St Martin's Church, Sherwood
Coordinates: 52°59′04″N 1°08′31″W / 52.9845°N 01.1419°W
| St Martin's Church, Sherwood | |
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| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
| Website | www.stmartinsherwood.org.uk |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint Martin |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Sherwood |
| Diocese | Southwell and Nottingham |
| Province | York |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Revd Bridget Baguley |
St Martin's Church is a grade II listed Church of England parish church in Sherwood, Nottingham.
History[]
It was first opened in 1937 to the design of Edward Heazell in the Byzantine style. The church was consecrated by the Bishop of Southwell Re Revd Henry Mosley on 6 February 1937.[1]
The consecration of the church was overshadowed by the death of the verger and his wife. Mrs Bradley died on Saturday 6 February 1937, and Mr John Bradley died the day afterwards.[2]
Incumbents[]
- Revd Edward Lysons
- Revd William Willatt 1955
- Revd Timothy Tyndall 1960
- Revd Ian Gatford 1975
- Revd Christopher Gale 1984
- Revd Sylvia Griffiths 1999
- Revd Bridget Baguley 2017
Organ[]
A pipe organ was installed in 1937 by Harrison and Harrison. It was originally installed in St. Luke's Church, Chelsea in 1907.
Organists[]
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- Kendrick Partington 1947-1950 (later organist of St Peter's Church, Nottingham
- Mr. Vivian Grainger 1950-1960
- Martin Barrett 2008–2015 (Worship group leader, keyboardist and organist)
- Richard Marsden 2015-2021
External links[]
Sources[]
- The Buildings of England, Nottinghamshire, Nikolaus Pevsner
References[]
Categories:
- Churches in Nottingham
- Grade II listed churches in Nottinghamshire
- Churches completed in 1937
- Church of England church buildings in Nottinghamshire