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St. Mary's, Nottingham - collected illustrations - Brian Taylor

Note In the case of illustrations which do not come from the Guide Books and the like directly associated with St Mary's, most are extracts and modifications provided as research background. They are not intended for further reproduction nor for purposes of financial gain.

Nottingham - the town and its environs

Maps

geology.jpg Nottingham geology (adapted from Beckett)
1744map.jpg Nottingham map of 1744, extract of St Mary's
1831map.jpg Nottingham map of 1831, the old English Town, now known as the Lace Market, in centre, from Stevenson (1918)
snot1831.jpg Adaption of 1831 map to show "English Town", ancient boundaries
oldtown.jpg Composite of the "English Town" from 1844 map and 1651 panorama
nott1845.jpg Nottingham and surrounding villages in 1845 (Beckett, 213)
map1902.jpg 1902 map of Nottingham (Greville Jennings postcard collection)
map1902c.jpg 1902 map of Nottingham, close-up of Lace Market area, note St. John's Church below St. Mary's in Leenside
1990smap.jpg 1990s street map of Nottingham, shows how little changed the Lace Market streets are, other than the 1950s new road (Bellar Gate etc)

Views of the Town through the ages

14thcmap.jpg Nottingham as shown (denoted) on a 14th century map in Bodleian Library, In Weir (1990)
1642wpan.jpg Raising of Standard by Charles I, St. Mary's in background (reproduced by Weir, 1990)
1677wpan.jpg The West Prospect of Nottingham in 1677, bottom left corner is the modern Canning Circus (from Thoroton)
e1695.jpg East Prospect of Pierreponte House and garden, 1695, with St. Mary's tower (Beckett p120, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Melton Collection)
epan1700.jpg East prospect of Nottingham (colour painting) of 1700, Jan Siberechts (1627-1703) in Castle Museum
1708epan.jpg Wider view from the 1708 East prospect of Nottingham, note open garden land on the north side of Hollow Stone (by Jan Kip, Local Studies Library Collection)
sviewold.jpg South panorama of St. Mary's Hill (date? post-1726, ? pre- 17xx, south transept not flat-topped, cf 1751 view)
sviewpan.jpg South panorama of Nottingham (date? post-1726, ? pre- 17xx, south transept not flat-topped, cf 1751 view)
1741epan.jpg Wider view from the 1741 East Prospect of Nottingham (seen from Sneinton) by Sandby (Notts Central Library collection)
spanold.jpg South Prospect of Nottingham, from Deering, 1751
1846span.jpg An 1846 South Prospect of Nottingham, note the train and the prominence of St. Mary's
1848ssep.jpg The south-southeast view in 1848, the Nottingham canal in the foreground (Local Studies Library collection)

The church

modplan.gif Modern plan of St. Mary's, showing eras of building and restorations (B.Taylor)

Exterior views of the church

1677wdet.jpg Close-up from West Prospect of Nottingham, dated 1677
ex1677nw.jpg Northwest view of 1677 (in Deering)
ecup1700.jpg East close-up of 1700, note Vicarage across road to south of church and the odd South transept end
1708ecup.jpg Close-up from a 1708 prospect of Nottingham
1741ecup.jpg Close-up from the 1741 East Prospect of Nottingham
spancup.jpg Close-up of South view, from Deering, 1751
ex1815s.jpg South face in 1815 (in Blackner, 1815, drawn by Wilkins of Nottingham)
southf.jpg Composite of the changing face of the South transept
ex1844ne.jpg Plumptre House and St. Mary's North Transept in 1844
1848ssed.jpg Close-up from a south-southeast view of 1848
ex1874nwl.jpg1874 photo from northwest (1874 book on the church)
ex1874sevl.jpg 1874 photo from southeast (1874 book on the church)
ex1874swvl.jpg 1874 photo from southwest, note gas lamps and gate (1874 book on the church)
ex1900sw.jpg1900 photo from southwest, carriages (cabs) alongside wall
ex1910swl.jpg 1910 photo from southwest (Hood, 1910)
ex1916slongs.jpg 1916 photo from southwest
ex1916sw.jpg 1916 photo from southwest (Gill, 1916)
ex1922sw.jpg 1922 photo of southwest churchyard (Annual report)
ex1937sw.jpg 1937 photo from southwest, with War memorial gate of 1921 (from 1937 Thanksgiving Service leaflet)
ex1942sel.jpg Southeast photo from 1942 Guide, with 1912 Chapel
ex1975el.jpg 1975 photo from alley to east (Civic Society collection)
ex1980sw.jpg 1980 photo from southwest
ex1987nw.jpg 1987 winter view from northwest, before exterior cleaned, shows 1942 Choir vestry (?County Council poster, also Church Greetings card)
frswviewl.jpg Modern photo from Southwest (Friends of St. Mary's)
shview96.jpg Southwest view of Tower and South Transept (Church and Sophie Hackett postcard, 1996)
ex2000swfront.jpg 2000 photo of southwest front with new lights (Friends)
ex2000wfront.jpg 2000 photo of west front with new lights (Friends)

