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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Beighton

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during internal refurbishment of the church and the replacement of the external drainage system. The result of this observation found no evidence of any remaining features connected with the original medieval church. The most noteworthy feature uncovered was the rediscovery of an early stone floor,
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architect Samuel Rollinson (1827-1891) to oversee an extensive programme of reconstruction and renovation which took place between October 1867 and December 1868. The work included taking down the walls of the chancel and the south aisle and rebuilding them on the original
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to release any evil spirits in the child. On the north side of the chancel are two gravestones, one of these refers to the Jermyns, a wealthy family who owned property in Beighton, Hackenthorpe and
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The tower arch is thought to be the oldest part of the present building and may date to the 13th century, while the north aisle dates from the 15th century, there was probably once a
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arcades. There was further restoration in 1773 but by the 1860s the church was in a dilapidated state and the newly appointed minister the Reverend George Antrobus employed the
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on the south wall of the nave mark the resting places of William Jessoppe, vicar of Beighton, who died in 1667 and M. Robert Jessoppe of Waterthorp Gent who died in 1753. The
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chapel at its east end. There was a period of rebuilding and alteration towards the end of the 14th century that saw the addition of a pointed chancel arch and
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arch which was unearthed during late 19th century repair work. The first documented mention of the church is in an undated deed written during the reign of
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or squint cut into the wall between the chancel and the nave, this enabled worshippers to see the priest's actions indirectly. Two
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of 1086 but there was no reference to any church in the settlement. It is believed that St. Mary's dates from the year
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last recorded in 1816 and buried in the 1867 restoration. The floor is thought to date from the early 16th century.
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In December 2006, Ed Dennison Archaeological Services Ltd were commissioned by the church council to conduct
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Research by Rev. E.R Redfern (Vicar of Beighton 1939-46) published in Beighton Parish Magazine March 1941
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windows to the nave were removed, and a gallery at the west end of the church was taken down. Bench
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1650 – William Jessop (d 18 April 1667 d at Beighton) Appointed by Parliamentary Commission
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1969 – Robert Edwin Michael Vickers (d 1 December 1975, Ashes interred at Beighton)
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Gives history, architecture and details of watching brief in 2006.
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allowing for the capacity of the church to be increased to 291.
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1150, this is based on the discovery of a disintegrating late
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1821 – Hon. Thomas Erskine (Buried Beighton 5 January 1859)
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1703 – Marmaduke Drake (Buried at Beighton 2 December 1741)
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1865 – George Antrobus (buried at Beight 21 November 1872)
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1745 – John Drake Jnr (Buried at Beighton 7 February 1763)
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1763 – Thomas Purcell (Buried at Beighton 28 July 1764)
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Index


Beighton
Sheffield
parish church
listed building
Medieval
Mary
Jesus
Domesday Book
Norman
chancel
Edward I
Radegund
Thuringia
chantry
nave
Chesterfield
footprint
Clerestory
pews
box pews
Devil's door
baptisms
Eckington
Hagioscope
brasses
rood
Ninian Comper
archaeological observations
Alan Roy Billings

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