St Thomas' Church, Nottingham

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St. Thomas's Church, Nottingham
St Thomas' Church, Nottingham
52°57′13″N1°9′20″W / 52.95361°N 1.15556°W / 52.95361; -1.15556
Country United Kingdom
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Broad Church
History
Dedication St. Thomas
Architecture
Architectural type Classical
Groundbreaking 1854
Completed1855
Closed1926
Demolished1930
Specifications
Capacity800
Administration
Province York
Diocese Diocese of Southwell
Parish Nottingham

St. Thomas' Church, Nottingham was a Church of England church on Park Row in Nottingham between 1873 and 1926.

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History

The building was erected by Wesleyan Methodists led by Richard Mercer, bookseller. The foundation stone was laid on Park Row on 5 June 1854. [1] The chapel opened in April 1855 and was known as 'The Wesleyan Congregational Free Church'. [2] and also Mercer's Chapel.

It was purchased by the Church of England in 1873 and alterations were made by Thomas Chambers Hine. It was known as the Episcopal church of St. Thomas and was consecrated by the Rt. Revd. Christopher Wordsworth the Bishop of Lincoln on 22 April 1873.

A full history of the church can be found on the Southwell and Nottingham DAC Church History Project.

List of incumbents

Organ

A 2-manual organ was installed in 1882 [3] by Charles Lloyd and Co.

List of organists

Closure

The church was merged with St. Matthew's Church, Talbot Street in 1926 and the building was demolished in 1930. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "New Wesleyan Reform Chapel" . Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 8 June 1854. Retrieved 24 April 2016– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ The Date Book of Nottingham 850-1884
  3. ↑ Nottinghamshire Guardian – Friday 3 November 1882
  4. ↑ "Holy Trinity Church Organist" . Nottingham Journal. England. 14 November 1936. Retrieved 2 June 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ Nottingham Journal, nd September 1930
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