Church Of St. John Of Beverley, Whatton

The Church of St John of Beverley, Whatton is a parish church in the Church of England in Whatton in the Vale, Nottinghamshire, dedicated to St John of Beverley. The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as a particularly significant building of more than local interest. BuildingThe church is medieval, dating from the 14th century, but little survived the restorations of 1846, 1866–67 and 1870. It consists now of a chancel rebuilt in 1846, a central tower and steeple rebuilt in 1870, and a nave with north and south aisles and north and south porches. The only remaining Romanesque work is the former south transept arch of the tower, which was moved to the north side during the 19th-century restoration. The nave is in Early English style. There is also a chapel dedicated to the memory of Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, who was born and raised in Aslockton but worshipped here. The two corbel heads in the chapel date from about 1300 and depict King David and an angel. Effigies and featuresApart from interesting architectural detail, there is a late 14th-century effigy of a Knight Templar in armour, another of a cross-legged knight of the early 14th century, and a tablet in memory of Thomas Cranmer, father of the archbishop, who was born in Aslockton, then a chapelry of Whatton, in 1489.

The Church of St John of Beverley, Whatton is a parish church in the Church of England in Whatton in the Vale, Nottinghamshire, dedicated to St John of Beverley. The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as a particularly significant building of more than local interest. BuildingThe church is medieval, dating from the 14th century, but little survived the restorations of 1846, 1866–67 and 1870. It consists now of a chancel rebuilt in 1846, a central tower and steeple rebuilt in 1870, and a nave with north and south aisles and north and south porches. The only remaining Romanesque work is the former south transept arch of the tower, which was moved to the north side during the 19th-century restoration. The nave is in Early English style. There is also a chapel dedicated to the memory of Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, who was born and raised in Aslockton but worshipped here. The two corbel heads in the chapel date from about 1300 and depict King David and an angel. Effigies and featuresApart from interesting architectural detail, there is a late 14th-century effigy of a Knight Templar in armour, another of a cross-legged knight of the early 14th century, and a tablet in memory of Thomas Cranmer, father of the archbishop, who was born in Aslockton, then a chapelry of Whatton, in 1489.