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
CountryEngland
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. In 2009 the building was reopened as St. Mary & St. George's Coptic Orthodox Church.

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It is a Grade II listed building.

Anglican Church

The church 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 £340,950 in 2023), [2] .

The chancel was rebuilt in 1950 after it 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.

See also

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 7 May 2024.
  3. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Matthias (1078254)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  4. ↑ Lists of the Clergy of Central Nottinghamshire, Thoroton Society Record Series XV, Keith Train. 1953
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