St. Lawrence's Church, Gotham is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England[1] in Gotham, Nottinghamshire.
| St. Lawrence’s Church, Gotham | |
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 St. Lawrence’s Church, Gotham | |
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| 52°51′56.59″N 1°12′17.81″W / 52.8657194°N 1.2049472°W | |
| Location | Gotham, Nottinghamshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Low Church / Evangelical |
| Website | 453churches.com |
| History | |
| Dedication | St. Lawrence |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Southwell and Nottingham |
| Archdeaconry | Nottingham |
| Deanery | West Bingham |
| Parish | Gotham |
| Clergy | |
| Minister(s) | Richard Coleman |
It is part of an informal grouping of five churches that are known collectively as "The 453 Churches" as they straddle the A453. The other churches in the group are:
History edit
The church dates from the 13th century[2] and was restored in 1789 and repaired in 1869.
A new clock for the tower designed and constructed by Reuben Bosworth at a cost of £70 was installed in 1848.[3] It comprised two dials, one facing the town street, and the other the road from Nottingham to Leake.
St. Lawrence, Gotham is the largest of the five churches and was re-ordered in 2010 to create a flexible modern worship space that is used for many different events throughout the year.
Incumbents edit
- ???? Robert de Nottingham
- ???? Saher de St Andrew
- ???? Richard de Role
- ???? Peter de Leyke
- 1303 John de Gotham
- 1342 John de Gotham
- 1351 John Cayn
- 1353 William Hunt
- 1395 John Swyft
- ???? William Maltby
- 1431 Richard Peas
- 1440 John Ketall
- 1463 William Redeman
- 1480 William Buckley
- 1487 John Haygate
- 1507 Hugh de St Andrew
- 1528 Thomas Babbington
- 1543 John Sacheverell
- 1546 Richard Walker
- 1567 John Lowthe
- 1590 Richard Dodds
- 1607 John Savage
- 1609 Oliver Withington
- 1619 John Foxcroft
- 1663 Moses Foxcroft
- 1673 William Danvers
- 1674 John Bridges
- 1710 William Bridges
- 1746 Samuel Martin
- 1776 John Lightfoot
- 1788 John Kirkby
- 1836 John James Vaughan
- 1882 Frederick A Wodehouse
- 1915 Reginald Alfred Bidwell
- 1925 Claude Wilfred Good
- 1930 Bernard Parker Hall
- 1954 Norman Copeland, O.B.E.
- 1971 Alfred Donald Williams
- 1989 David Gorick
- 2000 Stephen Osman
- 2011 Richard Coleman
Memorials edit
There are many memorials within the church including:
- Anne Borrow, 1799[4]
- Thomas Borrow, 1773
- John Barrow, 1707
- Isaac Barrow, 1745
- Samuel Martin, 1775
- Gergii Loxcroete, 1619
- John Bridges, 1710
- John Foxcroft, 1662
- John St. Andrew and his wife, 1625[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire: Nikolaus Pevsner.
- ^ "Church of St. Lawrence, Leake Road (east side) Gotham, Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire". historicengland.org.uk. London, United Kingdom: English Heritage. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "Gotham". Nottingham and Newark Mercury. England. 22 December 1848. Retrieved 15 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b Gotham monuments, Southwell Churches, retrieved 28 July 2014
External links edit
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