St Peter's Church, Radford

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St Peter's Church, Radford
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St Peter's Church, Radford
52°57′36.54″N1°10′45.90″W / 52.9601500°N 1.1794167°W / 52.9601500; -1.1794167
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Broad Church
History
Dedication Saint Peter
Administration
Province York
Diocese Southwell and Nottingham
Parish Radford, Nottingham

St Peter's Church, Radford is an Anglican parish church in Radford, Nottingham, located at 171 Hartley Road (St. Peter's Park). It is a Grade II listed building as being of special architectural or historic interest. [1]

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History

The medieval church was demolished and a new church was built in 1812 at a cost of £2,000 (equivalent to £168,300in 2023) [2] by the architect Henry Moses Wood. [3] The chancel was rebuilt in 1871–72 to the designs of the architect Richard Charles Sutton. The contractors for the new work were Richard Stevenson and Field Weston and the new chancel cost £1340 (equivalent to £151,100in 2023). [2] The east window was fitted with stained glass by Heaton, Butler and Bayne representing the crucifixion in memory of the late Mr. J. Sherwin Gregory. The new chancel was consecrated on 25 April 1872 by Rt. Revd. Henry Mackenzie Bishop Suffragan of Nottingham. [4]

Incumbents

Organ

A new two-manual organ by Messrs Bevington and Son [9] was installed and opened on 21 March 1869 by W. T. Cockrem, organist of St Paul's Church, George Street, Nottingham. [10] There is currently a two manual pipe organ by William Andrews. A specification of the organ can be found at the National Pipe Organ Register [11]

Organists

See also

Sources

  1. https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101270769-church-of-st-peter-radford-and-park-ward
  2. 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.
  3. Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (1973). The Buildings of England. Nottinghamshire. Penguin Books. p. 254. ISBN   0140710027.
  4. "Consecration at St Peter's Church, Radford" . Nottingham Journal. England. 27 April 1872. Retrieved 27 November 2020 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Funeral of the Vicar of Radford" . Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 16 January 1880. Retrieved 27 November 2020 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Radford's New Vicar" . Mansfield Reporter. England. 18 July 1913. Retrieved 27 November 2020 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Farewell to Old Radford Vicar" . Nottingham Journal. England. 15 September 1947. Retrieved 27 November 2020 via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Dr. Barry's Greeting for German Couple" . Nottingham Journal. England. 31 October 1947. Retrieved 27 November 2020 via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Opening of a new organ at Old Radford Church" . Nottingham Journal. England. 26 March 1869. Retrieved 27 November 2020 via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. "Organ opening at Old Radford Church" . Nottingham Journal. England. 24 March 1869. Retrieved 27 November 2020 via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. http://www.npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=K00693
  12. Nottingham Evening Post - Saturday 24 December 1949, p. 5. Nottingham Organists' Death

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