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St Mark's Church, Mansfield
St Mark's Church, Mansfield, from Nottingham Road
St Mark's Church, Mansfield, from Nottingham Road
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OS grid reference SK 53770 60448
Location Nottingham Road, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship High Church / Affirming Catholic
History
Status Parish church
Founded 1897
Dedication St Mark
Architecture
Functional status Active
Heritage designation Grade II* listed
Designated 22 October 1986
Architect(s) Temple Lushington Moore
Architectural type Church
Style Gothic
Specifications
Materials Stone, slate roof
Administration
Parish Mansfield
Deanery Mansfield
Archdeaconry Archdeaconry of Newark
Diocese Southwell and Nottingham
Province York

St. Mark's Church is on Nottingham Road, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. It is an active Church of England parish church in the deanery of Mansfield, the archdeaconry of Newark, and the Southwell and Nottingham diocese. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

Behind the church, the church hall is a Grade II listed building.

Church Hall 20 Metres North West Of Church Of St Mark, Nottingham Road. Listed Building (1)
Church Hall 20 Metres North West Of Church Of St Mark, Nottingham Road

History

St. Mark's church was built by the architect Temple Lushington Moore and opened in 1897.

Stained glass

There are two stained glass windows by Charles Eamer Kempe at the west end.

Organ

The organ dates from 1900 by the builders Brindley & Foster of Sheffield. It was renovated by Henry Willis and Sons in 1955, Midland Organ Builders in 1974 and more recently by Anthony Herrod. A complete re-build was finished in 2014 by Henry Groves.

External features

In the churchyard, the war memorial and railings 1 metre south of St. Mark's Church is Grade II listed.

War Memorial And Railings 1 Metre South Of Church Of St Mark, Nottingham Rd (2)
War Memorial And Railings 1 Metre South Of Church Of St Mark, Nottingham Road

Gallery

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    Interior of St Mark's Church, Mansfield with Trinity altar frontal

  • St Mark and the Lion sculpture by laurence broderick

    St. Mark and the Lion sculpture in St. Mark's Church by sculptor Laurence Broderick

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    St Mark's Church, Mansfield

  • Sign outside St Mark's parish church, Nottingham Road, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

    Church sign for St Mark's Church, Mansfield

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  • War Memorial And Railings 1 Metre South Of Church Of St Mark, Nottingham Rd (5)

    War Memorial in front of St Mark's Church, Nottingham Road (Grade II listed)

  • War Memorial And Railings 1 Metre South Of Church Of St Mark, Nottingham Rd (4)

    War Memorial in front of St Mark's Church, Nottingham Road (Grade II listed)

  • War Memorial And Railings 1 Metre South Of Church Of St Mark, Nottingham Rd (3)

    War Memorial in front of St Mark's Church, Nottingham Road (Grade II listed)

  • War Memorial And Railings 1 Metre South Of Church Of St Mark, Nottingham Rd (2)

    War Memorial in front of St Mark's Church, Nottingham Road (Grade II listed)

  • War Memorial And Railings 1 Metre South Of Church Of St Mark, Nottingham Rd (1)

    War Memorial in front of St Mark's Church, Nottingham Road (Grade II listed)

  • Church Hall 20 Metres North West Of Church Of St Mark, Nottingham Road. Listed Building (2)

    Church Hall 20 Metres North West Of Church Of St Mark, Nottingham Road (Grade II listed)

  • Church Hall 20 Metres North West Of Church Of St Mark, Nottingham Road. Listed Building (1)

    Church Hall 20 Metres North West Of Church Of St Mark, Nottingham Road (Grade II listed)

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