Heritage
English Heritage
English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
, a body responsible for preserving historical sites in the United Kingdom, assessed the church a Grade II* listed building. The turret clock
Turret clock
A Turret clock is a clock mounted in a tower or turret, usually to show the current time on a dial with hand or to announce the time by strike, or both. It can also have more than one dial to show days, moon phases, and other astronomical data.-Sundials:...
on the east face of the tower was also made in 1876, by JB Joyce & Co
JB Joyce & Co
JB Joyce & Co, clockmakers, were founded in Shropshire in England. The company claim to be the oldest clock manufacturer in the world, originally established in 1690, and has been part of the Smith of Derby Group since 1965...
of Whitchurch, Shropshire
Whitchurch, Shropshire
Whitchurch is a market town in Shropshire, England on the border between England and Wales. It is the oldest continuously inhabited town in Shropshire. According to the 2001 Census, the population of the town is 8,673, with a more recent estimate putting the population of the town at 8,934...
, and still keeps good time. The church has a ring of six bells
Ring of bells
"Ring of bells" is a term most often applied to a set of bells hung in the English style, typically for change ringing...
hung for change ringing
Change ringing
Change ringing is the art of ringing a set of tuned bells in a series of mathematical patterns called "changes". It differs from many other forms of campanology in that no attempt is made to produce a conventional melody....
though there is presently no regular ringing at the church. St James' is one of eight churches in the Ely Team Ministry.
History
St James' Church stands in the centre of the small village of StrethamStretham
Stretham is a small village and civil parish south-south-west of Ely in Cambridgeshire, England, about by road from London. Its main attraction is Stretham Old Engine, a steam-powered pump used to drain the fens. The pump is still in use today although converted to electric power. It has open...
, which has a population of 1,685. The village lies 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-south-west of Ely
Ely, Cambridgeshire
Ely is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England, 14 miles north-northeast of Cambridge and about by road from London. It is built on a Lower Greensand island, which at a maximum elevation of is the highest land in the Fens...
in Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
, England, about 119 kilometres (73.9 mi) by road from London. The earliest written record of this still active church is in the Liber Eliensis
Liber Eliensis
The Liber Eliensis is a 12th-century English chronicle and history, written in Latin. Composed in three books, it was written at Ely Abbey on the island of Ely in the fenlands of eastern Cambridgeshire. Ely Abbey became the cathedral of a newly formed bishopric in 1109...
, a 12th century history of the Isle of Ely
Isle of Ely
The Isle of Ely is a historic region around the city of Ely now in Cambridgeshire, England but previously a county in its own right.-Etymology:...
. In 1137, during Bishop Nigel's (c. 1100–1169) time, Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon may refer to:* Anglo-Saxons, a group that invaded Britain** Old English, their language** Anglo-Saxon England, their history, one of various ships* White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, an ethnicity* Anglo-Saxon economy, modern macroeconomic term...
conspirators were said to have met in Stretham church. Fragments of the east chancel
Chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar in the sanctuary at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building...
are known to be from about the 12th century, corroborating the record of the church's existence in that period.
Lancelot Ridley
Lancelot Ridley
Lancelot Ridley , was an English clergyman, known as a theological writer, and rector of St James' Church, Stretham, Cambridgeshire.- Life :...
(d. 1576), appointed one of the first Six Preachers
Six Preachers
The college of Six Preachers of Canterbury Cathedral was created by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer as part of the reorganisation of the monastic Christ Church Priory into the new secular Cathedral....
of Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England and forms part of a World Heritage Site....
in 1541 and a rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
of Stretham from 1560, was buried in the parish. Mark Ridley
Mark Ridley (physician)
Dr. Mark Ridley was an English physician, born in Stretham, Cambridgeshire, to Lancelot Ridley. He became physician to the English merchant in Russia, and then personal physician to the Tsar of Russia. While there, ca. 1594-1599, he compiled a Russian-English, English-Russian dictionary, which is...
(1560–1624), one of Lancelot's sons, became the physician to the Tsar of Russia
Feodor I of Russia
Fyodor I Ivanovich 1598) was the last Rurikid Tsar of Russia , son of Ivan IV and Anastasia Romanovna. In English he is sometimes called Feodor the Bellringer in consequence of his strong faith and inclination to travel the land and ring the bells at churches. However, in Russian the name...
.
