Church | Hawksworth Notts Org

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History book available

The archaeology of the church of St Mary & All Saints Hawksworth
- section taken from the Hawksworth history book

Southwell Diocese Church History website
- full information about the church of St Mary & All Saints Hawksworth can be found here

Click here to go to the site.

External views of the church

1800s

The west porch - taken before 1866.jpeg

1900s

1900s - The church from Main Street.JPG

1905 - Hawksworth church.jpg

1930s approx - Hawksworth Church.jpg

1970s or before - church postcard pre 1970s.jpg

1974 or before - church exterior with original pinnacles & stove pipe in place.jpeg

1993 Oct - aerial view of Hawksworth church.jpeg

2000 onwards

2002 - Hawksworth church exterior.jpeg

2002 May - south side of the church (1).jpg

2002 May - south side of the church (2).jpg

2005 May- Hawksworth church.JPG

2006 Oct - newly decorated western door.jpeg

2008 Apr 14 - Bench mark on church.JPG

2008 Apr 14 - Boot scraper at church.JPG

2009 Oct 8 - View of church.jpg

2010 approx - Christmas view of Hawksworth church.jpg

2010 May 4 - external breakline in north aisle.JPG

2011 Dec 10 - north side of lower tower.jpg

2012 Dec - Hawksworth church (1).JPG

2012 Dec - Hawksworth church (2).JPG

2012 May 12 - Hawksworth church with newly restored tower (1).JPG

2012 May 12 - Hawksworth church with newly restored tower (2).JPG

2013 Dec 1 - Hawksworth church from the south.JPG

2013 Dec 1 - pathway on the western side of the church (1).JPG

2013 Dec 1 - pathway on the western side of the church (2).JPG

2013 Oct 31 - church - north side (1).JPG

2013 Oct 31 - church - north side (2).JPG

2013 Oct 31 - church - south side.JPG

2013 Oct 31 - church (1).JPG

2013 Oct 31 - church (2).JPG

2013 Oct 31 - church (3).JPG

2015 Dec - church viewed from the north west.jpg

Unknown date

Unknown date - Chancel Door Hawksworth church.jpg

Unknown date - church viewed from Hawksworth Place flat.jpeg

Unknown date - Coffin bier outside Hawksworth church.jpg

Unknown date - Hawksworth triangle & church.jpg

Unknown date - Postcard of the church (1) jpg.jpg

Unknown date - Postcard of the church (2) jpg.jpg

Unknown date - Postcard of the church (3) jpg.jpg

Unknown date - Postcard of the church (4) jpg.jpg

Unknown date - Western exterior before the gravel path was put in.jpg

Gargoyles and external carved figures

Gargoyle 1.jpeg

Gargoyle 2a.jpeg

Gargoyle 2b.jpeg

Gargoyle 3.jpeg

Gargoyle 4a.jpeg

Gargoyle 4b.jpeg

Gargoyle 5.jpeg

Gargoyle 6.jpeg

Gargoyle 7.jpeg

Wimpled lady on south side of church.JPG

The Bells

Bell 1 wheel.jpeg

Bell 1 hung in 1698.jpeg

Bell 2 hung in 1858.jpeg

Bell 3 wheel.jpeg

Bell 3 hung in 1873 (1).jpeg

Bell 3 hung in 1873 (2).jpeg

Bell 1 (front) and Bell 3 (back).jpeg

The bells of Hawksworth magazine article (1).jpg

The bells of Hawksworth magazine article (2).jpg

The Chancel

2014 April - new lighting highlights the texts around the east window.jpeg

Chancel floor - John Storer brass memorial.jpg

Chancel floor tile - agnus dei.jpg

Chancel floor tile - fleur de lys.jpg

Chancel floor tile.jpg

Chancel floor tiles - cross keys.jpg

Low arch now blocked which once housed the organ.jpeg

North chancel door.jpeg

Text on the chancel wall above the piscina.jpeg

text over south chancel doorway.jpeg

Two trefoil recessed arches - perhaps originally an aumbrey cupboard.jpeg

View inside the chancel looking east.jpg

Hawksworth church - chancel arch painting (1).jpeg

