St Denys' Church is an Anglican parish church in the English market town of Sleaford. Churches have existed on the site since at least 1086, but the date of the present building's construction is unknown. The oldest parts are the tower and spire, which date back to the late 12th and early 13th centuries; the stone broach spire is one of the earliest examples of its kind in England. The Decorated Gothic nave, aisles and north transept were built in the 14th century. A new north aisle was added by the local builders Kirk and Parry in 1853, and the tower and spire were largely rebuilt in 1884 after being struck by lightning. Built out of Ancaster stone with a lead roof, St Denys' is furnished with a medieval rood screen and a communion rail, possibly by Sir Christopher Wren, and has a peal of eight bells, dating to 1796. It houses several memorials, including two altar tombs for members of the Carre family, Sleaford's Lords of the Manor. A Grade I listed building, it is "remembered for the flowing tracery of its windows" according to the architectural historian Sir Nikolaus Pevsner. Worship services are still held at St Denys'.
Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Denys%27_Church,_Sleaford
_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1822:
Pedro I was formally crowned the first Emperor of Brazil, seven weeks after his reign began on his 24th birthday, 12 October. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_I_of_Brazil
1918:
With the signing of the Act of Union, Denmark recognized the Kingdom of Iceland as a fully sovereign state in personal union with Denmark through a common monarch. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Iceland
1948:
In "one of Australia's most profound mysteries", the body of an unidentified man was found on Somerton beach in Adelaide, a case which remains unsolved today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taman_Shud_Case
1955:
In a key event in the African-American Civil Rights Movement, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Parks
1991:
Over 92% of Ukrainian voters approved their country's independence as declared by the Ukrainian parliament on 24 August. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_independence_referendum,_1991
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