In 1751, Francis Blomefield
Francis Blomefield
Francis Blomefield was an English antiquary, who projected a county history of Norfolk. During his lifetime, he compiled and published detailed accounts of the city of Norwich, Borough of Thetford and the southern hundreds of the county, but died before the whole work could be completed.-Biography...
, in his Collectanea Cantabrigiensia, recorded St James' as having a square tower, with four bells and a clock. The north aisle was leaded
Stained glass
The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works produced from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant buildings...
and there was a chantry
Chantry
Chantry is the English term for a fund established to pay for a priest to celebrate sung Masses for a specified purpose, generally for the soul of the deceased donor. Chantries were endowed with lands given by donors, the income from which maintained the chantry priest...
chapel at the east end with a screen. He concludes this to be the Chancel of the Resurrection. At this time, the south aisle, nave and chancel were also recorded as leaded.
The church was restored very heavily in 1876 by the architect J. P. St Aubyn
James 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:...
at a cost of £4,400 (equivalent to £ in ). The north and south transept
Transept
For the periodical go to The Transept.A transept is a transverse section, of any building, which lies across the main body of the building. In Christian churches, a transept is an area set crosswise to the nave in a cruciform building in Romanesque and Gothic Christian church architecture...
s were added at this time as well as the whole south aisle
Aisle
An aisle is, in general, a space for walking with rows of seats on both sides or with rows of seats on one side and a wall on the other...
of the nave
Nave
In Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and church architecture, the nave is the central approach to the high altar, the main body of the church. "Nave" was probably suggested by the keel shape of its vaulting...
, the chancel
Chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar in the sanctuary at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building...
, a clerestory
Clerestory
Clerestory is an architectural term that historically denoted an upper level of a Roman basilica or of the nave of a Romanesque or Gothic church, the walls of which rise above the rooflines of the lower aisles and are pierced with windows. In modern usage, clerestory refers to any high windows...
and a new porch
Porch
A porch is external to the walls of the main building proper, but may be enclosed by screen, latticework, broad windows, or other light frame walls extending from the main structure.There are various styles of porches, all of which depend on the architectural tradition of its location...
.
St James' Church, Stretham, is an historic building protected by Acts of Parliament. Originally, the church was listed Grade A in a publicly available register on 5 February 1952 until a resurvey and regrading by the English Heritage
English Heritage
English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
on 19 August 1988. Since then, it is listed as a Grade II* building, which makes the church particularly important to the country's heritage and warrants every effort to preserve it. The church recordsBaptism 1558–, banns
Banns of marriage
The banns of marriage, commonly known simply as the "banns" or "bans" are the public announcement in a Christian parish church of an impending marriage between two specified persons...
1759–1963, marriages 1558–1952, and burial 1558–1956 (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...
only) are kept in the County Records Office, Cambridge.Notice inside porch Since 1990, St James' Church has had an ecumenical
Ecumenism
Ecumenism or oecumenism mainly refers to initiatives aimed at greater Christian unity or cooperation. It is used predominantly by and with reference to Christian denominations and Christian Churches separated by doctrine, history, and practice...
agreement with the Stretham Methodists
Methodism
Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
.Copy of agreement displayed on the notice board inside the porch
St James' is part of the Ely Team Ministry, a group of eight churches: St Mary's, Ely
Ely, Cambridgeshire
Ely is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England, 14 miles north-northeast of Cambridge and about by road from London. It is built on a Lower Greensand island, which at a maximum elevation of is the highest land in the Fens...
; St Peter's, Ely; St Leonard's, Little Downham
Little Downham
Situated in the east of Cambridgeshire, the village of Little Downham is located just north of the city of Ely. The Parish of Little Downham comprises Little Downham and Pymoor...
; St Michael and All Angels, Chettisham
Chettisham
Chettisham a very small village in East Cambridgeshire between Ely and Littleport. The main claim to fame is the level crossing along the A10, the few houses in the layby and the old signal box where there was once a Chettisham railway station on the line between Ely and March.There are some...
; St George's
St George's Church, Little Thetford
St George's Church, Little Thetford, is an Anglican church in the village of Little Thetford, Cambridgeshire, England.- History :St. George's Church is a 14th-century stone building with slate roof. In 1751 it was recorded as a chapel of ease attached to Stretham served by the rector there. The...
