St Peter and St Paul's Church, Rock is in Rock, Worcestershire, Churches in Worcestershire.
1100. St Peter and St Paul's Church, Rock [Map]. Herefordshire School of Carving. It was commissioned around 1150 by Roger Tosny. The nave and chancel are Norman but the south aisle and tower date from 1510. Restorations were carried out in 1861, 1881 and early in 20th Century.
Roger Tosny: Roger Tosny and Ida aka Gertrude Hainault were married. Around 1104 he was born to Raoul Tosny and Adelise Northumbria at Flamstead, Hertfordshire. On 29th September 1157 Roger Tosny died at Flamstead, Hertfordshire.
1200. St Peter and St Paul's Church, Rock [Map]. Norman Font.
1200. St Peter and St Paul's Church, Rock [Map]. Carvings of the Herefordshire School of Carving.
1200. St Peter and St Paul's Church, Rock [Map]. The North Door.
Around 1400. St Peter and St Paul's Church, Rock [Map]. Memorial slab of Richard Smith, the last of the Carthusian Rectors.
After 1840. St Peter and St Paul's Church, Rock [Map]. Memorial to Reverend Henry William Hill, Rector for twenty-eight years.
After 18th March 1853. St Peter and St Paul's Church, Rock [Map]. Memorial slab of Henry Lingen and his family.
After 6th March 1857. St Peter and St Paul's Church, Rock [Map]. Memorial to Leopold Reiss (deceased) and Caroline m Reiss (age 43).
Caroline m Reiss: Around 1814 she was born. Before 9th June 1833 Leopold Reiss and she were married. In 1841 Leopold Reiss and Caroline m Reiss lived at Crumpsall Crescent, Crumpsall, Manchester. On 10th January 1893 she died at Swyncombe, Henley-on-Thames.
After 4th March 1864. St Peter and St Paul's Church, Rock [Map]. Memorial to George Adney of Harley Towers.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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After 1869. St Peter and St Paul's Church, Rock [Map]. Record of the Resoration of 1861.
1900. St Peter and St Paul's Church, Rock [Map]. Reredos.
After 1st October 1915. St Peter and St Paul's Church, Rock [Map]. Memorial to Bombadier Frederick Charles Bird of the Royal Field Artillery who was killed during the landings at Sulva Bay.
After January 1946. St Peter and St Paul's Church, Rock [Map]. Memorial to Mabel Mawson, Founder and President of the Rcok Women's Institute.