St Mary's Church, Bunny facts for kids
Quick facts for kids St Mary's Church, Bunny |
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St Mary's Church, Bunny
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| 52°51′38.3″N 1°8′9.51″W / 52.860639°N 1.1359750°W | |
| OS grid reference | SK 58288 29598 |
| Location | Bunny, Nottinghamshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | https://www.keyworthstantonbunnychurch.com/welcome.htm |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Mary |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Bunny with Bradmore |
| Deanery | East Bingham |
| Archdeaconry | Newark |
| Diocese | Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham |
St Mary's Church in Bunny, Nottinghamshire, is a very old and important church. It's a Grade I listed building, which means it's a special historical place protected in England. It belongs to the Church of England.
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A Look Back at St Mary's Church
The church you see today started being built a long, long time ago, in the 1300s. Imagine, that's over 700 years ago! It was later fixed up and made better in 1718 by Sir Thomas Parkyns, 2nd Baronet, who lived at Bunny Hall. More work was done in 1890-1891 and again in 1911 to keep it in good shape.
Building the church in the 1300s was tough. Work even stopped for a while around 1350 because of the Plague, a serious illness that spread through the village. Over many years, different parts of the church were added. The main part, called the nave, and the side sections, called aisles, were built with rough stones. This is different from the smoother, cut stones used for the chancel and tower, which were built later in the 1300s.
Inside the church, you can find an old oak screen, also from the 1300s. The vestry, a room where priests prepare, has a medieval aumbry. This was a special cupboard used to keep sacred items safe. In the 1400s, a south porch with stone seats was added to the church.
St Mary's Church is part of a group of churches. This group includes the Bradmore Mission Room, St Mary Magdalene's Church in Keyworth, and All Saints' Church, Stanton on the Wolds.
Remembering People: Church Memorials
Inside St Mary's Church, there are many memorials. These are special plaques or sculptures that remember people who have passed away. They tell us about the history of the village and the families who lived there.
One important memorial is for Sir Thomas Parkyns, who died in 1741. He even designed his own memorial! There are also memorials for other members of the Parkyns family, like George Augustus Henry Anne Parkyns and Thomas Boothby Parkyns. Another memorial is for Dame Anne Parkyns, created by Edward Poynton.
You can also find memorials for the Cropper family, including Henry Cropper and Elizabeth Cropper. These memorials were made by different artists, like John Bacon and T. & E. Gaffin of Regent Street. Each memorial helps us remember the people who were part of the church's long history.
The Church Organ
The church has a beautiful organ that was built in 1909 by J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd. Organs are large musical instruments that make sound using pipes. This organ was later rebuilt in 1916 by Charles Lloyd to keep it playing wonderfully. You can find more details about this organ on the National Pipe Organ Register.
Past Organists
An organist is the person who plays the organ during church services. One of the organists at St Mary's Church was Arthur Smedley. He played the organ here from 1948 to 1965. After that, he became the organist at St Nicholas Church, Nottingham.
See also
- Grade I listed buildings in Nottinghamshire
- Listed buildings in Bunny, Nottinghamshire
