St Thomas’ Church, Kirkby in Ashfield | |
Pushpin Map: | Nottinghamshire |
Map Caption: | Location within Nottinghamshire |
Coordinates: | 53.0964°N -1.2431°W |
Location: | Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire |
Country: | England |
Denomination: | Church of England |
Dedication: | St Thomas |
Consecrated Date: | 23 May 1903 |
Groundbreaking: | 27 July 1901 |
Parish: | St Thomas Kirkby in Ashfield |
Deanery: | Newstead[1] |
Archdeaconry: | Newark |
Diocese: | Southwell and Nottingham |
Province: | York |
St Thomas’ Church, Kirkby-in-Ashfield is a parish church in the Church of England in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.
The foundation stone was laid on 27 July 1901 by the Duke of Portland.[2] The designs of the church were drawn up by the architect Louis Ambler.
The church cost over £5,000, of which £2,000 was donated by the Duke of Portland.
The church was consecrated on 23 May 1903 by the Bishop of Southwell.[3]
A Lady Chapel was designed by E Watkinson and built between 1936 and 1937, entirely by voluntary spare time labour of craftsmen and helpers of the congregation.[4] It was dedicated by the Bishop of Southwell on 17 April 1937.
The organ is by Wadsworth Brothers of Manchester.