St. Stephen's Church, Hyson Green
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St. Stephen's Church, Hyson Green is a Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...

 church in Hyson Green
Hyson Green
Hyson Green is an area of Nottingham, England. It is the second most popular shopping area after the city centre and is now home to a variety of cultures with a thriving local economy...

 Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...

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History

St Stephen’s was the successor church to St. Stephen's Church, Bunker's Hill
St. Stephen's Church, Bunker's Hill
St. Stephen's Church, Bunker's Hill, also known as Trinity Free Church, was a Church of England church in Nottingham between 1859 and 1896.-History:...

. It was consecrated by George Ridding
George Ridding
George Ridding , English headmaster and bishop, was born at Winchester College, of which his father, the Rev. Charles Ridding, vicar of Andover, was a fellow....

 the Bishop of Southwell in 1898.

In 1987 it was amalgamated with St. Paul's Church, Hyson Green as the joint parish of Hyson Green St Paul’s and St Stephen’s, Nottingham.

A detailed history of the church can be found on the Southwell and Nottingham DAC Church History Website.

Incumbents

  • 1896 - 1924 Charles Douglas Gordon
  • 1924 - 1931 Bernard Parker Hall
  • 1931 - 1956 Jervis Twycross
  • 1957 - 1983 William Vincent Beckett
  • 1984 - 1992 Glyn Jones
  • 1992 - 2001 Graham Burton
  • 2001 - current Ruth Worsley


Organ

A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
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