The Church of the Holy Rood, Edwalton is a
Church of England
The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britain ...
church in
Edwalton
Edwalton is an area of West Bridgford in the Borough of Rushcliffe, in Nottinghamshire, England, covering Gamston and the older Edwalton village. The population of the Rushcliffe Ward was 3,908 at the 2011 Census. A 2019 estimate put it at 4, ...
,
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The traditi ...
.
History
The church dates from the 12th century. The chancel was rebuilt by
Arthur Brewill
Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur William Lancelot Brewill (17 May 1861 – 18 February 1923) was an architect based in Nottingham.
Background and family
He was the son of William Rastall Brewill (1804–1897) and Sophia (1820–1886). He was educated ...
and
Basil Baily
Captain Basil Edgar Baily FRIBA (14 January 1869 – 1942) was an architect based in Nottingham. Much of his earlier work had to do with nearby churches.
Background and family
Basil Baily was born in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, son of th ...
in 1894. A vestry was added by L.W. Nunn in the mid 20th century.
[English Heritage listing]
Stained glass
On the north side are stained glass window to Thurman family, 1906, and others of 1910 and 1913 by
Heaton, Butler and Bayne
Heaton, Butler and Bayne were an English firm who produced stained-glass windows from 1862 to 1953.
History
Clement Heaton (1824–82) Fleming, John & Hugh Honour. (1977) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Decorative Arts. '' London: Allen Lane, p. 371. ...
.
The east window has stained glass to the Turner family dating from 1918 and 1924, by
Morris & Co.
South side has a stained glass window to the Halford family, c.1923.
The church also contains a stained glass window to
Arthur Brewill
Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur William Lancelot Brewill (17 May 1861 – 18 February 1923) was an architect based in Nottingham.
Background and family
He was the son of William Rastall Brewill (1804–1897) and Sophia (1820–1886). He was educated ...
FRIBA dating from 1923, the architect of the chancel.
Organ
The church contained a small 2 manual pipe organ with 12 speaking stops dating from 1881. A specification of the organ can be found on th
National Pipe Organ Register
This was replaced with a digital organ in 1988.
References
Edwalton
Edwalton is an area of West Bridgford in the Borough of Rushcliffe, in Nottinghamshire, England, covering Gamston and the older Edwalton village. The population of the Rushcliffe Ward was 3,908 at the 2011 Census. A 2019 estimate put it at 4, ...
Grade II* listed churches in Nottinghamshire
Basil Baily
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