St Mary's Hill, around the Church
highpavement.jpg High Pavement (Civic Society)
shirehall.jpg Shire Hall (Civic Society)
oldvic.jpg The "Old Vicarage" (Civic Society Collection), built 1653, rebuilt (remodelled) 1844, sold in 1901.
hollowstone.jpg Hollowstone (Civic Society)
shill.jpg Photo of Short Hill in 1970's (Civic Society collection)
stoneyst1920.jpg 1920 view of southern end of Stoney Street
stoneyst1975.jpg 1975 view of southern end of Stoney Street, churchyard wall on left (Civic Society collection)
kayeswalk.jpg Kayes Walk, 1975, then unused warehouses (Civic Society)

Miscellanea
newvic.jpg Photo of the "New Vicarage", Standard Hill, built 1805, Vicarage, St. Mary's on right, only after 1901 (Civic Society collection)
plumphos.jpg Plumptre House elevation plan of 1723, south front onto St. Mary's churchyard

Interior views of the church

in1843nw.jpg 1843 illustration of nave looking west
in1867chan.jpg The Chancel in 1867 (close-up from Organs Book)
in1869nel.jpg 1869 photo of Nave looking east, organ on left hand (approx where modern door to choir vestry etc. is (Organs Book)
in1874navl.jpg 1874 interior photo of nave looking east, with the new organ, note no heating duct in floor
in1874quvl.jpg 1874 photo of the Chancel and Choir
in1910nel.jpg 1910 photo of choir screen of 1885, looking east from Nave. Central heating ducts shown
in1910npl.jpg 1910 photo of North door into Chantry House and the new 1890 North Porch door, 1815 west door also visible
in1910qul.jpg 1910 photo of Choir and Chancel, with Reredos as erected in 1885, note it lacks the wings (added in 1937)
in1910qwl.jpg 1910 photo looking west from within the Choir
in1910stl.jpg 1910 photo looking across from North transept to South transept
in1916nt.jpg 1910 photo from Nave across towards North transept
in1916chancel.jpg 1916 photo of the chancel
saisleeast1916.jpg South Aisle in 1916
in1942ne.jpg 1942 photo of Nave looking east, heating duct grilles in floor
in1942ntl.jpg 1942 photo of North transept with new door to east (Chapter house corridor), curtaining behind Altar
in1942nwl.jpg 1942 photo of the Nave looking west
in1942qul.jpg 1942 photo from organ loft, looking east at the Sanctuary, shows new 1937 altar and decorative additions, with wings to reredos
in1916wdoorl.jpg 1942 photo of West Door
in1957nt.jpg 1957 photo of North transept, showing oak panelling behind altar

Graffiti and Masons' Marks

Locations of marks
markmap.gif Church plan showing positions of button cross and "tristar" mason's marks
tsxmap2.gif Composite plan showing (horizontal) positions of button crosses and tristars
naislex.gif North aisle/transept view showing positions of button crosses and tristars
ntex.gif North transept eastern view showing positions of button crosses and tristars
ntwx.gif North transept western view showing positions of button crosses and tristars
sailsex.gif S. aisle view showing positions of button crosses on pier S1
stex.gif S. transept view showing positions of button crosses on east window arches

