Building record M1590 - Church of St Mary, Car Colston
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 72081 43035 (33m by 20m) |
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Map sheet | SK74SW |
District | Rushcliffe |
Civil Parish | Car Colston, Rushcliffe |
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Full Description
Splendid mid-C14 chancel; the sedilla is a good specimen of its period. Nave is Early English; tower is EE too (C13) in its lower stages but has been rebuilt in the Perpendicular period. Mainly C14 elsewhere. Norman font, altar rail given in 1732, with finely shaped and twisted balusters. It has a semi-circular projection in the middle. A few C14 benches. Coffin of … Robert Thoroton d.1678 who lived in village. (1) (2)
A nave of four bays, early English, a decorated chancel of great beauty, a square embattled tower … the lower portion being early English, the rest perpendicular. Early English or perhaps Norman font. (3)
The chancel roof was renewed in 1844. The flat, leaded roof of the nave was raised to its original pitch and tiled, the leaded aisle roofs tiled and the south porch roof raised in pitch and tiled in 1882. Font … of about 1130. (4)
See L1602 for cross base.
Listed buildings slides, 40 slides (Photograph). SNT2648.
<1> Mee A, 1938, The King's England: Nottinghamshire (Published document). SNT914.
<2> Pevsner N, 1979, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed., p 90 (Monograph). SNT4.
<3> Thoroton Society, 1897, TTS, p 4 (Published document). SNT325.
<4> Thoroton Society, 1970, TTS, p 70 (Published document). SNT383.
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SNT2648 Photograph: Listed buildings slides. 40 slides.
- <1> SNT914 Published document: Mee A. 1938. The King's England: Nottinghamshire.
- <2> SNT4 Monograph: Pevsner N. 1979. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed.. Penguin. p 90 .
- <3> SNT325 Published document: Thoroton Society. 1897. TTS. 1. p 4.
- <4> SNT383 Published document: Thoroton Society. 1970. TTS. 74. p 70.
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Record last edited
Jan 19 2023 7:34PM