All Saints' Church, Strelley

All Saints' Church, Strelley is a Grade I listed[1] parish church in the Church of England[2] in Strelley, Nottinghamshire.

All Saints' Church, Strelley
All Saints' Church, Strelley
52°58′26.89″N 1°14′48.27″W
LocationStrelley, Nottinghamshire
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
History
DedicationAll Saints'
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I listed
Administration
ParishStrelley
DeaneryNottingham North
ArchdeaconryNottingham
DioceseDiocese of Southwell and Nottingham
ProvinceYork
Clergy
RectorAmanda Jane Cartwright

History

The church dates from the 13th century. It was rebuilt from 1356 by Samson de Strelley.[1] The clerestory was added in the 15th century. It was restored between 1855 and 1856 by George Gordon Place and in 1895 by Charles Hodgson Fowler.

The clock in the tower was installed in 1868 and built by Reuben Bosworth.

Parish status

This church is in a combined parish[3] which comprises:

  • St John the Baptist's Church, Bilborough
  • St Martin of Tours’ Church, Bilborough

Memorials

The church is noted for its monuments[4] which include:

  • Alabaster chest tomb to Sir Samson de Strelley and his wife, ca. 1400
  • Floor slab to John de Strelley, 1421
  • Brass to Sir Robert Strelley and his wife Isabel, 1487.
  • Alabaster chest tomb to John de Strelley, and his wife Sanchia, 1501.
  • Sir Nicholas de Strelley, 1560
  • Ralph Edge, 1684
  • William Taylor, 1696
  • Valentine Taylor, 1696
  • William Taylor, 1699
  • William Goodday, Rector, 1788, and his wife Ruth, 1766

References
  1. Historic England. "CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS (1248224)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  2. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire: Nikolaus Pevsner.
  3. "All Saints, Strelley". A Church Near You. Church of England. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  4. "Strelley, All Saints. Monuments and Memorials". Southwell and Nottingham Diocesan Church History Project. Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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