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Emmanuel Church

A Grade II* Listed Building in Bestwood St. Albans, Nottinghamshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.0121 / 53°0'43"N

Longitude: -1.1574 / 1°9'26"W

OS Eastings: 456630

OS Northings: 346423

OS Grid: SK566464

Mapcode National: GBR LM0.JC

Mapcode Global: WHDGL.6K36

Plus Code: 9C5W2R6V+V2

Entry Name: Emmanuel Church

Listing Date: 27 April 1987

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1235441

English Heritage Legacy ID: 425239

ID on this website: 101235441

Location: Top Valley, Gedling, Nottinghamshire, NG5

County: Nottinghamshire

District: Gedling

Civil Parish: Bestwood St. Albans

Built-Up Area: Nottingham

Traditional County: Nottinghamshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Nottinghamshire

Church of England Parish: Bestwood Emmanuel

Church of England Diocese: Southwell and Nottingham

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Description


BESTWOOD ST. ALBANS WOODCHURCH ROAD
SK 54 NE
(west side)
4/16 Emmanuel Church
G.V. II*
Parish church. 1868. Designed by S. S. Teulon and paid for by
the 10th Duke of St. Albans. Rockfaced and plain ashlar with
gabled, hipped and conical slate roofs. C13 French Gothic style.
Ashlar dressings. Chamfered plinth and moulded sill band.
Windows are chamfered lancets with polychrome heads. West porch,
nave and apsidal chancel under continuous roof, pulpit turret,
south porch. West end has central porch with coped gable with
cross and slab roof. Moulded pointed opening with round shafts.
Interior has stone seat and 3 bay arcade with central memorial
panel to Sybil,Duchess of St. Albans, c.1873. Flanked by single
lancets. Vaulted roof. Beyond, single lancets. Above, central
round window, and above it, a trefoil. Above again, west gable
has shouldered gabled bell turret with cross. Nave, 4 bays, has
on each side 2 paired lancets flanked by single lancets. South
side has, to east, 2 buttresses. Chancel apse has 5 lancets and
finial cross. Vestry west gable has pointed door. To east,
double shouldered lancet. To west, pulpit turret with 3 lancets
and conical roof. South porch has 2 flanking buttresses and
chamfered doorway. Coped gable with dove in roundel. On each
side, 2 lancets. Interior has common rafter roof and chamfered
doorway. Aisleless nave has painted dado and window heads.
Scissor braced matchboarded roof. West end has central recess
-with 2 memorial windows. Above, marble portrait plaque and
memorial window, all to Sybil, Duchess of St. Albans, 1873. The
plaque is by H.R.H. Princess Louise. Chancel has arch on foliate
corbels. Arched organ opening to left. Blind arcaded dado,
1898, and moulded sill band. Ribbed domed apse. Stencilled
decoration throughout. 5 stained glass memorial windows to
designs by Sybil, Duchess of St. Albans, 1870, executed by Morris
& Co., 1911. Fittings include octaqonal ashlar font, pierced
matching pulpit and cross frame benches. Pierced stalls and
desks. Memorial lectern, 1885. Memorials include brass and
tile, Cl9. Bordered bronze War Memorial plaque, 1918. C20 brass
and wooden panel.


Listing NGR: SK5663046423


This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Register. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 30 October 2017.

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