All Saints' Church, Annesley
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All Saints' Church, Annesley is a parish church
in the Church of England
in Annesley
, Nottinghamshire
.
The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest.
. The interior of the church was destroyed by fire in 1907 but was re-opened in 1909. The chief glories of the church are the Norman font and the East window.
The church contains the achievement of arms of Patrick Chaworth, 3rd Viscount Chaworth
which was moved here from the old church in 1874.
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
in the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
in Annesley
Annesley
Annesley is a village and civil parish in the District of Ashfield in Nottinghamshire, England, located between Hucknall and Kirkby-in-Ashfield. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,096. Nearby to the west is Annesley Woodhouse...
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
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The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest.
History
The church was erected in 1874 to a design by the architect Thomas Graham JacksonThomas Graham Jackson
Sir Thomas Graham Jackson, 1st Baronet RA was one of the most distinguished English architects of his generation...
. The interior of the church was destroyed by fire in 1907 but was re-opened in 1909. The chief glories of the church are the Norman font and the East window.
The church contains the achievement of arms of Patrick Chaworth, 3rd Viscount Chaworth
Patrick Chaworth, 3rd Viscount Chaworth
Patrick Chaworth was 3rd Viscount Chaworth of Armagh. He is also known as Patricius Chaworth.He was baptised on 20 June 1635 at Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England. He was the son of John Chaworth, 2nd Viscount Chaworth of Armagh and Hon. Elizabeth Noel. He married Lady Grace Manners, daughter of...
which was moved here from the old church in 1874.
Parish structure
It is in a group of parishes with- All Saints' Church, Annesley
- St. Mary the Virgin, Newstead
- St. Mary's Church, Newstead Abbey