St Mark's Church, Mansfield

St Mark's Church, Mansfield
St Mark's Church, Mansfield
	St Mark's Church, Mansfield, from Nottingham Road
	St Mark's Church, Mansfield Location in Nottinghamshire
	53.1384°N 1.1977°W
OS grid reference	SK 53770 60448
Location	Nottingham Road, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	High Church / Affirming Catholic
Website	stmarksmansfield.org.uk
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1897
Dedication	St Mark
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II* listed
Designated	22 October 1986
Architect(s)	Temple Lushington Moore
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic
Specifications
Materials	Stone, slate roof
Administration
Province	York
Diocese	Southwell and Nottingham
Archdeaconry	Archdeaconry of Newark
Deanery	Mansfield
Parish	Mansfield
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Fr James Curry

St. Mark's Church is on Nottingham Road, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. It is an active Church of England parish church in the deanery of Mansfield, the archdeaconry of Newark, and the Southwell and Nottingham diocese.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[2]

Behind the church, the church hall is a Grade II listed building.[3]

Church Hall 20 Metres North West Of Church Of St Mark, Nottingham Road

History

St. Mark's church was built by the architect Temple Lushington Moore and opened in 1897.

Stained glass

There are two stained glass windows by Charles Eamer Kempe at the west end.

Organ

The organ dates from 1900 by the builders Brindley & Foster of Sheffield. It was renovated by Henry Willis and Sons in 1955, Midland Organ Builders in 1974 and more recently by Anthony Herrod. A complete re-build was finished in 2014 by Henry Groves.

External features

In the churchyard, the war memorial and railings 1 metre south of St. Mark's Church is Grade II listed.[4]

War Memorial And Railings 1 Metre South Of Church Of St Mark, Nottingham Road

Gallery

Interior of St Mark's Church, Mansfield with Trinity altar frontal
St. Mark and the Lion sculpture in St. Mark's Church by sculptor Laurence Broderick
St Mark's Church, Mansfield
St Mark's Church, Mansfield
Church sign for St Mark's Church, Mansfield
St Mark's Church, Mansfield
St Mark's Church, Mansfield
St Mark's Church, Mansfield
St Mark's Church, Mansfield
War Memorial in front of St Mark's Church, Nottingham Road (Grade II listed)
War Memorial in front of St Mark's Church, Nottingham Road (Grade II listed)
War Memorial in front of St Mark's Church, Nottingham Road (Grade II listed)
War Memorial in front of St Mark's Church, Nottingham Road (Grade II listed)
War Memorial in front of St Mark's Church, Nottingham Road (Grade II listed)
Church Hall 20 Metres North West Of Church Of St Mark, Nottingham Road (Grade II listed)
Church Hall 20 Metres North West Of Church Of St Mark, Nottingham Road (Grade II listed)

References

Mansfield: St Mark, Church of England, retrieved 28 December 2017
Historic England. "Church of St Mark and attached boundary wall, Nottingham Road, Mansfield (1214953)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
Historic England. "Church Hall 20 Metres North West Of Church Of St Mark (1215088)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
Historic England. "War Memorial And Railings 1 Metre South Of Church Of St Mark, Nottingham Road (1207183)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 December 2017.

Sources

The Buildings of England, Nottinghamshire. Nikolaus Pevsner

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[1] Mansfield: St Mark, Church of England, retrieved 28 December 2017

[2] Historic England. "Church of St Mark and attached boundary wall, Nottingham Road, Mansfield (1214953)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 December 2017.

[3] Historic England. "Church Hall 20 Metres North West Of Church Of St Mark (1215088)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 December 2017.

[4] Historic England. "War Memorial And Railings 1 Metre South Of Church Of St Mark, Nottingham Road (1207183)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 December 2017.