St. Aidan's Church, Basford is a parish church

Parish church

A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....

 in the 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...

 in Basford, 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

The church was built in 1905 by Robert Evans and Sons, as a chapel of ease to St. Leodegarius Church, Basford

St. Leodegarius Church, Basford

St. Leodegarius Church, Old Basford is a parish church in the Church of England.The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest.-History:...

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It was consecrated on 21 February 1905 by the Bishop of Southwell Edwyn Hoskyns.

The church is famous for its 1966 carvings at the top of the pillars by the sculptor Witold Gracjan Kawalec

Witold Gracjan Kawalec

Witold Gracjan Kawalec was a Polish-born sculptor who worked mainly in England.-Early life:He was born in Wilno, Poland in 1922. Working for the Polish resistance movement during World War II, he was captured by Russian soldiers. Later he joined a Polish Army unit in Palestine...

, representing Work, Peace, Mercy, Hope, Life, Guidance, Humility, Justice, Grace and Music.

Incumbents

• W.A. Boyd 1905-1909
• F. Kennen 1909-1921
• G.H. Vine 1921-1960
• K. Cook 1961-1967
• R. Fearn 1968-1973
• H.J. Crowie 1975-1978
• G. Hepple 1979-1984
• W. Jarvis 1984-1993
• J. Hemstock and P. Hemstock 1994-1997
• P. Hemstock 1997-2006