The church of Holy Trinity, Kimberley, is the featured church for January 2024. The small town of Kimberley is 8 km (5 miles) north-west of Nottingham. There was a medieval chapel in Kimberley until 1448 when the depopulated parish was united with Greasley. The chapel… Read More »Church of the Month (January 2024)
The church of Holy Trinity, Bulcote, is the featured church for December 2023. The village of Bulcote is 9 km (6 miles) north-east of Nottingham. By the middle of the 19th century the old church was in very poor condition and a large section of… Read More »Church of the Month (December 2023)
Newsletters 18-20 are now available for downloading:
The church of St Margaret, Bilsthorpe, is the featured church for November 2023. The village of Bilsthorpe is 16 km (10 miles) north-west of Newark. The church comprises a west tower, nave, chancel, south transept, vestry and south porch. It was restored by the Nottingham… Read More »Church of the Month (November 2023)
The church of St Mary and All Saints, Hawksworth, is the featured church for October 2023. The small village of Hawksworth is 11 km (7 miles) south-west of Newark. The church comprises a west tower, nave, north aisle, chancel, and a combined vestry and organ… Read More »Church of the Month (October 2023)
The church of St James, Brinsley is the featured church for September 2023. The village of Brinsley is 15 km (9 miles) north-west of Nottingham. It consists of a nave with two turrets on the west gable wall, chancel, north vestry and south porch. The… Read More »Church of the Month (September 2023)
Original sections of the church wall had been built in Mansfield white sandstone and a local mudstone. Previous repairs to the wall had been completed with a cement mortar that had caused much of the damage to the stone. A softer Ancaster limestone has been… Read More »Restoration work at Rolleston church
The church of St Mary, Car Colston, is the featured church for August 2023. The village of Car Colston is 14 km (8.5 miles) south-west of Newark. It consists of a west tower, nave, north and south aisles, south porch, and chancel. The church was… Read More »Church of the Month (August 2023)
All the relevant documents for this year’s RIDE + STRIDE on 9th September can now be downloaded from the Info + Documents (RIDE + STRIDE) page. Contact Margaret for further details: Tel No. 07757 800919 Email: [email protected]
The church of St Martin, Bilborough, is the featured church for July 2023. Bilborough is now a western suburb of Nottingham but vestiges of the old village remain. It consists of a west tower, nave, south porch, and chancel. A substantial extension was built on… Read More »Church of the Month (July 2023)