St. Matthias' Church, Nottingham
| St. Matthias' Church, Nottingham | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Coordinates: 52°57′29″N 1°7′48″W / 52.95806°N 1.13000°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Anglo Catholic |
| History | |
| Dedication | St. Matthias |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II listed building |
| Architect(s) | Thomas Chambers Hine and Robert Evans |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1867 |
| Completed | 1868 |
| Construction cost | £3,000 |
| Closed | 2003 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Nottingham |
| Diocese | Diocese of Southwell |
| Province | York |
St. Matthias' Church, Nottingham, was a Church of England church in Sneinton, Nottingham, between 1868 and 2003.
It is a Grade II listed building.
Anglican Church
It was designed by Thomas Chambers Hine and Robert Evans.[1] It was consecrated as a chapel of ease in the parish of St. Stephen's Church, Sneinton by The Rt. Revd. John Jackson the Bishop of Lincoln on 6 May 1868. It was built for the sum of £3,000.(£241,070 in 2016),[2].
The chancel was damaged by enemy action during the Second World War.[3]
Anglican incumbents
- 1869-1882 Frederick Armine Wodehouse[4]
- 1882-1890 Arthur Powys Woodhouse
- 1890-1892 George Perry-Gore
- 1892-1900 William Henry Castell Malton
- 1900-1903 William Walker
- 1903-1904 Anonymous
- 1904-1912 Ralph Mowbray Howard
- 1912-1931 John Henry Tomlinson
- 1931-1954 Frederick Llewellyn Forsaith Rees
- 1955-1990 Kenneth Leigh Bennett
- 1990-1993 William Albert Porter
- 1994-2002 Rodney Frederic Brittain Smith
- 2003- Malcolm Crook
Organ
The three manual organ was by E. Wragg & Son dating from 1912. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
Coptic Orthodox Church
In 2006 the building was sold and is now St Mary and St George's Coptic Orthodox Church.
References
- ↑ The Buildings of England: Nikolaus Pevsner, Nottinghamshire. 1979
- ↑ UK CPI inflation numbers based on data available from Gregory Clark (2015), "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)" MeasuringWorth.
- ↑ Historic England. "Details from image database (458580)". Images of England. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ↑ Lists of the Clergy of Central Nottinghamshire, Thoroton Society Record Series XV, Keith Train. 1953
External links
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