St. Leodegarius Church, Basford

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name = St. Leodegarius Church, Basford


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St. Leodegarius Church, Old Basford is a parish church in the Church of England.

The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest.

History

It dates from the 1180s but has been heavily restored and rebuilt between 1858 and 1859 by Arthur Wilson, and then when the tower collapsed in 1859, by Thomas Allom.

It is one of only four churches named after St. Leodegarius. The other three are Ashby St Ledgers, Hunston, West Sussex and Wyberton.

Bells

The tower houses a ring of 8 bells from the firm of John Taylor and Co in Loughborough dating from 1921.

Organ

The church had an organ by Henry Jones installed in 1902. This was destroyed in an arson attack in 1974 and a replacement organ by J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd was installed in 1977.

ource

*The Buildings of England, Nottinghamshire, Nikolaus Pevsner