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Church of St Peter and St Paul, Uppingham

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Denomination
  
Church of England

Parish
  
Uppingham

Province
  
Province of Canterbury

Churchmanship
  
Broad Church

Phone
  
+44 1572 829956

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Uppingham

Website
  
www.uppingham-benefice.org.uk

Address
  
Market Place, Uppingham LE15 9QH, UK

Diocese
  
Anglican Diocese of Peterborough

Dedications
  
Saint Peter, Paul the Apostle

Similar
  
Lyddington Bede House, All Saints' Church - Oakham, Rutland Water

The Church of St Peter and St Paul, Uppingham is a parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Peterborough in Uppingham, Rutland.

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History

The church is a Grade II* listed building. It is largely 14th century but was heavily restored in 1861 by Henry Parsons.

The font of 1863 was designed by George Edmund Street for All Saints' Church, Cottesbrooke, Northamptonshire.

Rectors

  • Edmund Bonner 1528–1541
  • Edward Martin 1631–1637
  • Jeremy Taylor 1638–1643
  • Edward Jones 1786–1814
  • George Hutchinson 1815–1817
  • John Giles Dimock 1817–1858
  • William Wales
  • C.A. Yate 1879–1880
  • Prideaux Lightfoot 1880–1906
  • Edward Moore 1907–1920
  • Stephen Evans 2000–2010
  • Rachel Watts 2011 – current
  • Bells

    The tower has a ring of eight bells.

  • Treble 1773 Pack and Chapman of London
  • Second 1773 Pack and Chapman of London
  • Third 1772 Pack and Chapman of London
  • Fourth 1804 Robert Taylor of St Neots
  • Fifth 1895 John Taylor & Co of Loughborough
  • Sixth 1772 Pack and Chapman of London
  • Seventh 1772 Pack and Chapman of London
  • Tenor 1772 Pack and Chapman of London
  • Organ

    The organ case was obtained from St Mary's Church, Nottingham in 1777 and is by the organ builder Thomas Swarbrick dating from 1742. The organ itself is by Harrison and Harrison built in 1894 and installed in 2006 by Peter Collins when it became redundant from All Saints' Church, Eppleton, County Durham. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

    References

    Church of St Peter and St Paul, Uppingham Wikipedia