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All Saints' Church, Harby
All Saints' Church, Harby
53°13′27.80″N 0°41′9.76″W / 53.2243889°N 0.6860444°W / 53.2243889; -0.6860444
OS grid reference	SK 87811 70512
Location	Harby, Nottinghamshire
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
History
Dedication	All Saints
Consecrated	2 August 1877
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade II listed
Architect(s)	John Thomas Lee
Specifications
Bells	6
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham
Archdeaconry	Newark
Deanery	Newark and Southwell
Parish	Langford

All Saints' Church, Harby is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Harby, Nottinghamshire.

History

The church in Harby was endowed with a chantry chapel by King Edward I of England in 1294, following the death of Queen Eleanor nearby in 1290. However, the chapel was dissolved at the Reformation and the church became a chapel of ease to North Clifton.

By the middle of the 19th century it was in a poor state of repair. John Thomas Lee of London was appointed as the architect for a new building. Construction in Early English style began in 1874 and it was consecrated on 2 August 1877. The old church was then demolished and some parts re-used in the new building. In the east wall of the tower is a statue in memory of Eleanor of Castile, Queen Consort of Edward I.

In 1963, the shingles on the spire were replaced with Canadian cedar. In January 2010 work began on renovating the roofs, incorporating insulation, a breathable membrane and all new tiles.

It is part of a group of parishes which includes

• St Bartholomew's Church, Langford
• St Giles' Church, Holme
• St Cecilia's Church, Girton
• St George the Martyr's Church, North & South Clifton
• All Saints' Church, Collingham
• St John the Baptist's Church, Collingham
• St Helena's Church, South Scarle
• Holy Trinity Church, Besthorpe
• St Helen's Church, Thorney
• All Saints' Church, Winthorpe

See also

• Listed buildings in Harby, Nottinghamshire

References

1. Historic England. "Church of All Saints, Churchyard wall, railings and gates (1157149)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
2. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire: Nikolaus Pevsner.
3. John Carmi Parsons (2004). "Eleanor (1241–1290)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford, United Kingdom: OUP. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/8619. Retrieved 28 November 2015.

• Church of England church buildings in Nottinghamshire
• Grade II listed churches in Nottinghamshire