St Leonard's Church, Newark

St. Leonard's Church, Newark is a parish church in the Church of England in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire.

History

The first church was built in Northgate in 1873 and designed by the architects Evans and Jolly of Nottingham.^[1] It cost £4,000 and was consecrated by Christopher Wordsworth, Bishop of Lincoln on 28 January 1873. The reredos was by A.H. Skipworth, and was in the form of a triptych with alabaster figures, depicting the crucifixion and the annunciation.^[2]

The organist in 1899–1903 was William Thompson Wright, who was afterwards organist of Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Newark-on-Trent.

A new church was built to replace the old in 1978, in Lincoln Road. It was designed by the architect Gordon Smith and dedicated by the Bishop of Southwell on 5 November 1978. The fittings of the old church were sold, and the reredos was acquired by Our Lady and St Benedict's Catholic Church, Wootton Wawen.^[3]

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