Church of the Holy Rood, Edwalton
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The Church of the Holy Rood, Edwalton 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 Edwalton, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...

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History

The church dates from the 12th century. The chancel was rebuilt by Arthur Brewill
Arthur Brewill
Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur William Brewill DSO, TD, FRIBA was an architect based in Nottingham.-Background and family:...

 and Basil Baily
Basil Baily
Captain Basil Edgar Baily FRIBA was an architect based in Nottingham.-Background and family:He was born in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, son of the architect Charles Baily...

 in 1894. A vestry was added by L.W. Nunn in the mid 20th century.

Stained glass

On the north side are stained glass window to Thurman family, 1906, and others of 1910 and 1913 by Heaton, Butler and Bayne
Heaton, Butler and Bayne
Heaton, Butler and Bayne is the name of an English firm who produced stained glass windows from 1855 onwards.-History:Clement Heaton originally founded his own stained glass firm in 1852, joined by James Butler in 1855. Between 1859-61 they worked alongside Clayton and Bell and were joined by...

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The east window has stained glass to the Turner family dating from 1918 and 1924, by William Morris
William Morris
William Morris 24 March 18343 October 1896 was an English textile designer, artist, writer, and socialist associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the English Arts and Crafts Movement...

 & Co.

South side has a stained glass window to the Halford family, c.1923.

The church also contains a stained glass window to Arthur Brewill
Arthur Brewill
Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur William Brewill DSO, TD, FRIBA was an architect based in Nottingham.-Background and family:...

FRIBA dating from 1923, the architect of the chancel.

Organ

The church contained a small 2 manual pipe organ with 12 speaking stops dating from 1881. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register

This was replaced with a digital organ in 1988.
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