St. Giles Church, West Bridgford

St. Giles Church, West Bridgford

Parish church
name = St. Giles Church, West Bridgford


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dedication = St. Giles
denomination = Church of England
tradition = Broad Church
parish = West Bridgford
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diocese = Southwell and Nottingham
province = York
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rector = Revd. Lee Proudlove
curate = Revd. Simon Butler
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website = [http://www.stgiles.org.uk/ www.stgiles.org.uk]
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St. Giles' Church, West Bridgford is a parish church in the Church of England in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire.

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.

ource

*The Buildings of England, Nottinghamshire, Nikolaus Pevsner


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