St Mary's Church, Bunny

St Mary's Church, Bunny
St Mary's Church, Bunny
52°51′38.3″N 1°8′9.51″W / 52.860639°N 1.1359750°WCoordinates: 52°51′38.3″N 1°8′9.51″W / 52.860639°N 1.1359750°W
Location	Bunny, Nottinghamshire
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
History
Dedication	St Mary
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade I listed
Administration
Parish	Bunny with Bradmore
Deanery	East Bingham
Archdeaconry	Newark
Diocese	Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham

St Mary's Church, Bunny is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England^[1] in Bunny, Nottinghamshire.

History

The church dates from the 14th century. it was restored in 1718 for Sir Thomas Parkyns of Bunny Hall. There were also later restorations in 1890–1891 and 1911.

The church is in a joint parish with

• Bradmore Mission Room
• St Mary Magdalene's Church, Keyworth
• All Saints' Church, Stanton on the Wolds

Memorials

• George Augustus Henry Anne Parkyns, 1830, wall tablet in the east chancel
• Thomas Boothby Parkyns, 1800, wall tablet in the east chancel
• George Alexander Forteath, 1862, wall tablet in the south chancel
• Sir Thomas Parkyns, d.1806, by John Bacon
• Dame Anne Parkyns, 1725, by Edward Poynton
• Richard Parkyns, 1603
• Isabella Beetham, 1814, south aisle
• Isabella Ann Beetham, 1801, south aisle
• Henry Cropper, 1812 by T. & E. Gaffin of Regent Street
• Henry Cropper, 1726
• Elizabeth Cropper, 1800, by J. Peck
• Henry Cropper, 1794
• Humphrey Barley, 1571, inscription obliterated
• Sir Thomas Parkyns, 1741. North aisle. Designed by himself

Organ

The organ is by J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd dating from 1909. It was reconstructed in 1916 by Charles Lloyd. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.^[2]

References

1. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire: Nikolaus Pevsner.
2. "A00420". National Pipe Organ Register (NPOR). Retrieved 2013-06-16.