St. Thomas's Church, Nottingham | |
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Coordinates: 52°57′13″N1°9′20″W / 52.95361°N 1.15556°W | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Denomination | Church of England |
Churchmanship | Broad Church |
History | |
Dedication | St. Thomas |
Architecture | |
Architectural type | Classical |
Groundbreaking | 1854 |
Completed | 1855 |
Closed | 1926 |
Demolished | 1930 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 800 |
Administration | |
Parish | Nottingham |
Diocese | Diocese of Southwell |
Province | York |
St. Thomas' Church, Nottingham was a Church of England church on Park Row in Nottingham between 1873 and 1926.
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.
A 2-manual organ was installed in 1882 [3] by Charles Lloyd and Co.
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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