, Little Thetford
Little Thetford
Little Thetford is a small village and civil parish south of Ely in Cambridgeshire, England, about by road from London. The village is built on a boulder clay island surrounded by flat fenland countryside, typical of settlements in this part of the East of England...
; St James, Stretham; Holy Cross, Stuntney
Stuntney
-Location:Stuntney is located between Ely and Soham. It is just off the main road going from Newmarket to Ely, the A142.-Archaeology:The region between Devil's Dyke and the line between Littleport and Shippea Hill shows a remarkable amount of archaeological findings of the Stone Age, the Bronze Age...
; St Peter's, Prickwillow
Prickwillow
Originally a small hamlet on the banks of the River Great Ouse, but now on the banks of the River Lark since re-organisation of the river system, the village of Prickwillow has an estimated mid-2005 population of 440...
. The Prickwillow church was closed for worship in 2008; it is part of the parish of St Mary's, Ely.
Architecture
Exterior
The building is mainly 14th century although the east wall of the chancelChancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar in the sanctuary at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building...
contains remnants of 12th century material., including two clamped buttresses. The ashlar
Ashlar
Ashlar is prepared stone work of any type of stone. Masonry using such stones laid in parallel courses is known as ashlar masonry, whereas masonry using irregularly shaped stones is known as rubble masonry. Ashlar blocks are rectangular cuboid blocks that are masonry sculpted to have square edges...
-faced tower is 14th century with angled buttress
Buttress
A buttress is an architectural structure built against or projecting from a wall which serves to support or reinforce the wall...
es north and south. The west window has three lights with flowing tracery
Tracery
In architecture, Tracery is the stonework elements that support the glass in a Gothic window. The term probably derives from the 'tracing floors' on which the complex patterns of late Gothic windows were laid out.-Plate tracery:...
. The clock on the east face of the tower, dated 1876, is by JB Joyce & Co
JB Joyce & Co
JB Joyce & Co, clockmakers, were founded in Shropshire in England. The company claim to be the oldest clock manufacturer in the world, originally established in 1690, and has been part of the Smith of Derby Group since 1965...
of Whitchurch, Shropshire
Whitchurch, Shropshire
Whitchurch is a market town in Shropshire, England on the border between England and Wales. It is the oldest continuously inhabited town in Shropshire. According to the 2001 Census, the population of the town is 8,673, with a more recent estimate putting the population of the town at 8,934...
, the oldest firm of tower clockmakers in the world; it is wound weekly by the churchwardens.
The east wall of the chancery has one window with five lights
Stained glass
The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works produced from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant buildings...
(stained glass panels) with tracery above in a Gothic
Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
style. The church floodlighting is supported by funds from the National Lottery church floodlighting trustPlaque inside porch
Interior
There is a lowered sill on the southeast window of the chancel for a three-seat (sediliaSedilia
Sedilia , in ecclesiastical architecture, is the term used to describe stone seats, usually to be found on the south side of an altar, often in the chancel, for the use of the officiating priests...
); a cabinet (aumbry
Aumbry
In the Middle Ages an aumbry was a cabinet in the wall of a Christian church or in the sacristy which was used to store chalices and other vessels, as well as for the reserved sacrament, the consecrated elements from the Eucharist. This latter use was infrequent in pre-Reformation churches,...
) is along the east of the north wall with an arched tomb recess to the west of it with an inscribed tomb lid which commemorates Nicholas de Kyngestone, late 13th century rector. A 1440 oak screen to the chancel is very finely carved. Lying in the chancel is a black marble slab that dates back to 1667; it is a memorial, commemorating Anne Brunsell, sister of Sir Christopher Wren
Christopher Wren
Sir Christopher Wren FRS is one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history.He used to be accorded responsibility for rebuilding 51 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, including his masterpiece, St. Paul's Cathedral, on Ludgate Hill, completed in 1710...
and wife of the rector of the time. The pipe rack
Pipe organ
The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurized air through pipes selected via a keyboard. Because each organ pipe produces a single pitch, the pipes are provided in sets called ranks, each of which has a common timbre and volume throughout the keyboard compass...
organ, built in 1886 by J W Walker and sons
J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd
J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd is a British firm of organ builders established in 1828 by Joseph William Walker in London. Walker organs were popular additions to churches during the Gothic Revival era of church building and restoration in Victorian Britain, and instruments built by Walker are found in...
of London, is in a chamber built onto the south wall of the chancery. Paddy Benson of Norman & Beard Limited, Norwich
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
, carried out a reconstruction and enlargement of the organ in 1907 at a cost of £350 (equivalent to £ in ); it was converted to electric blowing sometime after 1937.
