St Mary's Church, Greasley is a
parish church
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in the
Church of England
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in
Greasley
Greasley is a civil parish north west of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire, England. Although it is thought there was once a village called Greasley, there is no settlement of that name today as it was destroyed by the Earl of Rutland. The built up ...
,
Nottinghamshire
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.
The church is
Grade II listed
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by the
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest.
History
The church is medieval, built in the mid-15th century and was
restored
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studio album by American contemporary Christian music musician Jeremy Camp. It was released on November 16, 2004 by BEC Recordings.
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in 1882. It had previously been restored in 1753, 1772 and 1832.
However, mining subsidence caused the tower to separate from the chancel and the nave, and in 1896 the church was virtually rebuilt at a cost of £2,000. The
font
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In mod ...
pre-dates the church, being 14th century.
Stained glass
The church contains some fragments of stained glass from
Beauvale Charterhouse.
Organ
The church has a pipe organ by
Charles Lloyd of Nottingham dating from 1910. It was the gift of Major Thomas Philip Barber. The specification of the organ can be found on th
National Pipe Organ Register
Memorials
*
Peniston Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne North West corner of the tower.
See also
*
Listed buildings in Greasley
Greasley is a civil parish in the Borough of Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, England. The parish contains 30 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, two are listed a ...
Sources
*The Buildings of England, Nottinghamshire.
Nikolaus Pevsner
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Grade II listed churches in Nottinghamshire
Church of England church buildings in Nottinghamshire