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St Peter's Church, Clayworth
St. Peter's Church, Clayworth is a parish church in the Church of England in Clayworth, Nottinghamshire. The church is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England. History The church dates from the early part of the 11th century, with additions from the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries. A substantial restoration was done by John Oldrid Scott in 1874 to 1875. The church is in a joint parish with: * Holy Trinity Church, Everton * St Peter & St Paul's Church, Gringley-on-the-Hill * All Saints' Church, Mattersey Features It is notable for the murals painted by Phoebe Anna Traquair. The murals were executed in 1905, and restored in 1996 by Elizabeth Hirst. File:Clayworth church, Traquair Mural (27649070398).jpg, Traquair's murals File:Clayworth church, Traquair Mural (41519486211).jpg, File:Clayworth, St Peter's church interior (40625865645).jpg, The nave towards the altar File:Clayworth church, Traquair Mural - chancel view (39710646270).jpg, The chancel Bells Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of England
The Church of England (C of E) is the State religion#State churches, established List of Christian denominations, Christian church in England and the Crown Dependencies. It is the mother church of the Anglicanism, Anglican Christian tradition, tradition, with foundational doctrines being contained in the ''Thirty-nine Articles'' and ''The Books of Homilies''. The Church traces its history to the Christian hierarchy recorded as existing in the Roman Britain, Roman province of Britain by the 3rd century and to the 6th-century Gregorian mission to Kingdom of Kent, Kent led by Augustine of Canterbury. Its members are called ''Anglicans''. In 1534, the Church of England renounced the authority of the Papacy under the direction of Henry VIII, beginning the English Reformation. The guiding theologian that shaped Anglican doctrine was the Reformer Thomas Cranmer, who developed the Church of England's liturgical text, the ''Book of Common Prayer''. Papal authority was Second Statute of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Saints' Church, Mattersey
All Saints' Church, Mattersey is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Mattersey. History The church dates from the 13th century. There was restoration work in 1866. The church is noted for 2 un-restored, finely carved, early 14th century panels of the workshop of the Hawton Easter Sepulchre, probably brought from the Mattersey Priory. That on the east wall depicts St Martin dividing his cloak with the beggar, on the west wall St Helena finding the true cross. The church is in a joint parish with: * St. Peter's Church, Clayworth * St Peter & St Paul's Church, Gringley-on-the-Hill * Holy Trinity Church, Everton Organ A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. Clock The tower clock is by G. & F. Cope of Nottingham and dates from 1921. See also *Grade I listed buildings in Nottinghamshire There are over 9,000 Grade I listed buildings in England. This page is a list of these buildings in the county of Nottinghamsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
13th-century Church Buildings In England
The 13th century was the century which lasted from January 1, 1201 (represented by the Roman numerals MCCI) through December 31, 1300 (MCCC) in accordance with the Julian calendar. The Mongol Empire was founded by Genghis Khan, which stretched from Eastern Asia to Eastern Europe. The conquests of Hulagu Khan and other Mongol invasions changed the course of the Muslim world, most notably the Siege of Baghdad (1258) and the destruction of the House of Wisdom. Other Muslim powers such as the Mali Empire and Delhi Sultanate conquered large parts of West Africa and the Indian subcontinent, while Buddhism witnessed a decline through the conquest led by Bakhtiyar Khilji. The earliest Islamic states in Southeast Asia formed during this century, most notably Samudera Pasai. The Kingdoms of Sukhothai and Hanthawaddy would emerge and go on to dominate their surrounding territories. Europe entered the apex of the High Middle Ages, characterized by rapid legal, cultural, and religious ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bassetlaw District
Bassetlaw is a local government Non-metropolitan district, district in north Nottinghamshire, England. Its council is based in the town of Worksop; the other towns in the district are Retford, Tuxford and Harworth Bircotes. The district also contains numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. Bassetlaw is bounded to the south by the Newark and Sherwood and Mansfield District, Mansfield districts, to the south-west by the Bolsover District, Bolsover district of Derbyshire, to the north-west by the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham and the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, to the north by North Lincolnshire, and to the east by West Lindsey. The district council is a non-constituent member of the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority. History The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the whole of two former districts and most of another two, which were all abolished at the same time: *Municipal Borough of East Retford, Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grade I Listed Churches In Nottinghamshire
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Church Of England Church Buildings In Nottinghamshire
Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a place/building for Christian religious activities and praying * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service A church service (or a worship service) is a formalized period of Christian communal Christian worship, worship, often held in a Church (building), church building. Most Christian denominations hold church services on the Lord's Day (offering Su ..., a formalized period of Christian communal worship * Christian denomination, a Christian organization with distinct doctrine and practice * Christian Church, either the collective body of all Christian believers, or early Christianity Places United Kingdom * Church, a former electoral ward of Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council that existed from 1964 to 2002 * Church (Liverpool ward), a Liverpool City Council ward * Church (Reading ward), a Reading Borough Council ward * Church (Sefton ward), a Metropolitan Borough of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolaus Pevsner
Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner (30 January 1902 – 18 August 1983) was a German-British art historian and architectural historian best known for his monumental 46-volume series of county-by-county guides, ''The Buildings of England'' (1951–74). Life Nikolaus Pevsner was born in Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony, Saxony, the son of Anna and her husband Hugo Pevsner, a Russian-Jewish fur merchant. He attended St. Thomas School, Leipzig, and went on to study at several universities, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, and Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, before being awarded a doctorate by Leipzig University, Leipzig in 1924 for a thesis on the Architecture of Leipzig#Leipzig bourgeois town houses and oriel windows of the Baroque era, Baroque architecture of Leipzig. In 1923, he married Carola ("Lola") Kurlbaum, the daughter of distinguished Leipzig lawyer Alfred Kurlbaum. He worked as an assistant keeper at the Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listed Buildings In Clayworth
Clayworth is a civil parish in the Bassetlaw District of Nottinghamshire, England. The parish contains 18 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Clayworth and the surrounding area. The Chesterfield Canal runs through the parish, and the listed buildings associated with it are a bridge, a warehouse and two mileposts. The other listed buildings consist of houses, cottages and associated structures, farmhouses and farm buildings, a former chapel, and a church and monuments in the churchyard. __NOTOC__ Key Buildings References Citations Sources * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Clayworth Lists of listed buildings in Nottinghamshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grade I Listed Buildings In Nottinghamshire
There are over 9,000 Grade I listed buildings in England. This page is a list of these buildings in the county of Nottinghamshire, by district. Ashfield Bassetlaw Broxtowe City of Nottingham Gedling Mansfield Newark and Sherwood Rushcliffe See also * :Grade I listed buildings in Nottinghamshire * Grade II* listed buildings in Nottinghamshire Notes References National Heritage List for England External links {{GradeIListedbuilding[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taylors Eayre & Smith Ltd
John Taylor Bell Foundry (Loughborough) Limited, trading as John Taylor & Co and commonly known as Taylor's Bell Foundry, Taylor's of Loughborough, or simply Taylor's, is the world's largest working bell foundry. It is located in Loughborough, in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. The business originated in the 14th century, and the Taylor family took over in 1784. The company manufactures bells for use in clock towers, rings of bells for change ringing, chimes, and carillons. In 2005, Taylor's merged with Eayre & Smith Limited (bellhangers) and from 2005 until 2009 was known as Taylors Eayre & Smith Limited. In September 2009, Taylor's went into administration but was bought out of administration by a consortium named UK Bell Foundries Ltd, led by Andrew Wilby, which re-financed the business. Since then, the company has re-established its presence both in the UK and in export markets. The foundry has a museum of bells and bellfounding, which is the only one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoebe Anna Traquair
Phoebe Anna Traquair (; 24 May 1852 – 4 August 1936) was an Irish-born artist, who achieved international recognition for her role in the Arts and Crafts movement in Scotland, as an illustrator, painter and embroiderer. Her works included large-scale murals, embroidery, enamel jewellery and book illuminations. In 1920, she was elected as an honorary member of the Royal Scottish Academy. Family life Phoebe Traquair was born Phoebe Anna Moss on 24 May 1852 in Kilternan, County Dublin. Her parents were physician Dr William Moss and Teresa Moss (née Richardson). Phoebe was the sixth of their seven children. Traquair studied art at the School of Design of the Royal Dublin Society between 1869 and 1872. She married the Scottish palaeontologist Ramsay Heatley Traquair on 5 June 1873. The couple moved to Edinburgh in spring 1874. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Peter & St Paul's Church, Gringley-on-the-Hill
St Peter & St Paul's Church is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Gringley-on-the-Hill. History The church dates from the 13th century and has been added to or restored in every century since. The south aisle was added in 1910 - 1912 for Revd. Charles Bailey. The church is in a joint benefice with: * St. Peter's Church, Clayworth *All Saints' Church, Misterton *All Saints' Church, Beckingham *St. Mary Magdalene Church, Walkeringham *St. Mary, the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, West Stockwith Organ The organ is by Bevington and Sons. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. See also *Grade II* listed buildings in Nottinghamshire There are over 20,000 Grade II* listed buildings in England. This page is a list of these buildings in the county of Nottinghamshire, by district. Ashfield Bassetlaw Broxtowe ... * Listed buildings in Gringley on the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
