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St Mary's Church, Wollaton Park

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52°56′50″N 01°11′09″W / 52.94722°N 1.18583°W / 52.94722; -1.18583

Church
St. Mary's Church, Wollaton Park
St. Mary's Church, Wollaton Park
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipConservative Evangelical
Websitewww.stmaryswollatonpark.co.uk
History
DedicationSt. Mary
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseSouthwell and Nottingham
ParishWollaton
Clergy
Bishop(s)The Rt Revd Paul Williams, Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham
Vicar(s)The Revd Henry Curran

St. Mary's Church, Wollaton Park, is a parish church in the Church of England. It is located in Wollaton, Nottingham.

History

St. Mary's Wollaton Park was designed by the architect Thomas Cecil Howitt and was opened in 1939.

The church was originally served by curates from Holy Trinity Church, Lenton, but in 1957 it became a parish church in its own right.

List of incumbents

  • Revd E. Strickland
  • ?
  • Revd Robin Fletcher, c. 1963-1973
  • Revd Malcolm Kitchen c. 1973-1988
  • Revd Frank Sudworth
  • ?
  • Revd Henry Curran c. 2009–2021
  • Revd Robert Brewis 2023-Present

Features

It contains a font which is modelled on the 12th century one from Lenton Priory now in Holy Trinity Church, Lenton.

Organ

The organ was built by J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd in 1938. The instrument has been erected in a divided position at the west end of the church, the detached console being placed at rear of the choir stalls on the south side of the chancel.

Organists

  • Dennis Marriot 1938-1941 from Holy Trinity Church, Lenton
  • Mr. Towlson 1942
  • Mr. Whitehead 1943-1951
  • Mr. Williams 1952
  • Mr. Baker 1953-1956
  • David Reynolds 1957-1965
  • P.L. Noble 1965
  • Mr. Kirk 1966-1968
  • Peter Price 1968-1974
  • Mr. Welton 1974
  • Mr. Beck 1974-
  • Mrs. C. Smith 1977
  • Mr. D Laregrove 1981

See also

References

External links

Churches in the Deanery of Nottingham South
Benefice of Attenborough
Benefice of Beeston
Benefice of Bramcote
Benefice of Carrington
Benefice of Chilwell
Benefice of Hyson Green
Benefice of Lenton
Benefice of Lenton Abbey
Benefice of Nottingham St Andrew
Benefice of Nottingham St Ann with Emmanuel
Benefice of Nottingham St George
Benefice of Nottingham St Mary
Benefice of Nottingham St Nicholas
Benefice of Nottingham St Peter and All Saints
Benefice of Nottingham St Saviour
Benefice of Radford
Benefice of Sneinton St Christopher
Benefice of Sneinton St Cyprian
Benefice of Sneinton St Stephen
Benefice of Toton
  • St Peter, Toton
Benefice of Wollaton Park
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