St. Albans Church, Forest Town is a parish church in the Church of England in Forest Town, Nottinghamshire.[2]
| St. Albans Church, Forest Town | |
|---|---|
 St. Albans Church, Forest Town | |
  St. Albans Church, Forest Town Location within Nottinghamshire | |
| 53°09′11″N 01°08′52″W / 53.15306°N 1.14778°W | |
| Location | Forest Town, Nottinghamshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
| Website | www.stalbans-foresttown.co.uk |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Alban |
| Consecrated | 2 July 1911 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Louis Ambler |
| Groundbreaking | 5 November 1910 |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Southwell and Nottingham |
| Archdeaconry | Newark |
| Deanery | Mansfield[1] |
| Parish | Forest Town, Nottinghamshire |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Revd Philip Stead |
History edit
St. Albans Church was built by the architect Louis Ambler. The foundation stone was laid by the William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland on 5 November 1910 by the Duke of Portland.[3] and the church was consecrated by the Bishop of Southwell, Sir Edwyn Hoskyns, on 2 July 1911.[4]
The north aisle was added at a cost of £1,400 and consecrated on 31 September 1937.[5]
After a major fire in 1968, a restoration was carried out and the church re-opened in 1969.
Stained glass edit
There is a new east window installed in 1995.
Organ edit
A new organ by Brindley and Foster was installed in 1917 and dedicated on 18 March 1918 by the Bishop of Southwell.[6]
Incumbents edit
- Revd Harry Bull 1911 - 24
- Revd Robert Percival Tinsley 1924 - 29
- Revd George Sprittles 1929 - 35
- Revd Percy Clegg 1935 - 42
- Revd Douglas Mortimer 1942 - 47
- Revd John Spencer 1947 - 55
- Revd Philip Walker 1955 - 64
- Revd Walter Beasley 1964 - 70
- Revd Leslie Standley 1970 - 76
- Revd A Parsons 1976 - 78
- Revd Ian Gibbs 1979 - 83
- Revd Robin Walford 1984 - 92
- Revd Robert Smith 1992 - 98
- Revd Philip Stead 1999 -
References edit
- ^ "St Albans Forest Town". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1979). Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England). Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin. p. 169. ISBN 978-0300096361.
- ^ "News Echoes". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 5 November 1910. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Growth of Southwell. Bishop consecrates church at Forest Town". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 3 July 1911. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Consecration of New Aisle at St Alban's Church". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 1 October 1937. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Organ for Forest Town". Mansfield Reporter. England. 15 March 1918. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.