East Markham Nottinghamshire
14-15c Church of St John the Baptist, East Markham Nottinghamshire www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/7954D4
- A church and priest were recorded in in the 1086 Domesday survey, however the present building is largely 15c, the nave and part of the tower being rebuilt by judge Sir John Markham d1409 flic.kr/p/RYyF13 who lies buried in the chancel www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/Siw378 & the chancel by his son another Sir John who was Chief Justice. (luckily the 14c chancel arch survives) The judge's wife Millicent Meryng 1419 also has a beautiful brass www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/H14D8P
In 1609 the plague visited Markham bringing 115 recorded deaths, and ultimately causing its market to be moved to Tuxford
The tower has 1637 bells with inscriptions "All men that hear my mournful sound, repent before you lye in ground": "I sweetly tolling men do call to taste on meats that feeds the soule": "God save the church" & "All glory be to God"
The great restoration of 1883-7 by Oldrid Scott, partly funded by the 7th Duke of Newcastle, transformed what had been a sadly neglected old church with a roof on the point of collapse, perilously bulging side aisle walls and a dark low ceilinged interior crammed with ugly 200 year old box pews, into the light and airy building we see today. The north and south aisles were rebuilt, however the removal of plaster has revealed medieval jerry building which was never meant to be seen, nor the Victorian bricks packed in above the windows during a previous restoration.
c1896 Ninian Comper set about restoring the church at the expense of the 7th Duke of Newcastle. He installed the east window stained glass and angel riddel posts round the altar. The old screen was moved between the south chapel and nave flic.kr/p/RZhX4b and a new chancel screen and organ loft were to follow, however the vicar and churchwardens fell out with the Duke who used the money instead to install a screen and organ loft in Egmanton church instead flic.kr/p/PfszAC
Some medieval stained glass still survives in the tracery, however the custodians of the 18c & 19c who allowed glaziers from Tuxford to remove stained glass and replace it with "nice white glass"
East Markham Nottinghamshire
14-15c Church of St John the Baptist, East Markham Nottinghamshire www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/7954D4
- A church and priest were recorded in in the 1086 Domesday survey, however the present building is largely 15c, the nave and part of the tower being rebuilt by judge Sir John Markham d1409 flic.kr/p/RYyF13 who lies buried in the chancel www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/Siw378 & the chancel by his son another Sir John who was Chief Justice. (luckily the 14c chancel arch survives) The judge's wife Millicent Meryng 1419 also has a beautiful brass www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/H14D8P
In 1609 the plague visited Markham bringing 115 recorded deaths, and ultimately causing its market to be moved to Tuxford
The tower has 1637 bells with inscriptions "All men that hear my mournful sound, repent before you lye in ground": "I sweetly tolling men do call to taste on meats that feeds the soule": "God save the church" & "All glory be to God"
The great restoration of 1883-7 by Oldrid Scott, partly funded by the 7th Duke of Newcastle, transformed what had been a sadly neglected old church with a roof on the point of collapse, perilously bulging side aisle walls and a dark low ceilinged interior crammed with ugly 200 year old box pews, into the light and airy building we see today. The north and south aisles were rebuilt, however the removal of plaster has revealed medieval jerry building which was never meant to be seen, nor the Victorian bricks packed in above the windows during a previous restoration.
c1896 Ninian Comper set about restoring the church at the expense of the 7th Duke of Newcastle. He installed the east window stained glass and angel riddel posts round the altar. The old screen was moved between the south chapel and nave flic.kr/p/RZhX4b and a new chancel screen and organ loft were to follow, however the vicar and churchwardens fell out with the Duke who used the money instead to install a screen and organ loft in Egmanton church instead flic.kr/p/PfszAC
Some medieval stained glass still survives in the tracery, however the custodians of the 18c & 19c who allowed glaziers from Tuxford to remove stained glass and replace it with "nice white glass"