St Giles Church, West Bridgford
St. Giles' Church, West Bridgford is an Anglican parish church in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire.
| St. Giles Church, West Bridgford | |
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| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Open Evangelical |
| Website | www.stgilesparish.com |
| History | |
| Dedication | St. Giles |
| Administration | |
| Parish | West Bridgford |
| Deanery | West Bingham |
| Archdeaconry | Nottingham |
| Diocese | Southwell and Nottingham |
| Province | York |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Revd. Lee Proudlove |
The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest.
History
St. Giles is a medieval church but little remains. It was restored by Thomas Chambers Hine in 1872 and again by Naylor and Sale between 1896 and 1911.
Features
It retains a medieval screen from the late fourteenth century. There is some stained glass by James Powell and Sons.
Organ
The large three manual organ by Charles Lloyd and Co from 1899 and 1919 which was rebuilt by Henry Willis & Sons in 1951 and 1971 was replaced by an electronic organ in 1993.
Organists
- Charles B. Morris ???? - 1930[1] (afterwards organist of Castle Gate Congregational Centre)
- Dudley Newball ???? - 1941
- J.G. Wood 1941[2] - ????
- Malcolm Boyle 1957
Sources
- The Buildings of England, Nottinghamshire, Nikolaus Pevsner
- "Organist's Appointment". Beeston Gazette and Echo. England. 17 May 1930. Retrieved 22 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Nott. Organist Bridgford Appointment". Nottingham Evening Post. Nottingham. 18 November 1941. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
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