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The official website of South Yorkshire's Oldest Building
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Chronology of St. Peter's By Keith Barraclough from information researched by Peter Ryder whilst working for the now defunct South Yorkshire County Council, Archaeological Department. It was this department, that commissioned a survey of all the Saxon churches in South Yorkshire. It was Peters survey, that gave this Church at Conisbrough the official title of 'South Yorkshires oldest building'. Keith Barraclough then compiled the information from Peter, produced a large amount of photographs and produced a booklet for the Church, and this site is based from that booklet. The booklet can be purchased from the Church at a small cost of £2.50 [ proceeds go to the maintenance of the Church ]
For a clearer picture of the times in which the church underwent changes, from its humble beginning as a wooden structure to the present day, the following timeline was constructed |
| National Events |
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Events at St. Peter's |
| Saxon conquest of Britain |
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540ad. Wooden Church built |
| St Columbia founds Iona |
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563 ad. |
| The ven. Bede writes his History |
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735 ad |
| 740 ad |
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Church built |
| The book of Kells is written |
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750 ad |
| First Viking Raids on Britain |
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793 ad |
| Alfred the great became King |
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871 ad |
| 1050ad |
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Chancel enlarged |
| Battle of Hastings |
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1066ad |
| 1160 ad |
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Conisbrough Castle built |
| Thomas Beckett murdered |
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1170 |
| 1120-1200 ad |
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Side aisles formed |
| Magna Carta signed |
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1215 ad |
| Black death reaches Europe |
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1348 ad |
| 1350 |
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South Aisles expanded |
| 1450 ad |
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Perpendicular remodelling |
| Columbus discovers America |
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1492 |
| 15/16th century |
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Iconoclasm |
| Francis Drake defeats Armada |
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1588 |
| Mayflower sails to America |
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1620 |
| John Wesley starts Methodism |
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1730 |
| American Civil War 1860 ad |
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North aisle and organ chamber built |
| First World war started 1914 |
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Vestry built |
| 2004 |
This Website launched |
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