Christ Church
Cinderhill, Nottinghamshire
The church was built in 1855-56 as a chapel of ease to serve the miners of Thomas North’s colliery at Babbington.
Although there have been many alterations the basic style is still Early English. There are Saxon stones hidden in the chancel, and the church was rebuilt in 1200. About 1250 the present clustered columns of the nave arcades, probably the church's best feature, were inserted, a Lady Chapel was introduced in c1340 and an unusual feature, the Pax or kissing stone, now fixed in the south doorway, was in use from c1250. Major alterations have been necessary over the past 300 years, including the rebulding of the tower following the collapse of the old one in 1859.