St Aidan's Church, Basford

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St. Aidan's Church, Basford
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St Aidan's Church, Basford
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Broad Church
Website
History
Dedication St. Aidan
Administration
Province York
Diocese Southwell and Nottingham
Deanery Nottingham North
Parish Basford, Nottingham
Clergy
Vicar(s) Vacant

St. Aidan's Church, Basford is a parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Southwell in Basford, Nottingham.

History

The church was built in 1905 by Robert Evans and Sons, [1] as a chapel of ease to St. Leodegarius Church, Basford.

It was consecrated on 21 February 1905 by the Bishop of Southwell Edwyn Hoskyns.

The church is known for its 1966 carvings at the top of the pillars by the sculptor Witold Gracjan Kawalec, representing Work, Peace, Mercy, Hope, Life, Guidance, Humility, Justice, Grace and Music.

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References

  1. Nikolaus Pevsner The Buildings of England; Nottinghamshire, Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1951.