St. Matthias' Church, Nottingham

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St. Matthias' Church, Nottingham
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St. Matthias' Church, Nottingham
52°57′29″N1°7′48″W / 52.95806°N 1.13000°W / 52.95806; -1.13000
CountryUnited 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
Completed1868
Construction cost£3,000
Closed2003
Administration
Province York
Diocese Diocese of Southwell
Parish Nottingham

St. Matthias' Church, Nottingham, was a Church of England church in Sneinton, Nottingham, between 1868 and 2003.

Contents

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. (equivalent to £287,170 in 2021), [2] .

The chancel was damaged by enemy action during the Second World War. [3]

Anglican incumbents

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.

Organists

  • E. Stevenson ???? - 1883

Coptic Orthodox Church

In 2006 the building was sold to the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Midlands and is now St Mary and St George's Coptic Orthodox Church.

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References

  1. The Buildings of England: Nikolaus Pevsner, Nottinghamshire. 1979 [ full citation needed ]
  2. UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  3. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1078254)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  4. Lists of the Clergy of Central Nottinghamshire, Thoroton Society Record Series XV, Keith Train. 1953