St Leonard's Church, Wollaton

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St Leonard's Church, Wollaton
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St Leonard's Church, Wollaton
St Leonard's Church, Wollaton
52°57′11″N01°13′10″W / 52.95306°N 1.21944°W / 52.95306; -1.21944
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Broad Church
Website www.stleonardswollaton.org.uk St Leonard's Church
History
Dedication St. Leonard
Administration
Province York
Diocese Southwell and Nottingham
Parish Wollaton
Clergy
Rector Revd. Canon Tim Pullen
Laity
Organist/Director of music Peter Price

St Leonard's Church is a Church of England parish church in Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, England. Dating originally from the 13th century, the church was restored in the Victorian era and again in the 20th century. It is notable for the large number of funerary monuments it contains. Many are to the Willoughby family, of nearby Wollaton Hall. There is also a memorial to Robert Smythson, designer of the hall, and one of the first English architects. The church is a Grade II* listed building.

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History

St. Leonard's dates from at least the early 13th century, the chancel being the earliest part, with the nave and tower dating from the 14th century. [1] The Wollaton Antiphonal was in use in the church from the 1460s. The church has a long connection with the Willoughby family of Wollaton Hall who were the patrons of the parish. [2] Monuments to the family, including a tomb chest and effigies to Henry Willoughby and his wives. [1]

Clock

In 1892 the old clock which was described as being of a great age and entirely worn out was replaced by a turret clock built by Potts of Leeds. This new clock had a double three-legged gravity escapement as invented by Lord Grimthorpe [3] The time was shown on cast iron skeleton glazed with white opal glass which was illuminated by gas lamps at night.

The clock mechanism was replaced in 1991 when the Potts clock was given to Leeds Industrial Museum.

Memorials

The church contains an "exceptional number" of memorials. [4] These include:

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References

  1. 1 2 Historic England. "Church of St Leonard and attached boundary wall (Grade II*) (1255283)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  2. Harwood 2010, p. 196.
  3. "Wollaton Church Clock" . Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 3 December 1892. Retrieved 19 August 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. 1 2 Hartwell, Pevsner & Williamson 2020, pp. 527–529.

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