All Saints' Church, Sutton-on-Trent
All Saints' Church, Sutton-on-Trent is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England[1] in Sutton-on-Trent.
History
A Saxon church was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086, but was replaced by the current Norman building. The tower contains Saxon foundations and Norman herringbone work; the upper stages are 13th and early 14th century respectively.[2] The Mering Chapel was built around 1525.
The current, Grade I listed church is dedicated to All Saints. It can hold 350 persons and was repaired in 1848 and again in 1902-03. All the grave stones in the churchyard were moved to the edges some years ago and the graveyard was levelled.[3][4]
The tower was rebuilt in the 1902-1903 renovations, and restored in 1932 by William Weir. The tower was further restored in 1956-1968.
It is part of a joint parish with:
Organ
The church contains an organ dating from 1911 by Henry Speechly. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[5]
See also
References
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- All Saints, Barnby in the Willows
- All Saints, Coddrington
- St Giles, Balderton
- All Saints, Sutton-on-Trent
- Holy Rood, Ossington
- St Andrew, Caunton
- St Giles, Cromwell
- St Laurence, Norwell
- St Mary, Carlton-on-Trent
- St Margaret, Bilsthorpe
- All Saints, Syerston
- St Oswald, East Stoke
- St Mary, Kilvington
- St Mary and All Saints, Shelton
- St Peter, Sibthorpe
- St Mary, Staunton-in-the-Vale