St Mark's Church, Oldcotes facts for kids
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St Mark's Church, Oldcotes
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| 53°23′29″N 1°7′5″W / 53.39139°N 1.11806°W | |
| Location | Oldcotes |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Charles Hodgson Fowler |
| Completed | 1900 |
| Administration | |
| Deanery | Bassetlaw and Bawtry |
| Archdeaconry | Newark |
| Diocese | Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham |
St Mark's Church in Oldcotes is a special building. It is a Grade II listed parish church, which means it's recognized for its historical or architectural importance. It belongs to the Church of England.
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History of St Mark's Church
St Mark's Church was built around the year 1900. The person who designed it was an architect named Charles Hodgson Fowler.
Building Materials and Design
When it was first built, the church used a mix of materials. It had parts made of brick and parts made of timber (wood). Over time, the brick parts were covered with a white plaster, which is called "rendered white."
The church has a tiled roof with eaves that stick out, supported by wooden brackets. There's a chimney made of red brick on the northeast side and a small bell tower, called a bellcote, on the west side. The edges of the roof have decorative wooden boards called barge boards.
The church sits on a base of red brick with special corner stones called ashlar quoins. The main parts of the church, the chancel and nave, are under one roof. There's also a porch and a vestry (a room for clergy) on the north side.
Windows and Doors
The west end of the church has a large window with four arched sections. Above it, there's another window with two arched sections. At the very top, in the pointed part of the roof, there's a diamond-shaped window.
The west porch has a two-light window, and the east side has a wooden double door. The north wall has a window with three arched sections. The west vestry has a wooden door and a two-light window. The east wall of the vestry also has a two-light window.
The east end of the chancel has some fancy wooden panels and a special quatrefoil (four-leaf shape) window at the top. The south side of the church has two windows with two arched sections each, and further along, four windows with three arched sections each. All the windows have wooden frames, wooden dividers (mullions), and lead strips holding the glass (glazing bars).
Inside the Church
Inside, the church has a canopy over the altar, which is a decorative cover. It also has a special roof structure with decorative wooden trusses.
Churches in the Same Parish
St Mark's Church is part of a group of churches that work together in a "joint parish." This means they share resources and clergy. The other churches in this group are:
See also
- Listed buildings in Styrrup with Oldcotes
