St Alban's Church, Forest Town Explained

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]

History

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

There is a new east window installed in 1995.

Organ

A new organ by Brindley and Foster was installed in 1917 and dedicated on 18 March 1918 by the Bishop of Southwell.[6]

Incumbents

Notes and References

  1. Web site: St Albans Forest Town . en. A Church Near You . The Church of England. 2019-03-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20220630153231/https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/17729/. 2022-06-30.
  2. Book: Pevsner, Nikolaus. Nikolaus Pevsner . 1979 . Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) . Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin. 978-0300096361 . 169 .
  3. News: . News Echoes . Nottingham Evening Post . England . 5 November 1910 . 2019-03-31. British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  4. News: . Growth of Southwell. Bishop consecrates church at Forest Town . Sheffield Daily Telegraph . England . 1911-07-03. 2019-03-31. British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  5. News: . Consecration of New Aisle at St Alban’s Church . Nottingham Evening Post . England . 1 October 1937 . 2019-03-31. British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  6. News: . Organ for Forest Town . Mansfield Reporter . England . 15 March 1918 . 2019-03-31. British Newspaper Archive . subscription .