St Mary's Church, Car Colston
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| St Mary's Church, Car Colston | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Church, Car Colston | |
 St Mary's Church, Car Colston | |
| 52°58′46.22″N 0°55′39.44″W / 52.9795056°N 0.9276222°W | |
| 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]
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].