St. Giles Church, West Bridgford

Coordinates: 52°55′55″N 01°07′47″W / 52.93194°N 1.12972°W / 52.93194; -1.12972

St. Giles Church, West Bridgford
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

St. Giles' Church, West Bridgford is an Anglican parish church 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.

Organists

M.C. Boyle 1957

Source

  1. "Nott. Organist Bridgford Appointment". Nottingham Evening Post (Nottingham). 18 November 1941. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
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