St. Leonard's Church, Newark
| St. Leonard's Church, Newark | |
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| 53°05′15″N 0°47′42″W / 53.0875°N 0.7951°WCoordinates: 53°05′15″N 0°47′42″W / 53.0875°N 0.7951°W | |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
| Website | www.newarkanglican.org.uk |
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| Dedication | St. Leonard |
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| Parish | Newark on Trent |
| Diocese | Southwell and Nottingham |
| Province | York |
St. Leonard's Church, Newark is a parish church in the Church of England in Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire.
History
The first church was built in Northgate in 1873 by the architect Evans and Jolly of Nottingham.[1] It cost £4,000 and was consecrated by Christopher Wordsworth, Bishop of Lincoln on 28 January 1873.
A new church was built to replace it in 1978 on Lincoln Road. It was designed by the architect Gordon Smith. It was dedicated by the Bishop of Southwell on 5 November 1978.
Organ
List of organists
- William Thompson Wright 1899 - 1903 (afterwards organist of Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Newark-on-Trent)
Notes
- ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. page 188. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.
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