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All Saints Church, Rotherham, also known as Rotherham Minster, stands in Church Street, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. Pevsner describes it as "one of the largest and stateliest churches in Yorkshire".〔The Buildings of England: Yorkshire: West Riding, page 418〕 On 19 October 1951 it was designated as a Grade I listed building. ==History, architecture and furnishings== The origins of the church are fourteenth century and the chancel is of that date.〔 The tower is early fifteenth century and contains a peal of 12 bells. Ten were cast in 1924 and two added in 1986 The chancel chapel was built in 1480 by Thomas Rotherham, the locally born Archbishop of Lincoln, who subsequently endowed the College of Jesus, attached to the church, on his elevation to the Archbishopric of York.〔 Alec Clifton-Taylor includes it in his list of "best" English parish churches and describes it as "the glory of Rotherham". A specification of the 1777 John Snetzler organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.〔(National Pipe Organ Register )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「All Saints Church, Rotherham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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