St. Albans Church, Forest Town is a

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in the

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Forest Town, Nottinghamshire Forest Town is an area within Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. Forest Town used to be a village but after continuous development it is no longer a separate entity, nowadays being simply an area within Mansfield. An old part of Forest Town k ...

History

St. Albans Church was built by the architect

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. The foundation stone was laid by the

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on 5 November 1910 by the

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. and the church was consecrated by the

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, Sir Edwyn Hoskyns, on 2 July 1911. The north aisle was added at a cost of £1,400 and consecrated on 31 September 1937. After a major fire in 1968, a restoration was carried out and the church re-opened in 1969.

Stained glass

There is a new east window installed in 1995.

Organ

A new organ by Brindley and Foster was installed in 1917 and dedicated on 18 March 1918 by the

Incumbents

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Harry Bull 1911 - 24 * Revd Robert Percival Tinsley 1924 - 29 * Revd George Sprittles 1929 - 35 * Revd Percy Clegg 1935 - 42 * Revd Douglas Mortimer 1942 - 47 * Revd John Spencer 1947 - 55 * Revd Philip Walker 1955 - 64 * Revd Walter Beasley 1964 - 70 * Revd Leslie Standley 1970 - 76 * Revd A Parsons 1976 - 78 * Revd Ian Gibbs 1979 - 83 * Revd Robin Walford 1984 - 92 * Revd Robert Smith 1992 - 98 * Revd Philip Stead 1999 -

References

{{Deanery of Mansfield churches Forest Town Churches completed in 1911 Forest Town