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St Peter’s Church Tollerton is an active Anglican church in the Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham, in the parish of Tollerton and the deanery of East Bingham;[1] its foundations were built some time around the 13th century. The church and an adjoining wall attached to Roclaveston Manor were designated Grade II listed buildings
Structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection. on 1 December 1965.[2]
It was customary that the rector was responsible for the maintenance of the chancel
Part of a church containing the altar, used by the officiating clergy., and the squire – or more generally the villagers – for the nave
Central part of a church, used by the laiety., but a series of squires did little or no repair work, leading to the nave becoming ruinous. Things changed in 1812,[3] when Pendrock Barry of Tollerton Hall, Roclaveston Manor,[4] embarked on a renovation scheme. He rebuilt the nave, constructed the mausoleum and built a brick extension to the west end that contained a porch with vestries, and a gallery for the use of his family,[3] complete with a fireplace.[2]
Following the death of the rector in 1816, the new incumbent agreed to give the squire a free hand in the church’s redevelopment, and the chancel was rebuilt. Further restoration work carried out in 1909 resulted in the church looking as it does today.[3]
Organ
The Forster & Andrews organ was donated by W. E. Burnside of Tollerton Hall in 1909, and installed at a cost of £595. It was overhauled and cleaned in the 1930s by Roger Yates, and an electric console was installed in 1959, when the pneumatic action was converted to electro-pneumatic.[5]
