St. Albans Church, Forest Town | |
Pushpin Map: | Nottinghamshire |
Map Caption: | Location within Nottinghamshire |
Coordinates: | 53.1531°N -1.1478°W |
Location: | Forest Town, Nottinghamshire |
Country: | England |
Denomination: | Church of England |
Churchmanship: | Broad Church |
Website: | www.stalbans-foresttown.co.uk |
Dedication: | St Alban |
Consecrated Date: | 2 July 1911 |
Groundbreaking: | 5 November 1910 |
Parish: | Forest Town, Nottinghamshire |
Deanery: | Mansfield[1] |
Archdeaconry: | Newark |
Diocese: | Southwell and Nottingham |
Province: | York |
Vicar: | Revd Philip Stead |
St. Albans Church, Forest Town is a parish church in the Church of England in Forest Town, Nottinghamshire.[2]
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.
There is a new east window installed in 1995.
A new organ by Brindley and Foster was installed in 1917 and dedicated on 18 March 1918 by the Bishop of Southwell.[6]