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St Andrew's Church, in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, is a parish church. It is one of four Anglican parish churches in the town, and serves the south and east of Chippenham. The church itself is situated in the Market Place, beside the town centre. It maintains an enviable musical tradition. Below are some details of the organ and organists of the church, and there are also some links to the church's music website, where further details are available. St Andrew's is a large church, with a wide nave, separated from a long chancel by a wooden, early 20th century screen. There is a Lady Chapel to the south of the chancel which is the oldest part of the church. There are two nave aisles, both of substantial width. A side chapel adjoining the south aisle is used as a Baptistry - it is also known as St Katherine's Chapel. There is a notable monument near the west end of the south aisle, to the Prynne family. Traces remain of a west gallery, which, prior to a reordering in the 1870s, contained the Seede organ. The gallery was taken down when the organ was enlarged and moved to the east end of the north aisle. There was also a gallery in St Katherine's Chapel, also no longer in existence, though supporting stones for it can still be seen in the interior walls. ==History== St Andrew’s is the ancient parish church of Chippenham located in the town centre at the top of the High Street. The Church, which is large, has undergone extensive re-ordering in recent years so that there is now flexible seating, spacious side aisles, and a central nave altar. The church has a large three manual Seede/Gray & Davidson Organ. It is the Civic church of Chippenham, and an annual Civic Service is celebrated each September. The annual Remembrance Sunday service (starting in the church and ending at the town's War Memorial in the Market Place), and the annual Christmas Carol Service on Christmas Eve are also very well attended, and music at all of these is provided by the church's main, robed choir. The church's website contains a virtual tour showing photographs of the interior. Details of inscriptions on tombs and monuments are also available. The website contains information about the organ, and its history together with that of the historic case front. Details of recent parish activities, and parish magazines are also available on the website. 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「St Andrew's Church, Chippenham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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