St. Anne's Church, Worksop is an

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Worksop Worksop ( ) is a market town in the Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located east-south-east of Sheffield, close to Nottinghamshire's borders with South Yorkshire and Derbyshire, on the River Ryton and not far from the nor ...

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, England. It is recorded in the

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as a designated Grade II

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History

The church was built in 1911 by the Lancaster architects

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. It is located on Newcastle Avenue. It is built in the 15th-century

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style.

Memorials

The church contains the

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-style

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canopied tomb of Sir John Robinson, the builder of the church. The monument comprises a recumbent

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. This was designed by

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of the Lancaster architectural practice; its estimated cost was £2,055.

Organ

The church has an historic pipe organ which originated in an organ by

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in 1852 for Clapham Congregational Church. This was later installed in St. John's Church,

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in Flintshire, and then moved to St. Anne's Church, by

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in 1999. A specification and pictures of the pipe organ can be found on the

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Bells

The church has ten bells.

References

Citations Sources * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Worksop, St. Anne's Church Church of England church buildings in Nottinghamshire Grade II listed churches in Nottinghamshire Austin and Paley buildings Worksop

History

Memorials

Organ

Bells

See also

References