Rotherham Minster

Rotherham Minster
Minster Church of All Saints
Rotherham Minster from the south-west
Rotherham Minster is located in South Yorkshire
Rotherham Minster
Rotherham Minster
Location in South Yorkshire
53°25′52″N 1°21′25″W / 53.4310°N 1.3569°W / 53.4310; -1.3569
OS grid referenceSK428928
LocationRotherham, South Yorkshire, England
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipBroad Church
Websitewww.rotherhamminster.co.uk
History
Founded937
DedicationAll Saints
Architecture
StyleDecorated Gothic, Perpendicular Gothic
Years builtc. 1400–1512
Specifications
Spire height180 feet (55 m)
Bells12+ semitone
Tenor bell weight34 long cwt 3 qr 0 lb (1,765 kg or 3,892 lb)
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseSheffield
ArchdeaconrySheffield and Rotherham
ParishRotherham

The Minster Church of All Saints or Rotherham Minster is the Anglican minster church of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The Minster is a prominent example of Perpendicular Gothic architecture and various architectural historians have rated it highly. Nikolaus Pevsner describes it as "one of the largest and stateliest churches in Yorkshire", Simon Jenkins states it is "the best work in the county", and Alec Clifton-Taylor calls it the "glory of Rotherham".[1][2][3] With its tall spire, it is Rotherham's most predominant landmark, and amongst the tallest churches in Yorkshire.

The church has been designated as Grade I listed since 1951 by Historic England and was granted Minster status in 2004.[4][5] The minster is also one of two parish churches to have minster status in South Yorkshire, the other being Doncaster Minster.

  1. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus, The Buildings of England: Yorkshire: West Riding (1967), pp. 418–420.
  2. ^ Jenkins, Simon (2000). England's Thousand Best Churches. Penguin Books. pp. 794–795.
  3. ^ Clifton-Taylor, Alec (1986). English Parish Churches as Works of Art. London: Batsford. p. 20. ISBN 9780713450262.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Church of All Saints, Rotherham (1132733)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Church raised to minster status". BBC News. 16 November 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2021.