ALL SAINTS' CHURCH MEMORIAL

ALL SAINTS' CHURCH ALL SAINTS' PARISH, 51 CONCORD ST, PETERBOROUGH, NH 03458-1510 Photo courtesy of Lockhard M. Row, 1-11-06

HISTORICAL NOTES via email from Lockhard M. Row, 1-11-06      When this picture was taken, there was just the slightest bit of snow falling. So, the white "speckles" are actually tiny snow flakes.      The church looks very cold in this scene, unfortunately.      The church is in memory of Mrs. Cheney's first husband, who died only weeks after the birth of William Cheney.      The church looks just about the way it did in the 1920's, except for the architecturally unfortunate arcade out along the north transept. The architect of the church, Ralph Adams Cram, is mentioned on the Boston Public Library web site as the preeminent ecclesiastical architect of his century, so it is doubly a shame that we spoiled his work with an arcade.      The stone for the church came from Mrs. Cheney's land on the hill above the church. (This New Hampshire is the Granite State.)

 

ALL SAINTS' CHURCH ALTAR

While the church is in memory of his father, the altar is in memory of William Cheney. The altar is made of marble extracted from a quarry near the site where William crashed, in Foggia, Italy. Photo & legend from Lockhard M. Row, 1-11-06

 

ALTAR INSCRIPTION

The dedication of the altar is inscribed on the right side of the altar. Photo & legend from Lockhard M. Row, 1-12-06

 

CHENEY CRYPT      William Cheney is interred in the mortuary chapel beneath the main altar and choir. Photo & legend from Lockhard M. Row, 1-12-06

 

CHENEY SARCOPHAGI      The simple granite sarcophagi that now surround the Cheney family in the crypt were added some decades ago. It is said that there was a public health issue, yet I cannot understand how there could be such an issue. Photo & legend from Lockhard M. Row, 1-12-06

 

ONLINE RESOURCE

ALL SAINTS' CHURCH      "Welcome to All Saints' Parish. We are delighted you are visiting here, and we all look forward to meeting you in person at a church service here soon. There is a place here for you, as we are an inclusive community in a journey of faith worshipping in the beauty and tradition of the Episcopal liturgy.      May the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be upon you and remain with you for ever. Fr. Adrian Robbins-Cole, Rector"      You will find a complete description of the church resources on this website. Of special interest to us is the section on "Our History." You can access the page by clicking on the title above.

 

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