[Bell Historians] Minsters

[David Willis]

I stand corrected Peter . My copy is in a box somewhere !
 
David

--- On Fri, 10/10/08, Peter G Davies <p.g.davies at 5LeIvpjkFLzISKx4vZ0GRYTOdUj7LYcUryLQVuk0WWS4lf6Cdk-0WzIXzqq08ptpJt4mVh13vtwc_Jgbr0GRJSPdTG4.yahoo.invalid> wrote:

From: Peter G Davies <p.g.davies at 5LeIvpjkFLzISKx4vZ0GRYTOdUj7LYcUryLQVuk0WWS4lf6Cdk-0WzIXzqq08ptpJt4mVh13vtwc_Jgbr0GRJSPdTG4.yahoo.invalid>
Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Minsters
To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, October 10, 2008, 6:48 PM







Fred Sharpe actually refers to St Mary's Reading as St Mary (Minster Street), which is the name of the street in which St Mary's stands - at its junction with The Butts.  I do not think there is an obvious link with Minster and the church of St Mary.  Unless of course someone knows differently! !
 
Peter Davies
 

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I think you will find that St Mary in the butts as its sometimes referred to
has had the title of Minster for ages , its just that no one has chosen to use
it . 
 
So far as i can remember , Fred Sharpe Church Bells of Berkshire uses
the Minster title .
 
David
 


--- On Fri, 10/10/08, Richard Offen <richard.offen@ iinet.net. au> wrote:

From: Richard Offen <richard.offen@ iinet.net. au>
Subject: [Bell Historians] Minsters
To: bellhistorians@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Friday, October 10, 2008, 4:29 PM






I know we have discussed the definition of a ‘minster’ in the past, but why has there been a sudden proliferation of churches being designated as “the minster church of …”?   I notice on Campanophile that St Mary’s, Reading has become another church with delusions of grandeur!
 
Richard
 














                 
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