Albion United Reformed Church, Nottingham

This article is about the former church in Nottingham. For the church in Greater Manchester, see Albion United Reformed Church, Ashton-under-Lyne.

Albion United Reformed Church
New Albion
The building in 2015
Albion United Reformed Church Location within Nottinghamshire
52°57′9.42″N1°08′3.24″W / 52.9526167°N 1.1342333°W / 52.9526167; -1.1342333
OS grid reference	SK 58213 39784
Location	Sneinton Road, Sneinton, Nottingham
Country	England
Denomination	Congregational
Architecture
Functional status	Residential (2004–present)
Heritage designation	Grade II
Designated	30 November 1995
Architect(s)	Thomas Oliver, William Booker
Architectural type	Church
Style	Classical
Groundbreaking	1855
Completed	1856
Closed	1986
Specifications
Length	94 feet (29 m)
Width	47 feet (14 m)
Clergy
Minister	Speight Auty (1894–1920) <plaque in the Albion Chapel>

Albion Congregational Church, subsequently Albion United Reformed Church and now New Albion, is a Grade II listed former church on Sneinton Road in Nottingham, England. Completed in 1856 to the designs of Thomas Oliver and William Booker, the church served as a major Congregational chapel in Sneinton before joining the United Reformed Church in the early 1970s and eventually closing for worship in 1986. It was later converted into residential accommodation.

History

The church opened in 1895. ^[1] It was built to designs by Thomas Oliver and William Booker. It was enlarged in 1904 with the addition of a rear extension and a chamber for the organ. ^[2]

In the early 1970s, in common with most other Congregational Churches in England, the Albion Congregational Church joined the United Reformed Church. In 1986 faced with unaffordable repair and maintenance costs, the congregation joined The Dales United Reformed Church in Bakersfield. ^[3]

On 30 November 1995, the church was designated a Grade II listed building. ^[4]

Following its closure, the building stood unused until the early 2000s, when it was taken on by Framework Housing Association. In 2004 the former church was converted into 24 self‑contained flats to designs by Allan Joyce Architects. ^{[5] [6]} The building now operates as New Albion, providing supported accommodation for homeless people. ^[7]

See also

• Listed buildings in Nottingham (Dale ward)

References

1. "The History of Albion URC – Albion Church, Charlestown Church & Hurst Nook Church Website" . Retrieved 24 December 2020.^{[ dead link ]}
2. Pevsner Architectural Guides, Nottingham. Elain Harwood. Yale University Press.
3. "History". The Dales United Reformed Church. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
4. Historic England. "New Albion (Grade II) (1255210)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 3 January 2026.
5. Best, Stephen. "The Albion Observed: Sneinton at a Time of Change". Nottinghamshire History. Sneinton Magazine. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
6. "Awards". Allan Joyce Architects. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
7. "Framework HA New Albion". Homeless England. Retrieved 3 January 2026.