Building record M4242 - CHURCH OF ST GILES AT CROMWELL

Summary

CHURCH (Medieval to Late 20th Century)

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 79935 61536 (28m by 13m)
Map sheet SK76SE
District Newark
Civil Parish Cromwell, Newark

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Consists of nave with S aisle, chancel and S chapel and tower, C12/C13 etc. Much restored. (1)
See L7848 for nearby earthworks

Graffiti is carved into door surround of the tower and columns on the western aisle of the church in the form of initials and dates going back to the C18. On one of the pews there is a depiction of crossed flags and the words 'SS Glaucus China', a cargo ship torpedoed near Sicily in 1918. (2)


Listed buildings slides, 26 slides (Photograph). SNT2648.

<1> Pevsner N, 1979, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed. (Monograph). SNT4.

<2> NCC Archaeology Team, 2014, Cromwell Churchyard Survey (Unpublished document). SNT5326.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Photograph: Listed buildings slides. 26 slides.
  • <1> Monograph: Pevsner N. 1979. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed.. Penguin.
  • <2> Unpublished document: NCC Archaeology Team. 2014. Cromwell Churchyard Survey.

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Record last edited

Feb 21 2023 12:59PM

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