St Luke's Church, Kinoulton
St Luke's Church, Kinoulton is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Kinoulton.
History
The church dates from 1793 and was built in the Classical style for Henry Noel, 6th Earl of Gainsborough.
It replaced a church dedicated to St Wilfred which was located to the north of Kinoulton Lane. Although the building was demolished, the churchyard remains and contains a group of 34 headstones dating from the 1700s.
It is in a joint parish with two other churches of the same dedication:
Organ
The church has a one manual pipe organ fitted with an automatic barrel mechanism. It was installed in the church in 1947 by Cedric Arnold. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
See also
References
- ^ The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire: Nikolaus Pevsner.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Luke, Main Street (north side) Kinoulton, Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire (1264839)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ Historic England. "Headstones in the graveyard of St Wilfred (1235909)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "NPOR [D00512]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 3 February 2014.