St Mary's Church, Car Colston

St Mary's Church, Car Colston
St Mary's Church, Car Colston
St Mary's Church, Car Colston
52°58′46.22″N0°55′39.44″W / 52.9795056°N 0.9276222°W / 52.9795056; -0.9276222
OS grid reference	SK 72082 43037
Location	Car Colston
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
History
Dedication	St Mary
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade I listed
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham
Archdeaconry	Newark
Deanery	East Bingham
Parish	Car Colston

St Mary's Church, Car Colston is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England ^[1] in Car Colston. ^[2]

History

The church dates from the 13th century. The tower was restored in 1911.

The church is in a joint parish with St Wilfrid's Church, Screveton.

The church yard includes 3 headstones which are Grade II listed. ^[3]

• That to left has shouldered arched top and incised scrolls, to Elenor Wollerton, 1762. Signed 'James Sparrow'.
• Central square headed stone has scrollwork and foliate borders. In the style of J. Sparrow. To John Woolerton, 1740.
• That to right has stepped arched head and scrollwork. To Thomas Woolerton, 1739. Signed 'J. Sparrow fecit'.

Clock

The church obtained a clock built by Richard Roe (clockmaker) about 1678. This was replaced in 1888 to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria with a new clock built by G. & F. Cope of Nottingham. The main wheels were 10 inches (0.25 m) in diameter, and it struck the hour on a bell of 18 long hundredweight (910 kg). The time was shown on two 2 feet (0.61 m) dials. ^[4]

Organ

A 2 manual and pedal 10 stop organ built by Wordsworth and Maskell about 1900. ^[5] .

Memorials

Memorials include:

• Gregorius Henson, 1613
• Blagg family, 1876
• Robert Thoroton 1905, Brass signed 'Gawthorp Sc. London'
• Thomas Blagg, 1795
• Francis Blagg, 1814

See also

• Grade I listed buildings in Nottinghamshire
• Listed buildings in Car Colston

References

1. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire: Nikolaus Pevsner.
2. Historic England. "Church of St Mary, Car Colston (1045667)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 9 October 2024.
3. "Group of 3 Headstones 1 Metre South of South Aisle at Church of St Mary, Car Colston, Nottinghamshire".
4. "Car Colston Church - New Clock" . Newark Herald. United Kingdom. 8 September 1888. Retrieved 21 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "NPOR [S00342]". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 21 December 2025.