St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Shelford
Coordinates: 52°58′29″N 01°00′59″W / 52.97472°N 1.01639°W
| St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Shelford | |
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| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
| Website | www.stmarysradcliffe.org |
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| Dedication | St. Peter and St. Paul |
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| Parish | Shelford, Nottinghamshire |
| Diocese | Southwell and Nottingham |
| Province | York |
St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Shelford is a parish church in the Church of England in Shelford, Nottinghamshire.
The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport[1] as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest.
History
The church is of medieval style and era but was heavily restored between 1876 and 1878 by Ewan Christian. The tower of the church was used by then Royalists during the siege of Shelford Manor during the English Civil War, but they were eventually smoked out by Parliamentarian forces.
It is now part of the united parish of St. Mary's Church, Radcliffe on Trent.
Stained glass
There is stained glass in the chancel by Charles Eamer Kempe and in the north aisle by Alexander Gascoyne.
Organ
The organ was acquired from St. Catharine's Church, Nottingham in 2003. It was installed in the church by Henry Groves & Son in 2004.
Clock
An early clock was installed in 1680 by Richard Roe. This was replaced in 1880 by a new clock mechanism by G. & F. Cope of Nottingham.
Incumbents
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Memorials
- Lady Anne Stanhope, died 1587
- Lady Georgina West, died 1824
Source
Pevsner, Nikolaus (1979). Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England). Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin. p. 156. ISBN 978-0300096361.