St Mary's Church, Bunny is a

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parish church in the

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in Bunny, Nottinghamshire.

History

The present church dates from the 14th century. It was restored in 1718 for

Sir Thomas Parkyns, 2nd Baronet Sir Thomas Parkyns, 2nd Baronet (1664 – 29 March 1741) was an English writer, landowner, architect and engineer who was a prominent figure in British wrestling during the Georgian era. Life Born in 1664 at Bunny, Nottinghamshire, he was the s ...

Bunny Hall Bunny Hall is a grade I listed country house in Bunny, Nottinghamshire. The house was originally an Elizabethan The Elizabethan era is the epoch in the Tudor period of the history of England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (15 ...

. There were also later restorations in 1890–1891 and 1911. The initial 14th-century build was temporarily halted by the spread of the plague into the village in 1350. The present building has developed over several centuries. The nave and aisles were built of loosely-coursed rubble, quite different from the hewn, squared stone of the later 14th-century

chancel In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar, including the Choir (architecture), choir and the sanctuary (sometimes called the presbytery), at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building. It may termi ...

and tower. Inside there is an oak screen, also dated as 14th century, and the vestry has a medieval

aumbry An ambry (or ''almery'', ''aumbry''; from the medieval form ''almarium'', cf. Lat. ''armārium'', "a place for keeping tools"; cf. O. Fr. ''aumoire'' and mod. armoire) is a recessed cabinet in the wall of a Christian church for storing sacred vesse ...

– a cupboard where the sacred vessels were kept. The south porch, with its stone seats, was added in the 15th century. The church is in a joint parish with *Bradmore Mission Room * St Mary Magdalene's Church, Keyworth * All Saints' Church, Stanton on the Wolds

Memorials

*George Augustus Henry Anne Parkyns, 1830, wall tablet in the east chancel *Thomas Boothby Parkyns, 1800, wall tablet in the east chancel *George Alexander Forteath, 1862, wall tablet in the south chancel *Sir Thomas Parkyns, d.1806, by John Bacon *Dame Anne Parkyns, 1725, by Edward Poynton *Richard Parkyns, 1603 *Isabella Beetham, 1814, south aisle *Isabella Ann Beetham, 1801, south aisle *Henry Cropper, 1812 by T. & E. Gaffin of Regent Street *Henry Cropper, 1726 *Elizabeth Cropper, 1800, by J. Peck *Henry Cropper, 1794 *Humphrey Barley, 1571, inscription obliterated *Sir Thomas Parkyns, 1741. North aisle. Designed by himself

Organ

The organ is by J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd dating from 1909. It was reconstructed in 1916 by Charles Lloyd. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

Organists

*Arthur Smedley 1948 - 1965 (afterwards organist at

St Nicholas Church, Nottingham St Nicholas Church, known locally as St Nic's, is a parish church in Nottingham city centre under the Anglican diocese of Southwell. The church, since 1953, is Grade II* listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as it is a p ...

)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bunny, Saint Mary 14th-century church buildings in England Church of England church buildings in Nottinghamshire Grade I listed churches in Nottinghamshire

History

Memorials

Organ

Organists

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