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St Andrew's Church, Eakring
St Andrew's Church, Eakring is a Grade II* listed Church of England parish church at Eakring, near Southwell. It belongs to the Deanery of Newark and Southwell in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham.Nikolaus Pevsner: ''The Buildings of England. Nottinghamshire'' (London, 1951 onwards). History The Domesday Survey records a church at Eakring. The first priest to be named appears in the mid–12th century. The parish church dates from the 13th century up to the 15th century, and was thoroughly restored in 1880–1881 by the noted architect James Piers St Aubyn, when the seating was replaced and a vestry added. The church today consists of a three-stage tower ( Early English in style, with Perpendicular turreting), with a chancel and a nave without aisles. Previous restoration in the early 1670s had been conducted by a new Rector, William Mompesson, after the building had become dangerously dilapidated. The font In metal typesetting, a font is a particular size, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eakring
Eakring is a village and civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. Its population at the 2011 Census was 419. There was sizeable oil production there in the mid-20th century. Geography The village lies between the A617 road, A617 and the A616 road, A616 roads between Ollerton and Southwell, Nottinghamshire, Southwell. Dukes Wood to the south is situated on the top of an escarpment, giving good views over the Trent valley to the east and towards Southwell to the south. Clouds formed by the Cottam Power Station are often seen on clear days to the north-east. A steep hill descends into the village from the south, on which the road passes a large residential training centre for National Grid plc. Heritage The village pub is the ''Savile Arms'' in Bilsthorpe Road. The Robin Hood Way, a long-distance footpath that passes through the village, is altogether 168 km (104 miles) long. Eakring Mill was a five-storey brick windmill, tower windmill, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perpendicular Period
Perpendicular Gothic (also Perpendicular, Rectilinear, or Third Pointed) architecture was the third and final style of English Gothic architecture developed in the Kingdom of England during the Late Middle Ages, typified by large windows, four-centred arches, straight vertical and horizontal lines in the tracery, and regular arch-topped rectangular panelling. Perpendicular was the prevailing style of Late Gothic architecture in England from the 14th century to the 17th century. Perpendicular was unique to the country: no equivalent arose in Continental Europe or elsewhere in the British Isles. Of all the Gothic architectural styles, Perpendicular was the first to experience a second wave of popularity from the 18th century on in Gothic Revival architecture. The pointed arches used in Perpendicular were often four-centred arches, allowing them to be rather wider and flatter than in other Gothic styles. Perpendicular tracery is characterized by mullions that rise vertically as fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listed Buildings In Eakring
Eakring is a civil parish in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, England. The parish contains seven Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Eakring and the surrounding area. All the listed buildings are in the village, and they consist of farmhouses and cottages, a church with a war memorial in the churchyard, a well head, and a former windmill. __NOTOC__ Key Buildings References Citations Sources * * * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Eakring Lists of listed buildings in Nottinghamshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
