Worksop Railway Station

The station was built in the Jacobean style and was opened in 1849 by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway.
The station is on the Sheffield to Lincoln line and is also the terminus of the Robin Hood Line from Nottingham.

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The Market Place

The small town of Tuxford is situated in the county of Nottinghamshire, once a staging post on the Great North Road the town is now bypassed by the busy A1.

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The Parish Church of Saint Mary the Virgin
(The Chapel of Our Lady)

Standing next to the now lost Clumber House in the Dukeries of Nottinghamshire, Clumber Chapel was commissioned by Henry Pelham-Clinton, 7th Duke of Newcastle and completed in 1889. The church was built by George Frederick Bodley, being described as his greatest work.
The church is on a cruciform plan, and has a central tower, which contains one bell and has a 175 ft spire rising out of an octagonal corona. It is in the "second Pointed" style of Gothic architecture. The nave interior is plain but the chancel is decorated and contains stained glass by Charles Kempe.

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The Parish Church of Saint Michael the Archangel

The market town of Retford is located in north Nottinghamshire just off the A1 close to Sherwood Forest, the town is in the valley of the River Idle and the Chesterfield Canal passes through the centre. Retford is also on the East Main Line railway between London and Edinburgh.

Retford has two medieval churches in its centre, St Michael the Archangel which served West Retford and St Swithun with served East Retford. St Michael's most outstanding feature is the octagonal spire on a square tower which is said to be an exact, early 14th century replica of the spire of St Michael At Rouen in Normandy.

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The Parish Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul

The village of East Drayton is located in the Bassetlaw district of Nottingham, 7 miles south-east from the town of Retford and 3 miles west from River Trent.
The parish church is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul and dates back to the 13th century.
The 17th century English Baroque architect Nicholas Hawksmoor was born in the village.

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