St. Aidan's Church, Basford is a
parish church
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in the
Church of England
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Diocese of Southwell in
Basford,
Nottingham
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.
History
The church was built in 1905 by Robert Evans and Sons,
[Nikolaus Pevsner ''The Buildings of England; Nottinghamshire'', Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1951.] as a chapel of ease to
St. Leodegarius Church, Basford
St Leodegarius Church, Old Basford is a parish church in the Church of England.
The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest.
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It was consecrated on 21 February 1905 by the
Bishop of Southwell
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The Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham is the diocesan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham in the Province of York.''Crockford's Clerical Directory'', 100th edition, (2007), Church House Publishing. .
The ...
Edwyn Hoskyns.
The church is famous for its 1966 carvings at the top of the pillars by the sculptor
Witold Gracjan Kawalec
Witold Gracjan Kawalec (17 November 1922 – 24 December 2003) was a Polish-born sculptor, who worked mainly in England.
Early life
He was born in Wilno, Poland
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, representing Work, Peace, Mercy, Hope, Life, Guidance, Humility, Justice, Grace and Music.
Incumbents
*W. A. Boyd 1905-1909
*F. Kennen 1909-1921
*G. H. Vine 1921-1960
*Kenneth Cook 1961-1967
*R. Fearn 1968-1973
*H. J. Crowie 1975-1978
*G. Hepple 1979-1984
*W. Jarvis 1984-1993
*J. Hemstock and P. Hemstock 1994-1997
*P. Hemstock 1997-2006
*Richard Shaw 2007-2016
Services and events
*Sunday
**10.00am Eucharist - 1st, 2nd & 4th Sundays of the month
**10.00am Service of the Word - 3rd Sunday of the month
**6.30pm Eucharist - 3rd Sunday of the month only
*Thursday 11.00am Luncheon Fellowship
Drop in for a snack and a chat ~ all welcome
*Friday 9.00am Coffee Morning
Held Friday morning between 9.00 a.m. and noon it's an informal chance to meet with friends
and chat over biscuits and a cup of tea or coffee. A warm welcome awaits everyone.
If you have little ones, we hope they enjoy the toys. There's no charge.
Term time only
How to find us'
By Car
St Aidan's is located at the Junction of Arnold Road & Landsdowne Road.
We’ve a small car park to the rear of church accessed off Lansdowne Road,
there's also plenty of free on street parking.
NG5 3JH
By Tram
David Lane Tram Stop
Cross the railway level crossing walk up Southwark Street St Aidan's is 300m up the hill on the right.
By Bus
Nottingham City Transport
Services 68, 68a, 69, 69a and 80 – Basford Crossings bus stop
Walk up Southwark Street opposite Basford railway level crossing
St Aidan's is 300m up the hill on the right.
Service L14 - Wilton Street bus stop 25m
Contact information
Church Office 0115 924 5437
References
Sources
*Southwell Diocesan Website
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Church of England church buildings in Nottinghamshire
Churches in Nottingham