Bells
Until about 1950, the church had a ring of five bellsRing of bells
"Ring of bells" is a term most often applied to a set of bells hung in the English style, typically for change ringing...
hung for change ringing
Change ringing
Change ringing is the art of ringing a set of tuned bells in a series of mathematical patterns called "changes". It differs from many other forms of campanology in that no attempt is made to produce a conventional melody....
; around this time, a sixth bell was added and one bell was recast, replacing a 1727 bell by Henry Penn of Peterborough. The oldest bell as of 2010, is the 840 millimetres (33.1 in) 360 kilograms (793.7 lb) number four bell of 1796 by Joseph Eayre; the newest are of 1951 by John Taylor & Co of Loughborough
Loughborough
Loughborough is a town within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and is home to Loughborough University...
. This set of six bells
Ring of bells
"Ring of bells" is a term most often applied to a set of bells hung in the English style, typically for change ringing...
are rung from the ground floor.
According to Canon K W H Felstead's records, now maintained by the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers, there have been 78 peals rung at St James' Church, Stretham, since 1952. However, there is presently no regular ringing at the church.
Rectors
| From | To | Name | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1222 | Arnulf | ||
| 1276 | Wymbisse, Thomas de | ||
| 1302 | Dogelly, Richardus de | ||
| 1338 | Hatherston William de; Bagthorpe, Nicholas de | Sub Deacon | |
| 1351 | Seyr, Robert; Thomas Darrant | ||
| 1366 | Stratton, Robert de | Prebendary Prebendary A prebendary is a post connected to an Anglican or Catholic cathedral or collegiate church and is a type of canon. Prebendaries have a role in the administration of the cathedral... of Masam at York Minster York Minster York Minster is a Gothic cathedral in York, England and is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe alongside Cologne Cathedral. The minster is the seat of the Archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England, and is the cathedral for the Diocese of York; it is run by... and Prebendary of Biggleswade, Lincoln Cathedral Lincoln Cathedral Lincoln Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in Lincoln in England and seat of the Bishop of Lincoln in the Church of England. It was reputedly the tallest building in the world for 249 years . The central spire collapsed in 1549 and was not rebuilt... |
|
| 1383 | Osgodby, William de | By exchange with Thomas de Dalby | |
| 1383 | Lindesay, John | ||
| 1407 | Burgess, William | ||
| 1415 | Braunston, John; Spalding, William | ||
| 1458 | Redman, Richard | Distinct from Richard Redman, who became Bishop of Ely Bishop of Ely The Bishop of Ely is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Ely in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese roughly covers the county of Cambridgeshire , together with a section of north-west Norfolk and has its see in the City of Ely, Cambridgeshire, where the seat is located at the... |
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| 1488 | Ryplingham, John | ||
| 1488 | Ryplingham, Richard | ||
| 1523 | 1554 | Ryseley, Richardusalso Rysseley, Richardus | |
| 1554 | 1559 | Young, Johannesalso Younge, John | |
| 1559 | 1570 | Ridley, Lancelotti Lancelot Ridley Lancelot Ridley , was an English clergyman, known as a theological writer, and rector of St James' Church, Stretham, Cambridgeshire.- Life :... also Rydley Lancelet |
Father of Mark Ridley (physician) Mark Ridley (physician) Dr. Mark Ridley was an English physician, born in Stretham, Cambridgeshire, to Lancelot Ridley. He became physician to the English merchant in Russia, and then personal physician to the Tsar of Russia. While there, ca. 1594-1599, he compiled a Russian-English, English-Russian dictionary, which is... |
| 1570 | 1592 | Parker, Johnalso Parker, Johannes | Archdeacon of Ely |
| 1592 | 1598 | Jones, Edwardusalso Jones, Edwin | |
| 1598 | 1621 | Lawrence, Willimusalso Lawrence, William | This gives dates 1598-1621, but tentatively |
| 1621 | Brownrigg, Ralp Ralph Brownrigg Ralph Brownrigg or Brownrig was bishop of Exeter from 1642 to 1659. He spent that time largely in exile from his see, which he perhaps never visited. He did find a position there for Seth Ward. He was both a Royalist in politics, and a Calvinist in religion, an unusual combination of the period... |