Marks
graf16hg.jpg Graffiti/mason's marks drawn by Harry Gill (1916)
cross1.jpg Button crosses ("brass rubbing") Nave pillar S1, with scale
cross2.jpg Button cross ("brass rubbing") Nave pillar N1, with scale
cross3.jpg Button cross ("brass rubbing") North transept, with scale
cross4.jpg Button cross ("brass rubbing") North transept/North aisle junction, with scale
tristar1.jpg "Tristar" mason's mark (brass rubbing) North transept above left of Chantry House door, with scale
tristar2.jpg "Tristar" mason's mark (brass rubbing) North transept on right of Tower door, with scale
miscmark.gif Collection of drawings (most by B.Taylor) of mason's marks seen at St. Mary's
archinit.gif Drawing (B.Taylor) from ground level of marks on Nave arcade N3, southeast face
mix1.gif Graffiti initials and marks (brass rubbing) South transept/South aisle junction, with scale

Initials and texts/names
initnote.gif Notes on Classical Latin script J
namesbf.jpg Mediaeval names from Gill (1918) not St. Mary's
inits1.gif Graffiti initials (brass rubbing and computer "embossed effect") Nave pillar S3, with scale
inits2.gif Graffiti initials (brass rubbing and computer "embossed effect") Nave pillar S2, with scale
inits3.gif Graffiti initials (brass rubbing) Nave pillar N1, with scale
inits4.gif Graffiti initials (brass rubbing) Samon Tomb, with scale
inits5.gif Graffiti initials (brass rubbing) Samon Tomb, with scale
inits6.gif Graffiti initials (brass rubbing) Samon Tomb, outside of rh candle, with scale
inits7.gif Graffiti initials (brass rubbing) North transept, west wall by alarm aerial, with scale
inits8.gif Graffiti initials (brass rubbing) N.transept/N. aisle junction, 5 stones up on corner, with scale
inits9.gif Graffiti initials (brass rubbing) Samon Tomb, outside of rh candle, with scale
text1.gif Text (brass rubbing) Nave pillar N1 (with scale)
text2.gif Text (brass rubbing) Nave pillar S1 (with scale)
text3.gif Text (brass rubbing) North transept by plaque to Henry Plumptre (with scale)

Richard II and the "Founders"

npheads.jpg Composite of North door and portraits of Richard II
rich11s.gif Small image of Richard II, from Basilicologia (1618)
richii.gif Richard II, Westminster Abbey portrait, colour
richiim.gif Richard II, bw image from Westminster Abbey portrait
wmisig.gif William I signature from Hine (1870)
arms.jpg The Founders Arms, reported by Deering and drawn in 1874 book
arunarms.jpg Arundel Arms from 1874 book
nevarms.jpg Neville arms from 1874 book
r&aarms.jpg Arms of Richard II and Anne of Bohemia (1874 book)
r2ndarms.jpg Arms of Richard II (1874 book)

Architectural details

Early church
normcaps.jpg Norman capitals found under tower piers in 1848, drawing in du Boulay Hill (1916)
oldp16hg.jpg Speculative plan of the first stage of the late-14th Century "new" church, by Harry Gill (1916)
planhg16.jpg Harry Gill's 1916 plan of the then St. Mary's

Churchyard
postwall.jpg An "improved" drawing of churchyard after new wall built in 1790
prewall.jpg The churchyard before the new wall of 1790, houses still on south edge, etc, no Kayes Walk
newwall.jpg Composite plan showing changes to churchyard in 1890, work undertaken by Stretton

Vicar's Vestry
vest16hg.jpg Exterior of old Vestry, drawn by Harry Gill (1916)
2001vestry.jpg Exterior of old Vestry, Friend's photograph 2001. Note the chimney has been moved to the right hand corner

South Porch
ex1874po.jpg 1874 western photo of South Porch
sporch1910.jpg 1910 western photo of South Porch
1916sporch.jpg 1916 eastern photo of South Porch

West Front
wfront.jpg Composite of the 1726 west front
hinew.jpgTC Hine's drawing of how the 1726 west front looked, replaced in 1843-8; Hine was born in 1813, so probably drew this from memory

North Transept
nfacedet.jpg North transept detail from 1844 drawing of Plumptre House

Chantry House and its extensions
ntrans.jpg Composite of North transept and Chantry House, Choir Vestry developments
1874ch.jpg Close-up of the "Chantry House" from the 1874 north-west photograph, note the west facing door, built by Stretton in 1815
ext1874d.jpg Close-up from 1874 photo from north-west, only "Chantry House" visible, before 1890 additions of toilets and kitchen, and of north porch door

