- Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Clumber Park
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St. Mary the Virgin, Clumber Park 
The Gothic revival chapel at Clumber ParkDenomination Church of England Churchmanship Anglo Catholic Website www.worksoppriory.co.uk Administration Diocese Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham Province Province of York Clergy Vicar(s) Fr Nicolas Spicer Chaplain(s) Fr Bill Howe Laity Organist/Director of music Michael Overbury Organist(s) Dr Cox and Gareth Hand Churchwarden(s) Robin Wilde The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Clumber Park is an Anglican church in Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire England.
The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.
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History
The Chapel of St. Paul at Clumber Park was commissioned by Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle in 1864. It was designed by the architect Thomas Chambers Hine. This chapel was never completed and locally became known as the Pigeon Coop. Henry Pelham-Clinton, 7th Duke of Newcastle demolished it and commissioned the new chapel of St. Mary the Virgin in 1886. This was built by George Frederick Bodley and completed by 1889 at a cost of £30,000 (£2,458,490 as of 2011) [1].
Description
The cruciform church has a 180 ft spire which rises out of an octagonal corona. It is in the second Pointed style. The interior nave is plain but the chancel is decorated with carvings. The stained glass is all by Charles Eamer Kempe.
Services
- Sung Mass at 11.30 am on the first, third and fifth Sundays
- Evensong on certain summer Sundays.
Organ
The organ was installed in 1889 by Gray & Davison. Apart from an overhaul by Harrison and Harrison in 1979 it has remained unaltered.
Specification of the Organ at the National Pipe Organ Register
Organists
- Rupert Pike 1918-1928
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Sources
- ^ UK CPI inflation numbers based on data available from Lawrence H. Officer (2010) "What Were the UK Earnings and Prices Then?" MeasuringWorth.
- The Buildings of England, Nottinghamshire. Pevsner.
Categories:- Church of England churches in Nottinghamshire
- Grade I listed buildings in Nottinghamshire
- Grade I listed churches
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