Nottingham Cathedral

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Nottingham Cathedral
Saint Barnabas' Cathedral, Nottingham
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Nottingham Cathedral
Shown in Nottingham
52°57′17″N1°09′26″W / 52.9547°N 1.1571°W / 52.9547; -1.1571
Location Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Country England
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website stbarnabascathedral.org.uk
Architecture
Architect(s) Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Years built1841–1844
Specifications
Height164 feet (50 m)
Number of spires 1
Administration
Province Westminster
Diocese Nottingham (since 1850)
Clergy
Bishop(s) Patrick McKinney
Dean Malachy Brett
Laity
Director of music Gregory Treloar
Organist(s) Neil Page

The Cathedral Church of St. Barnabas is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church in the city of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the mother church of the Diocese of Nottingham and seat of the Bishop of Nottingham. The cathedral is a grade-II* listed building.

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Location

It is located on the corner of Derby Road and North Circus Street, on the opposite side of which are the Albert Hall and the Nottingham Playhouse (Wellington Circus).

History

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The nave looking east
The nave looking west Nottingham Cathedral Nave 2, Nottinghamshire, UK - Diliff.jpg
The nave looking west
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The Blessed Sacrament Chapel

It was built between 1841 and 1844, costing £15,000 (equivalent to £1,600,000 in 2021), [1] and was first consecrated in 1844, fifteen years after the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 ended most restrictions on Catholicism in the United Kingdom. A substantial amount of the cost was paid by the important Catholic Lord Shrewsbury. The architect was Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin who also designed the interior of The Houses of Parliament. It was built in the Early English Plain Gothic style, although in contrast, the Blessed Sacrament Chapel was richly decorated and Pugin's later churches were built in that Decorated Gothic style throughout. Pugin was retained as architect by Rev Robert William Willson, then priest in charge of Nottingham. In 1842 he was named as Bishop-Elect of Hobart, Tasmania, and had to leave the work in Nottingham before completion.

Upon completion, the cathedral was the largest Catholic church built in England since the Reformation. [2] Bishop Wiseman brought relics of St Barnabas from Rome to be included in the altar stone of the high altar. [3]

Following the establishment of a new Catholic hierarchy in England and Wales in 1850 by the decree of Pope Pius IX, it was raised to cathedral status in 1852, becoming one of the first four Catholic cathedrals in England and Wales since the English Reformation. [4] It is the seat of the Bishop of Nottingham.

The cathedral is a Grade II* listed building [5] of the lancet style of architecture[ citation needed ] Most of Pugin's decorative scheme was destroyed in the upheaval that surrounded the Second Vatican Council, when the old high altar was discarded, and most of the painted decoration smothered and painted plain. Other fittings removed at this time include the old cathedra, as well as the figures of St Mary and St John from the rood screen (the figures were reinstated in 1993). Buildings of England wrote:[ citation needed ] 'The whole effect could hardly be further from the richness of decoration and atmosphere that Pugin intended'. A fragment of the scheme is preserved in the Blessed Sacrament chapel, and is the highlight of the interior. The replacement high altar from the 1960s was replaced again in 1993 with one in a more sympathetic style. Fragments of Pugin's decoration, such as the roundels in the nave, were uncovered and restored, but most remains lost.

Another prominent feature of the cathedral is the tomb of Venerable Mary Potter, who founded the Little Company of Mary in Nottingham. The tomb was designed by Smith & Roper. [3]

In September 2022, it was announced that the cathedral was embarking on a project to restore some of the original planned designs by A W N Pugin. [6] This will involve uncovering the whitewash which covers the original decoration of the Lady Chapel. The project is a joint enterprise between Nottingham Cathedral, Nottingham Trent University, and Culture Syndicates. It is being supported by a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. [6]

The clergy of the cathedral also serve the church of St. Augustine on Woodborough Road.

Cathedral music

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The organ
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The Chapel of Our Lady

The cathedral's choral scholarships are available to students above or of eighteen years of age who are in full-time tertiary education in the Nottingham area. [7]

List of Directors of Music

Assistant Directors of Music / Organists

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