All Saints' Church, Winthorpe

All Saints' Church, Winthorpe (pictured), a Church of England parish church in Winthorpe, Nottinghamshire, is within the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham. It was built in 1886 to 1888 to replace the old Georgian structure, which had fallen into disrepair. The new building was commissioned by the then recently appointed rector, Edward Handley, a relative of William Handley, who had served as rector of the old church from 1836 to 1873. The new rector selected as architect Sidney Gambier-Parry, the son of philanthropist Thomas Gambier-Parry. The firm chosen to execute Gambier-Parry's Gothic design was Mackenzie & Sons of Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire. The site of the church, off…

The new church was constructed primarily of red Walkeringham brick. Ancaster stone was utilised for exterior trim, with red Mansfield stone employed in the interior. The new tower, with brick spire, is at the northwest corner of the church. The lower portion of the tower features the entrance to the building, as well as a porch with a staircase that extends up to the belfry. There, two new bells were supplemented by three old bells from the former church. In addition to the three old bells, there are several other vestiges of the former church. In the churchyard, they include an oval stone tablet and the pinnacle. The interior of the building contains a ceiling boss, door lock with key,…