St Matthew's Church, Talbot Street

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St. Matthew's Church, Nottingham
St Matthew's Church, Talbot Street
52°57′22″N1°9′33″W / 52.95611°N 1.15917°W / 52.95611; -1.15917
CountryEngland
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Broad Church
History
Dedication St. Matthew
Architecture
Architect(s) Henry Roberts
Style Early English Period
Groundbreaking 1853
Completed1856
Construction cost£6,000
ClosedSeptember 1953
Demolished1956
Specifications
Capacity700 (450 from 1881)
Administration
Province York
Diocese Diocese of Southwell
Parish Nottingham

St. Matthew's Church, Talbot Street was a Church of England church in Nottingham between 1856 and 1956.

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History

It was formed as a parish in 1856, from the parish of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham. The site of 3,000 square yards in Sand Field off Talbot Street was bought by G.J.P. Smith from the Enclosure Commissioners in 1850 for £375 (equivalent to £50,652 in 2023), [1] and given to the church.

The principal funding for the church of £4,500 came from the Church Extension Committee in Pall Mall.

It was a neat substantial structure in the Early English style, by the architect Henry Roberts, F.S.A., of London;. [2] It had narrow lancets, a broad tower, and a tall broach spire. At their western ends the aisles terminated in two low octagonal turrets. The construction cost was £5,645 (equivalent to £666,330 in 2023), [1]

It was built as a Trustee's Church under the Act of Parliament of William IV. The trustees were Henry Kingscote of Spring Gardens, London, Francis Wright of Osmaston, Derbyshire, Revd. Charles Eyre of Rampton Hall, Nottinghamshire and Revd. Joshua William Brooks, vicar of St. Mary's.

Fanny Brooks, wife of Joshua William Brooks, vicar of St. Mary's, inserted a canister beneath the foundation stone containing an inscription in Latin and a bottle containing coins.

The church was consecrated on 15 January 1856. The first incumbent was Revd. George Dundas, who published the church's own psalter and hymn book. [3]

It was originally designed for 700 people, but this was reduced to 450 when the galleries were closed in 1881. It was built on a site released under the enclosure act.

In 1878 there was a fire in the roof, and the water used to extinguish it cause much damage to the organ and choir stalls. [4] In 1887 there was a restoration and re-ordering under the supervision of William Dymock Pratt. [5]

In 1926, the parish of St. Thomas' Church, Nottingham was merged with St. Matthew's.

Incumbents

Organists

Closure

The church was demolished 1956. St. Matthew's School building which was directly adjacent to the church was left standing. The site is now in the planning stages for a new church by the Christian Centre, Nottingham.

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References

  1. 1 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 7 May 2024.
  2. ↑ Allen’s Illustrated Guide to Nottingham. J. Potter Briscoe. 1888
  3. ↑ Psalms and hymns as used in St. Matthew's Church, Nottingham, Author George Dundas. 1859.
  4. ↑ Grantham Journal - Saturday 16 February 1878
  5. ↑ "Ecclesiastical" . Nottingham Guardian. England. 27 August 1887. Retrieved 21 March 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ The Family Churchman. 1883
  7. ↑ Announcements of Death. Beccles and Bungay Newspaper. 18 December 1943
  8. ↑ Nottingham Evening Post - Friday 24 November 1893
  9. ↑ Nottingham Evening Post - Saturday 30 June 1928
  10. ↑ "Nott. Organist Bridgford Appointment". Nottingham Evening Post. Nottingham. 18 November 1941. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
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