Afterwards Bishop of Exeter | |
| 1623 | 1638 | Felton, Nicholaus Nicholas Felton Nicholas Felton was an English academic, bishop of Bristol from 1617 to 1619, and then bishop of Ely.-Life:He was born in Great Yarmouth, and educated at Pembroke Hall, Cambridge. He was rector of St Mary-le-Bow church in London, from 1597 to 1617; and also rector at St Antholin, Budge Row... |
Deprived by the Earl of Manchester Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester KG, KB, FRS was an important commander of Parliamentary forces in the First English Civil War, and for a time Oliver Cromwell's superior.-Life:... and Parliamentary Visitor |
| 1643 | Clarke Matthew; Car, Robert | Rector in the time of Richard Cromwell Richard Cromwell At the same time, the officers of the New Model Army became increasingly wary about the government's commitment to the military cause. The fact that Richard Cromwell lacked military credentials grated with men who had fought on the battlefields of the English Civil War to secure their nation's... (son of Oliver) |
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| 1662 | 1678 | Brunsell, Henricusalso Brunsell, Henry and Brumsell, Henry | He married Anne, a sister of Christopher Wren Christopher Wren Sir Christopher Wren FRS is one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history.He used to be accorded responsibility for rebuilding 51 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, including his masterpiece, St. Paul's Cathedral, on Ludgate Hill, completed in 1710... . |
| 1678 | 1690 | Oldham, Richardalso Oldham, Richardus | |
| 1690 | 1691 | Kemp, Robertalso Kemp, Robertus and Kempe, Robert | |
| 1696 | 1727 | Perkins, Ralphalso Perkins, Radulphus | |
| 1727 | 1771 | Thomas, Charlesalso Thomas, Carolus | |
| 1771 | 1784 | Brown, James James Brown (academic) James Brown was an English clergyman and academic, Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge from 1770 until his death. A close friend of Thomas Gray, he acted with William Mason as executor of Gray's will.-Life:... also Browne, James |
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| 1784 | 1802 | Swaine, John | |
| 1802 | 1812 | Morgan, Caesar | |
| 1812 | 1818 | Law, Henry | As a JP Justice of the Peace A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions... he was a figure of the Ely and Littleport riots 1816 Ely and Littleport riots 1816 The Ely and Littleport riots, also known as the Littleport riots, began in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, on 22 May 1816, against a background of similar unrest throughout the country following the Napoleonic Wars. A group of 56 Littleport residents met at The Globe Inn to discuss the high... . |
| 1818 | 1827 | Sparke, John Henry | Canon of Ely; he was eldest son of Bowyer Sparke. |
| 1827 | 1869 | Baber, Henry Hervey Henry Hervey Baber Henry Hervey Baber was an English philologist.He was born in Slingsby, Yorkshire the second son of Thomas, a London Attorney of the Inner Temple, and Elizabeth Baber and was educated at St Paul's School, London. He entered All Souls College, Oxford and graduated MA in 1805... also Baber, Henry Harvey |
Keeper of printed books at British Museum British Museum The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its... |
| 1869 | 1884 | Pigot, Hugh | Manchester Guardian obituary |
| 1885 | 1906 | Cockshott, John William | Hon. Canon Canon (priest) A canon is a priest or minister who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to an ecclesiastical rule .... of Ely. Times notice of appointment |
| 1906 | 1945 | Stitt, S Stuart | Times notice of appointment following resignation of J W Cockshott; Times notice of death 31 July 1945 |
| 1945 | 1952 | Cowgill, John E | Lambeth Palace records |
| 1952 | 1955 | Loughborough, George W | Times notice of promotion |
| 1955 | 1965 | Foulds, Dennis | Times notice of appointment |
| 1966 | 1974 | Hornby John H | Times notice of appointment |
| 1974 | 1993 | Askey, John Stuart | |
| 1994 | 1998 | Kilner, Fredrick James | From 1994 incumbents are known as Team Vicars |
| 1999 | 2005 | Sansom, John | |
| 2005 | 2009 | Scott, Pauline Claire Michalak | |
| 2009 | — | Harper, Margaret | |
Records before 1523 have not been confirmed; they have been checked (other than minor spelling differences) with the painted board in the south-west corner of the nave
External links
- Ringing World The Weekly Journal for Church Bell Ringers since 1911