The Church of St John the Divine was consecrated in 1892 to replace the defunct and derelict St Mary's Church.
It was decided at the time to build a new church rather than restore the old, mainly due to the distance of St Mary's building from the current location of the village.
The new church was built by Robert Millington Knowles in memory of his wife and of his son John Knowles, who was drowned having taken up the offer of a day’s fishing aged 21. The building work was carried out by Messrs Bell and Sons, in a white stone to the designs of Arthur W Brewill of Nottingham. It was consecrated on 2 August 1892 by the Bishop of Southwell.
However, in 1934 it was noted in the Southwell Diocesan Magazine that the spire of the church needed restoration work carried out after a lightening strike and the resultant survey revealed faulty construction methods. The work to correct these faults cost £300; its condition was so dangerous that the west end had to be shored up and considerable repair work carried out.
The Bells have been rehung from St Mary’s Church thus providing continuity between the two buildings, with the exception of the tenor bell which was recast. In 1902 two new bells were presented by Mr R M Knowles, and Lady Margaret Knowles presented one bell, bringing the peal to a total of eight.
The cache is a cammo tape covered tube. You cannot park at GZ as the road past the Church and the Cache is narrow.
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