Hawksworth church - chancel arch painting (2).jpeg

Hawksworth church - chancel arch painting (3).jpeg

Hawksworth church - chancel arch painting (4).jpeg

Hawksworth church - chancel arch painting (5).jpeg

The churchyard

2006 Aug the graveyard (2).JPG

2006 Aug the graveyard (4).JPG

Churchyard current - clean & cropped.jpeg

2013 Apr 29 - churchyard wall on Town Street (1).jpg

2013 Apr 29 - churchyard wall on Town Street (2).jpg

2013 Apr 29 - churchyard wall on Town Street (3).jpg

The Clock

1949 - List of donations for clock repair.jpg

1949-50 receipt for church clock repairs.jpg

1977 - church clock being painted by Pete Newton.jpg

1977 - Clock restored by Pete Newton.JPG

2007 - clock winding chamber autographs.JPG

2010 - clock mechanism chamber.JPG

2007 - the clock weights.JPG

2007 - view of tower and clock showing position of 1873 installation.JPG

2012 April - new position of church clockface.JPG

Hawksworth church clock prior to 2012 when the the faces were relocated (2).JPG

Memorials

Ann Oliver 1848.JPG

Bradford & Webb.JPG

Brailsford (1).JPG

Brass Storer memorials.JPG

Charlotte Storer 1816.JPG

JB Webb 1873-8.JPG

JG Bayles 1878-1906.JPG

John Oliver 1833 Ann Oliver 1848.JPG

John Storer MA Feb 1837.JPG

John Storer MD Sept 1837.JPG

Kerridge grave stone 2.jpg

Kerridge grave stone.jpg

Oliver memorials.JPG

Outline of original position in tower of 1837 plaque.JPG

Plaque commemorating restoration in 1837.jpg

Richard Bradford 1700.JPG

Robert Oliver 1823.JPG

Thomas Oliver 1801.JPG

war memorial.jpg

The Nave

13th century columns - cable & stylised leaf pattern with nail head decoration.jpeg

13th century columns - capital of one of the supporting columns.jpeg

13th century columns - close up of sections (1).jpeg

13th century columns - close up of sections (2).jpeg

13th century columns - close up of sections (3).jpeg

13th century columns - close up of sections (4).jpeg

13th century columns - close up of sections (5).jpeg

1930 Hawksworth church interior.jpeg

2006 October - Refurbished interior.jpeg

2012 Hawksworth church - looking south from north aisle.jpg

2012 Hawksworth church nave - looking north towards north aisle.jpg

2012 Hawksworth church nave - looking towards west porch (1).jpg

2012 Hawksworth church nave - looking towards west porch (2).jpg

2013 Nave ceiling (1).jpeg

2013 Nave ceiling (2).jpeg

2013 Nave ceiling (3).jpeg

2013 Nave ceiling (4).jpeg

2013 Nave ceiling (5).jpeg

Church chairs - one of the last views.jpg

Unknown date - The Nave Hawksworth Church.jpg

The Anglo Saxon cross shaft

A photo of the west porch showing the cross shaft in use as the lintel - taken before 1866

Early 1900s photo of the cross shaft in the churchyard.jpeg

An early photo of the cross shaft after removal from the porch.jpeg

Anglo Saxon cross shaft showing the front face with Christian symbols.JPG

Anglo Saxon cross shaft showing the side face with celtic symbols.JPG

2006 Oct - Anglo Saxon cross shaft in the church entrance.JPG

The tower

inside the bell tower (1).jpg

inside the bell tower (2).jpg

inside the bell tower (3).jpg

inside the bell tower (4).jpg

inside the bell tower (5).jpg

inside the bell tower (6).jpg

inside the bell tower (7).jpg

inside the bell tower (8).jpg

inside the bell tower (9).jpg

tower - upper west side.jpg

tower access door - 2m up the wall above modern cloakroom.JPG

tower access passage and junction between brick and stone.JPG

tower access passage.JPG

Under construction

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