The South Clerestory Gargoyle
gargdet.jpg South clerestory/parapet and window tops east and west of gargoyle from 1874 photo
garg1874.jpg South clerestory close-up from 1874 photo
1916wtop.jpg South aisle/south transept) clerestory (east of gargoyle) window top (from 1916 photo)
1916garg.jpg Closeup of south aisle roof gargoyle from 1916 photograph
1916nrf.jpg South aisle roof and clerestory in 1916
garg.jpg Close-up of south clerestory gargoyle (Friends' photo)
garg16hg.jpg 1916 drawing of south clerestory gargoyle by Harry Gill

Miscellaneous details
wins16hg.jpg Drawings comparing windows of aisles and clerestory by Harry Gill (1916)
buts16hg.jpg The buttress styles drawn by Harry Gill in 1916 (arguing for later building of south aisle re north aisle)
stovepipe.jpg Close-up of southeast view (1874) of Chancel and south transept, with 1815 stovepipe top indicated

Interior details

intd16hg.jpg Architectural drawing in Gill (1916), show nave pillar, tower pier and north door, etc. view and sections

Chancel and Choir
hineq.jpg TC Hine's 1876 drawing of Quire after Dr. Wilkin's stone wall was erected ca. 1837, Hine was born in 1813, so probably drew this from memory
hinec.jpg TC Hine's concept drawing of the Chancel with proposed screen (1876, Screen actually installed in 1885)

Major Tombs
1916ntom.jpg The late-15th Century (?) North transept tomb in 1916, inserted into the main fabric
1916stom.jpg The late-14th Century South transept "Samon" tomb in 1916, built with the main fabric
in1942ntl.jpg North transept and north tomb as in 1942, note new door into "Chapter House" linking corridor
1942lily.jpg Lily crucifix from North transept tomb, 1942 guide book
alabpanel1917l.jpgAlabaster Panel, now in South Chapel wall

The Organs
org1913.jpg The 1881 Organ (photographed in 1913) (Organs Book)
1973org.jpg The Marcussen Organ of 1973

Choir Stalls
bathstal.jpg The choir stalls in Bath Abbey, erected by Gilbert Scott, just two years before those of St. Mary's (purportedly based on old stalls removed in 1840s)
stmsstal.jpg Choir stalls of 1872, closeup from 1874 photo, cf Bath Abbey stalls of 1870

Font
font1910l.jpg Font in 1910, with brass ewer, now kept in Vestry

Bronze Doors
brdoors1910l.jpg Bronze Doors, 1910

Miscellaneous images for website

wwindow.gif Approximate facsimile of text relating to the great West Window, original in Church and penned by the then Vicar, Francis Morse
tchine.jpg Photo of TC Hine, the architect, in the conservatory of his house at 25 Regent Street (Weir, 1990)

candle.gif Animated candle .gif for index page (B.Taylor)
1874cov.jpg Cover of 1874 book
1874logo.jpg Logo developed from 1874 book
conbut.jpg Contents button for web site
minbackp.jpg miniback button, with parchment background
minigo.jpg minigo button, white bg
minigop.jpg minigo button, with parchment background
minlogo.jpg St. Mary's minilogo, with parchment background
newlogo2.jpg St. Mary's logo/header plate, adapted from 1874 book and modern logo by B. Taylor
paper.jpg paper background
paperl.jpg paper background, small square
stmbg.jpg St. Mary's background (adapted from 1874 book cover)
stmbgl.jpg St. Mary's background (adapted from 1874 book cover) - lighter
stmlogo.jpg Copy of modern St. Mary's black-white logo

illums.jpg Illuminated "S" from 1910 book
illumt.jpgIlluminated "T" from 1910 book

decpan1.jpg Decorative panel from 1910 book
decpan2.jpg Decorative panel from 1910 book
decpan3.jpg Decorative panel from 1910 book
decpan4.jpg Decorative panel from 1910 book
decpan5.jpg Decorative panel from 1910 book
decpan6.jpg Decorative panel from 1910 book
decpan7.jpg Decorative panel from 1910 book
decpan8.jpg Decorative panel from 1910 book
decpan9.jpg Decorative panel from 1910 book
decpan10.jpg Decorative panel from 1910 book
decpan11.jpg Decorative panel from 1910 book
decpan12.jpg Decorative panel from 1910 book

St. Mary's, Nottingham, illustrations

Compiled by Brian Taylor, published September 2000 Comments to dr.brian,taylor@ntlworld.com

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