Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Clumber Park

St. Mary the Virgin, Clumber Park


Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Anglo Catholic
Website www.worksoppriory.co.uk
Administration
Diocese Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham
Province Province of York
Clergy
Vicar(s) Fr Nicolas Spicer
Chaplain(s) Fr Bill Howe
Laity
Organist/Director of music Michael Overbury
Organist(s) Dr Cox and Gareth Hand
Churchwarden(s) Robin Wilde

The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Clumber Park is an Anglican church in Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire England.

The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.

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History

The Chapel of St. Paul at Clumber Park was commissioned by Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle in 1864. It was designed by the architect Thomas Chambers Hine. This chapel was never completed and locally became known as the Pigeon Coop. Henry Pelham-Clinton, 7th Duke of Newcastle demolished it and commissioned the new chapel of St. Mary the Virgin in 1886. This was built by George Frederick Bodley and completed by 1889 at a cost of £30,000 (£2,458,490 as of 2012) [1].

Description

The cruciform church has a 180 ft spire which rises out of an octagonal corona. It is in the second Pointed style. The interior nave is plain but the chancel is decorated with carvings. The stained glass is all by Charles Eamer Kempe.

Services

Organ

The organ was installed in 1889 by Gray & Davison. Apart from an overhaul by Harrison and Harrison in 1979 it has remained unaltered.

Specification of the Organ at the National Pipe Organ Register

Organists

Sources

  1. ^ UK CPI inflation numbers based on data available from Lawrence H. Officer (2010) "What Were the UK Earnings and Prices Then?" MeasuringWorth.