St Giles Church, West Bridgford

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

St. Giles Church, West Bridgford
St. Giles Church, West Bridgford Location in Greater Nottingham
52°55′55″N 1°7′47″W / 52.93194°N 1.12972°W / 52.93194; -1.12972
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Open Evangelical
Website	www.stgilesparish.com
History
Dedication	St. Giles
Architecture
Heritage designation
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated	13 December 1949
Reference no.	1045677
Administration
Province	York
Diocese	Southwell and Nottingham
Archdeaconry	Nottingham
Deanery	West Bingham
Parish	West Bridgford
Clergy
Rector	Revd. Lee Proudlove
Laity
Organist(s)	Dr. Paul Bracken

The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and 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.^[1] The foundation stone for the restoration in 1896 was laid on 18 October 1896^[2] by Lady Byron of Thrumpton Hall. This restoration involved a new nave and chancel at a cost of £5,500.^[3]

Features

It retains a medieval screen from the late fourteenth century. There is some stained glass by James Powell and Sons.

Organ

A small organ dating from 1840 was bought in 1871 from St. Stephen's Church, Sneinton. It was sold to Lady Bay Church in 1898 when the next pipe organ by Charles Lloyd and Co built at a cost of £500 (equivalent to £59,900 in 2021)^[4] was opened on 22 November 1899^[5] Although provision was made for three manuals, only two were initially fitted with pipes as an additional £300 was required to complete the work.

It was enlarged in 1919 when it was moved to the newly constructed King George Aisle. In 1951 it was rebuilt by Henry Willis & Sons and again in 1971.^[6] It was replaced by an electronic organ in 1993. The organ console was used in the rebuilding of an organ in Trinity United Reformed Church, Wimbledon, London.

Organists

• George Gunn 1871 - 1875
• William Stevenson 1884 - 1892
• Miss Pemberton ca. 1895 - 1898
• James Buckland Lyddon 1898 - 1904
• Vernon Sydney Read 1904 - 1905
• James Buckland Lyddon 1905 - 1907
• William Ryde 1908 - ca 1912
• Mrs Hector Tomkins ca. 1912 - 1920
• Charles Bissill Morris 1920 - 1924^[7] (afterwards organist of Castle Gate Congregational Centre)
• Dudley Newball 1924 - 1941
• John Gordon Wood 1941^[8] - 1957
• Malcolm Boyle 1957 - 1961
• Harold Bebbington 1961 - 1965
• Walter L Rogers 1965 - 1970
• A Walter Esswood 1970 - 1984
• Fred G Munday 1985 - 1995
• Alan J Hindle 1995 - 2002
• Andrew John Rootham 2002 - 2015
• Dr Paul Bracken 2015 -

See also

• Listed buildings in West Bridgford

Sources

1. Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (1973). The Buildings of England. Nottinghamshire. Penguin Books. p. 373. ISBN 0140710027.
2. Historic England. "Church of St Giles (1045677)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
3. "Church Extension in West Bridgford. Foundation stone laying". Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 31 October 1896. Retrieved 27 November 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
5. "New Organ at West Bridgford Church". Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 25 November 1899. Retrieved 27 November 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "NPOR [N01157]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
7. "Organist's Appointment". Beeston Gazette and Echo. England. 17 May 1930. Retrieved 22 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Nott. Organist Bridgford Appointment". Nottingham Evening Post. Nottingham. 18 November 1941. Retrieved 15 April 2015.