St Helena's Church, West Leake
Coordinates: 52°49′57″N 01°13′06″W / 52.83250°N 1.21833°W
| St Helena's Church, West Leake | |
|---|---|
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| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Broad Church |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Helena |
| Administration | |
| Parish | West Leake |
| Diocese | Southwell and Nottingham |
| Province | York |
St Helena's Church, West Leake is a parish church in the Church of England in West Leake, Nottinghamshire.
The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport[1] as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest. The grade II listed lychgate is possibly by the architect Temple Moore.[2]
History
The church was medieval, parts of the north wall dating from the 12th century[1] but restored in 1878 by the architect Henry Hall for Edward Strutt, 1st Baron Belper.[3]
Pipe organ
The church has a two manual pipe organ by J.M. Grunwell of Derby, dating from 1878. A specification for the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[4]
Current parish status
It is in a group of parishes which includes:
- St Giles' Church, Costock
- St Mary's Church, East Leake
- All Saints' Church, Rempstone
- St Helena's Church, West Leake
- Church of St John the Baptist, Stanford on Soar
References
- 1 2 Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST HELEN (1242473)". National Heritage List for England.
- ↑ Historic England. "Lychgate (1062034)". National Heritage List for England.
- ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1979). Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England). Harmondsworth, Middx.: Penguin. p. 374. ISBN 978-0300096361.
- ↑ Nottinghamshire Leake, West, St. Helena, The National Pipe Organ Register
External links
- St Helena West Leake at Southwell and Nottingham Church History website Project