The Church of the Good Shepherd is a

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church in

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. It is a Grade II*

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History

The church was opened on 23 July 1964; it celebrated its

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commemorating fifty years of service in 2014. The architect was

Gerard Goalen Gerard Thomas Goalen (16 December 1918 – 2 January 1999) was a British architect who specialised in church architecture and was influenced by continental models and the Liturgical Movement. He was one of the most important architects of the C ...

and the modern design won an award from the

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in 1966. The

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stained glass is by

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. In 2012, the church was awarded £119,000 by

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to resolve issues with concrete cancer and reinforcement decay which was eroding the fabric of the building. The roof and concrete fascia replacement cost about £300,000 despite the English Heritage grant.

Organ

The church contains a pipe organ by J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

References

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Good Shepherd The Good Shepherd (, ''poimḗn ho kalós'') is an image used in the pericope of , in which Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ is depicted as the Good Shepherd who lays down his life for his sheep. Similar imagery is used in Psalm 23 and Ezeki ...

Grade II* listed churches in Nottinghamshire

Roman Catholic churches in Nottinghamshire Roman Catholic churches completed in 1964 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United Kingdom

History

Organ

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