Tythby
Holy Trinity

Features and Fittings

Georgian Wooden Fittings

One of the main interest points in the church is its Georgian furnishings:

Pulpit and Reader’s Desk

The original triple-decker pulpit has probably been altered as the present one is double in parts. There is a lower seat, reading desk and pulpit with seat.

Other Georgian Features

Evident in the church are high deal box pews, a squire’s pew, a high chancel rail and a west gallery.

Looking across the nave, and showing the box pews The chancel, showing the high rail (and the commandment boards) Looking from the chancel - the west gallery is clearly visible

The Royal Coat of Arms over the chancel is also Georgian, based on the original which was compulsory after the Restoration in 1660.

Other Items of Interest

Altar

The altar was given by Gwen Wakefield (Carter) in memory of her husband. It was made by Arthur Swann, of Barratt and Swann, of Cropwell Butler, Nottinghamshire. The inscription on the altar reads:

GEORGE EDWARD CARTER

25th JANUARY 1903 TO 27th OCTOBER 1959
THIS ALTAR WAS GIVEN IN LOVING MEMORY
OF GEORGE CARTER OF TYTHBY GRANGE
BY HIS WIFE AND FOUR DAUGHTERS.
IT WAS DEDICATED 30th MARCH 1969

The Church Council minutes for 30th January 1969 record that ‘The new altar has been installed at Tythby, Mrs Wakefield’s wishes with regard to dedication has been sought.’

The dedication was carried out at the Palm Sunday Matins Service on 30th March 1969. The service was led by the Rev Phillip Davidson.

Font

The font is probably 14th century. During the commonwealth it was cast out and broken in two. At the restoration it was replaced and repaired. It bears the date 1662 cut in stone on the panels. Also inscribed are the initials TS & MD, with the annotation CW, suggesting that the initials are those of the churchwardens when the font was restored.

The font is small and octagonal. The break in the lid shows it once had a hinged cover. It stands 40" on its step and has a lead lined bowl of 22". The joint of the repair is clearly seen near the top of the fluted shaft base.

Priest’s Door

There is a 14th century priest’s door in the south wall of the chancel.

Commandment Boards

Two boards on the East end of the chancel display the ten commandments and there are others within the main church displaying charities.

(The smaller board to the right of the one shown carries the Lord’s Prayer.)

Charity Boards

The Marriott Charity monument is a painted board on a wall of the nave of the church and is inscribed:

JOHN MARROITT,

late of Cropwell-Butler, in this parish,
Grazier, deceased, by his Will gave unto
his brother JOSEPH MARRIOTT, and his
Cousin WILLIAM MARRIOTT, and the Church-
wardens, and overseers of the Poor of Crop
well-Butler aforesaid, for the time being,
the sum of one hundred pounds, in trust
to put the same out at Interest, from time
to time, on real or Government security,
or securities, and to lay out the Interest
thereof Yearly, in the purchase of Bread,
and distribute the same, on Christmas-Day,
in every Year, unto such of the Poor of
Cropwell-Butler aforesaid, as they, the said
JOSEPH, and WILLIAM MARRIOTT, during
their lives, and the survivor of them during
his life, and after the deaths of them, the
said JOSEPH, and WILLIAM MARRIOTT, as the
Churchwardens and Overseers of the
Poor, for the time being, should in their
discretion think fit.

     The above money was in Novr. 1814,
invested in the purchase of the sum of
one hundred, and two pounds seventeen
shillings, and three pence, Navy five per
cent Annuities, in the names of the said
JOSEPH MARRIOTT, (then Churchwarden)
WILLIAM SAXTON, (then overseer of the
Poor,) & WILLIAM MARRIOTT.

The execution of this benefaction is still carried out. The churchwardens to, supervise, the distribution of loaves on the morning of Christmas day at the Cropwell bakeries of Mr. Cheetham and Mr. Branston.

The other bread charity of Mr Fillingham is also recorded on two painted canvasses hung side by side. One of these reads:

WILLIAM FILLINGHAM,

of Cropwell-Butler, who died ye
16 day of February, 1779, hath
Paid to Mr. John Parr, Mr. Joseph
Marriott, Mr. John Marriott, of
Cropwell-Butler & Mr. Martin
Newbray, of Sutton, in ye parish
of Granby, Fifty Pounds, in trust
to Place at Interest, or to Invest ye
Same, in the Purchase of Lands,
and to Pay the Interest & Produce
on the First day of January, Yearly,
for Ever, in Money, or the Value in
Bread, to such of the Poor Inha-
-bitants, belonging Cropwell-
Butler, only, as they and their
Executors, or Church-wardens &
Overseers, shall think fit.

and the other:

WILLIAM FILLINGHAM, of Crop
=wel-Butler, agreeable to the cha-
=ritable intention of Mary Fil-
=lingham, his Daughter, who died
on the 10 day of November, 1777,
hath paid to Mr. John Parr & Mr. Jo-
=seph Marriott, and Mr. John Mar-
=riott, of Cropwell-Butler, and Mr.
Martin Newbray, of Sutton, in the
Parish of Granby, Fifty Pounds, in
trust to place at Interest, or to in-
=vest the same, in the purchase of
Lands, and to pay the Interest, and
Produce, on the Feast of St. Tho-
=mas the Apostle, Yearly, for ever,
in Money, or the value in Bread,
to such of the poor Inhabitants,
belonging to Cropwell-Butler,
only, as they and their Heirs,
Executors, or the Church-war-
dens, & Overseers, shall think fit.

Other Items

There is an oak lectern.

There is a row of hat pegs in the chancel and a poppy head bench and pew.

The wrought iron candlesticks on the walls were made by Jesse Goodband, one time churchwarden and the last of the Tythby blacksmiths.

The key is nearly 10 inches long and weighs 1lb 6½oz.

Initials “I.R. + D; C.W.” have been cut on a roof beam in 1742, at which time the roof underwent repair.

On a ladder in the belfry is incised “H.B. T.M.- C.W.”, again the initials of two churchwardens.

There are also several leads from the earliest roof showing craftsmen’s marks and a tile, which was ploughed up and thought to have come from St Nicholas’.

Church registers.

The Church registers record basic details of births and burials from 1559 and marriages from 1583. There are 220 sittings.