St Luke's Church, Kinoulton
St Luke’s Church, Kinoulton | |
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52°52′11.1″N 0°59′47.2″W / 52.869750°N 0.996444°WCoordinates: 52°52′11.1″N 0°59′47.2″W / 52.869750°N 0.996444°W | |
Location | Kinoulton |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
History | |
Dedication | St Luke |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Grade II* listed |
Administration | |
Parish | Kinoulton |
Deanery | East Bingham |
Archdeaconry | Notitngham |
Diocese | Southwell and Nottingham |
St Luke's Church, Kinoulton is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England[1] in Kinoulton.
History[]
The church dates from 1793 and was built in the Classical style for Henry Noel, 6th Earl of Gainsborough.[2]
It replaced a church dedicated to St Wilfred which was located to the north of Kinoulton Lane. Although the building was demolished, the churchyard remains and contains a group of 34 headstones dating from the 1700s.[3]
It is in a joint parish with two other churches of the same dedication:
Organ[]
The church has a one manual pipe organ fitted with an automatic barrel mechanism. It was installed in the church in 1947 by Cedric Arnold. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[4]
References[]
- ^ The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire: Nikolaus Pevsner.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Luke, Main Street (north side) Kinoulton, Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire (1264839)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ Historic England. "Headstones in the graveyard of St Wilfred (1235909)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "NPOR [D00512]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
Categories:
- Church of England church buildings in Nottinghamshire
- Grade II* listed churches in Nottinghamshire
- Churches completed in 1793
- 1793 establishments in England