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
Location	Forest Town, Nottinghamshire
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Broad Church
Website	www.stalbans-foresttown.com
History
Dedication	St Alban
Consecrated	2 July 1911
Architecture
Architect(s)	Louis Ambler
Groundbreaking	5 November 1910
Administration
Parish	Forest Town, Nottinghamshire
Deanery	Mansfield[1]
Archdeaconry	Newark
Diocese	Southwell and Nottingham
Province	York
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.