St. John's Church, Colston Bassett
Encyclopedia
St. John's Church, Colston Bassett is a parish church
in the Church of England
in Colston Bassett
, Nottinghamshire
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The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest.
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However, the construction was of poor quality and the church needed substantial restoration. This was undertaken in 1934 by Charles Marriott Oldrid Scott
. The Bishop of Southwell Rt. Revd Henry Mosley
re-opened the repaired building on 12 August 1936, at the same time as he instituted the new vicar, the Rev. John Booth
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
in the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
in Colston Bassett
Colston Bassett
Colston Bassett is a small picturesque village in the Vale of Belvoir in the south-east of Nottinghamshire close to its border with Leicestershire...
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
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The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest.
History
St. John's Church, Colston Bassett was erected in 1892 by the architect Arthur BrewillArthur Brewill
Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur William Brewill DSO, TD, FRIBA was an architect based in Nottingham.-Background and family:...
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However, the construction was of poor quality and the church needed substantial restoration. This was undertaken in 1934 by Charles Marriott Oldrid Scott
Charles Marriott Oldrid Scott
Charles Marriott Oldrid Scott was an English architect who is often best remembered for being the son of John Oldrid Scott and grandson of Sir George Gilbert Scott, both of whom were architects, as was his uncle George Gilbert Scott, Jr. and his cousins Sir Giles Gilbert Scott and Adrian Gilbert...
. The Bishop of Southwell Rt. Revd Henry Mosley
Henry Mosley (bishop)
Henry Mosley was the 5th Anglican Bishop of Stepney from 1919 until 1928 when he was appointed Bishop of Southwell.-Education:He was born in 1868 and educated at Keble College, Oxford before embarking on an ecclesiastical career with a Curacy at Bethnal Green.-Career:Further inner city posts...
re-opened the repaired building on 12 August 1936, at the same time as he instituted the new vicar, the Rev. John Booth
Current parish status
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