St Thomas' Church, South Wigston
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St Thomas the Apostle, South Wigston
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 St Thomas’ Church, South Wigston
Location within Leicestershire
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| Coordinates: 52°34′48.28″N 1°8′9.74″W / 52.5800778°N 1.1360389°W | |
| Location | South Wigston |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | wigstonbenefice.org.uk |
| History | |
| Dedication | Thomas the Apostle |
| Consecrated | 2 February 1893 |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* listed |
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| Groundbreaking | 26 July 1892 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 128 feet (39 m) |
| Width | 44 feet (13 m) |
| Administration | |
| Parish | South Wigston |
| Deanery | Gartree (2nd deanery) |
| Archdeaconry | Leicester |
| Diocese | Diocese of Leicester |
St Thomas’ Church, South Wigston is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in South Wigston, Leicestershire.
The foundation stone was laid on 26 July 1892 by Thomas Ingram and it was consecrated on 2 February 1893 by Rt. Revd. Mandell Creighton the Bishop of Peterborough.
It was built in brick with a Westmorland slate roof by Henry Bland to the designs of the architect at a cost of £3,600 (equivalent to £360,093 in 2015). It was 128 feet (39 m) long and 44 feet (13 m) wide.
The tower was added in 1901.
The church is in a joint benefice with
The church contains a pipe organ dating from 1895 by Stephen Taylor of Leicester. It was paid for by Thomas Ingram at a cost of £500 (equivalent to £52,086 in 2015) and dedicated on 26 September 1875 by Bishop Mitchinson. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
A peal of eight bells was cast in 1901 by John Taylor & Co. On 26 December 1904, seven ringers set a new world record when they rang a peal of 17,184 double Norwich Court Bob, breaking the record set in 1898 at Kidlington by the Oxford Guild. One of the ringers broke down after 10 hour 35 minutes.
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