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David Hitchborne, Searby cum Owmby - St Nicholas, CC BY-SA 2.0 |
Situated in a picturesque setting on a mound within the village of Searby, St Nicholas’ was built in 1832 on the foundations of the original Saxon church which was damaged by fire. The interior is notable for the woodcarving of the Reverend Townsend, vicar from 1845 to 1889. His work included the pews with carvings on their ends depicting the tribes of Israel and the Apostles. The organ was built by F. Cousans of Lincoln and first played on Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee in 1887. The church bells are rung using an Ellacombe Apparatus a device developed in 1821 by Reverend Henry Thomas Ellacombe enabling one person to ring all five bells.
Postcode: DN38 6BQ
Open: 9th-10th May, Saturday 10am - 4pm • Sunday 10am - 4pm
Photo: David Hitchborne, Searby cum Owmby • St Nicholas, CC BY-SA 2.0
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