Building record M11233 - CHURCH OF ST JOHN, SCOFTON

Summary

CHURCH (Hanoverian to Late 20th Century)

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 62829 80330 (21m by 18m)
Map sheet SK68SW
District Bassetlaw
Civil Parish Worksop, Bassetlaw

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

George Savile Foljambe ... in 1821 he came to Osberton, which was his home until his death in 1869. In memory of his first wife [he] built a church … on the site of Scofton Hall. This church was consecrated … in 1833. (1)
After the death of his first wife in 1830 … George Savile Foljambe … commissioned the architect Ambrose Poynter of London (1796 - 1886) to build a church at Scofton-cum-Osberton in her memory. (2)
The church … was built in 1833 for George Savile Foljambe, whose son gave many memorial windows to his wife. The architect was Ambrose Poynter. (3)


Listed buildings slides, 2 slides (Photograph). SNT2648.

<1> Thoroton Society, 1901, TTS, supp p 17 (Published document). SNT328.

<2> Thoroton Society, 1983, TTS, p 65 (Published document). SNT396.

<3> Pevsner N, 1979, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed., p 284 (Monograph). SNT4.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Photograph: Listed buildings slides. 2 slides.
  • <1> Published document: Thoroton Society. 1901. TTS. 5. supp p 17.
  • <2> Published document: Thoroton Society. 1983. TTS. 87. p 65.
  • <3> Monograph: Pevsner N. 1979. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed.. Penguin. p 284.

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Record last edited

Jan 19 2023 7:34PM

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