St Leonard's Church, Wollaton

Many are to the Willoughby family, of nearby Wollaton Hall.

There is also a memorial to Robert Smythson, designer of the hall, and one of the first English architects.

The church has a long connection with the Willoughby family of Wollaton Hall who were the patrons of the parish.

[2] Monuments to the family, including a tomb chest and effigies to Henry Willoughby and his wives.

This new clock had a double three-legged gravity escapement as invented by Lord Grimthorpe[3] The time was shown on cast iron skeleton glazed with white opal glass which was illuminated by gas lamps at night.