Doncaster Minster
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Doncaster Minster, formally the Minster and Parish Church of St George, is the Anglican minster church of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. It is a grade I listed building and was designed by architect designer George Gilbert Scott. The church was built in 1854–1858 to replace an earlier building destroyed by fire. It is an active place of worship and has a Schulze organ, a ring of eight bells, and a celebrated clock by Dent. The church is one of two parish churches to have minster status in South Yorkshire. The other is the minster church of Rotherham.
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Doncaster Minster | |
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The Minster and Parish Church of St George, Doncaster | |
53°31′32.88″N 1°8′7.44″W | |
OS grid reference | SE 5742 0356 |
Location | 9 Church Street, Doncaster, South Yorkshire DN1 1RD |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
Churchmanship | Broad Church |
Website | doncasterminster.org |
History | |
Dedication | St George |
Consecrated | 14 October 1858 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade I listed[1] |
Designated | 12 June 1950 |
Architect(s) | George Gilbert Scott |
Architectural type | Gothic Revival |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Groundbreaking | 1854 |
Completed | 1858 |
Construction cost | £48,000 |
Specifications | |
Length | 168.5 feet (51.4 m) |
Width | 92 feet (28 m) |
Height | 160 feet (49 m) |
Bells | 8 |
Administration | |
Province | Province of York |
Diocese | Diocese of Sheffield |
Archdeaconry | Doncaster |
Deanery | Doncaster |
Parish | St George Doncaster |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | The Revd David Stevens |
Laity | |
Organist(s) | Darren Williams |
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