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St James' Church, Great Packington

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It replaced the old Great Packington parish church. In 1787 it was found that the steeple and building of the old church were both in such a bad condition that it was demolished. During the construction of St James' Church baptisms and marriages were held at St Bartholomew’s Church in the
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Hall, has not survived, but the organ passed to his relatives the Earls of Aylesford. The instrument was filmed and recorded for the documentary
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Discovering English churches : a beginner's guide to the story of the parish church from before the Conquest to the Gothic revival
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The red brick church, in neo-classical style, has an unusual square plan with four corner turrets topped with domes and
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It houses an organ built by Thomas Parker, to specifications outlined by
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as a private family chapel. It is said to commemorate the recovery of
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The church was built in 1789 to a design by Italian architect
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from insanity and houses one of the oldest sanctus bells in
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is an 18th-century chapel situated in the grounds of
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Index



Blickling Park mausoleum
Packington Hall
Meriden
Warwickshire
Grade I listed building
Joseph Bonomi
Earl of Aylesford
George III
Warwickshire
Little Packington
finials
Christogram
John Francis Rigaud
Handel
Charles Jennens
Gopsall
The Elusive English Organ
English parish churches as works of art
ISBN
978-0-7134-5026-2
"St James' Church"
Discovering English churches : a beginner's guide to the story of the parish church from before the Conquest to the Gothic revival
ISBN
978-0-19-520366-0
"Warwickshire Packington Hall, Estate Chapel of St. James [N05888]"
National Pipe Organ Register
British Institute of Organ Studies
A History of the County of Warwick, Volume 4 (1947) pp180-183 from British History Online

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