St Helena's Church, West Leake

St Helena's Church, West Leake
St Helena's Church, West Leake
	52°49′57″N 01°13′06″W / 52.83250°N 1.21833°W
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Broad Church
History
Dedication	St Helena
Administration
Province	York
Diocese	Southwell and Nottingham
Parish	West Leake

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 Digital, Culture, Media and 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]

Church bells

The church has two bells in an open turret.^[5] The bells were manufactured by Taylor's of Loughborough.^[6]

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

^ ^a ^b Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST HELENA (1242473)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
^ Historic England. "Lychgate (1062034)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1979). Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England). Harmondsworth, Middx.: Penguin. p. 374. ISBN 978-0300096361.
^ "Nottinghamshire Leake, West, St. Helena, Main Street [N01467]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
^ http://southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk/west-leake/pbells.jpg Image of bells
^ http://southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk/west-leake/hbells.php Church bells

External links

St Helena West Leake at Southwell and Nottingham Church History website Project

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[scheduling-1] Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST HELENA (1242473)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 January 2014.

[lychgate-2] Historic England. "Lychgate (1062034)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 January 2014.

[3] Pevsner, Nikolaus (1979). Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England). Harmondsworth, Middx.: Penguin. p. 374. ISBN 978-0300096361.

[4] "Nottinghamshire Leake, West, St. Helena, Main Street [N01467]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

[5] ttp://southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk/west-leake/pbells.jpg Image of bells

[6] ttp://southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk/west-leake/hbells.php Church bells

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