St Alban's Church, Forest Town

St. Alban's Church, Forest Town is a parish church in the Church of England in Forest Town, Nottinghamshire.[2]

St. Alban's Church, Forest Town
St. Alban's Church, Forest Town
St. Alban's Church, Forest Town
Location within Nottinghamshire
53°09′11″N 01°08′52″W
LocationForest Town, Nottinghamshire
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipBroad Church
Websitewww.stalbans-foresttown.com
History
DedicationSt Alban
Consecrated2 July 1911
Architecture
Architect(s)Louis Ambler
Groundbreaking5 November 1910
Administration
ParishForest Town, Nottinghamshire
DeaneryMansfield[1]
ArchdeaconryNewark
DioceseSouthwell and Nottingham
ProvinceYork
Clergy
Vicar(s)Revd Philip Stead

History

St. Alban's 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
  • 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
  1. "St Alban Forest Town". A Church Near You. The Church of England. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  2. Pevsner, Nikolaus (1979). Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England). Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin. p. 169. ISBN 978-0300096361.
  3. "News Echoes". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 5 November 1910. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Growth of Southwell. Bishop consecrates church at Forest Town". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 3 July 1911. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Consecration of New Aisle at St Alban's Church". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 1 October 1937. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Organ for Forest Town". Mansfield Reporter. England. 15 March 1918. Retrieved 31 March 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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