Category: St Peters Church
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1875 Sermon at the Festival of Choirs
Both the Advertiser and the Rugby Gazette reported the words of the sermon at the 1875 festival. The Rev. Frederick Simcox Lea, M.A., Rector of Tedstone-de-la-Mere, Herefordshire, preached the sermon at the 1875 Festival of Choirs, taking for his text the words-“How shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at the… Read more
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Festival of Choirs 1875
On 2nd June 1875, a Festival of Choirs for the Archdeaconry of Coventry was held in St Peters. A report on the Festival was found in “The Advertiser” dated 5th June 1875. On 2nd June 1875, a Festival of Choirs for the Archdeaconry of Coventry was held in St Peters, the Parish Church of Church… Read more
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St Peter’s Memorial Index
In the early 1980s the Church Lawford and King’s Newnham Women’s Institute carried out an in-depth project to record the headstone memorials in St Peter’s Churchyard, with a focus on those from the 19th Century and earlier. The full report was produced as part of a National campaign by the WI to ensure such details… Read more
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Window and Cemetery Extension Dedication Visit
In 1899, 25 years after the Church had been rebuilt, the first of several upgrades presented to the Church by the Townsend Family was completed – the introduction of the first pair of stained glass windows. The Townsend family had also helped significantly when the church was built. This initiative coincided with the extension of… Read more
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Dennis Spiller Departure in 1972
The following article appeared in the Rugby Advertiser in December 1972, announcing the departure of Rev Dennis Spiller from the twin parish. Read more
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Churchyard Rationalisation
The following article appeared in the Rugby Advertiser in April 1969. Read more
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Rev John Eardley Appointment
The following clipping is from the Rugby Advertiser of 4th October 1974 Read more
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1720 Tithe Information – Robert Walmsley
The various farms and smallholdings for Church Lawford, detailed in the 1720 tithe maps, are split down into the individual holdings. The blue dots on the cropped parish map highlight the tithe holdings for this individual. For a complete list of Church Lawford tithe-holders with links to their holdings, their village home (where applicable), and… Read more
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1720 Tithe Charts
The full charts for the two villages Read more
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1720 Tithe Information – Francis Garfield
The various farms and smallholdings for Church Lawford, detailed in the 1720 tithe maps, are split down into the individual holdings. The blue dots on the cropped parish map highlight the tithe holdings for this individual. For a complete list of Church Lawford tithe-holders with links to their holdings, their village home (where applicable), and… Read more