Shakespeare Street Wesleyan Reform Chapel

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Shakespeare Street Wesleyan Reform Chapel
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Former Shakespeare Street Wesleyan Reform Chapel
Shakespeare Street Wesleyan Reform Chapel
52°57′27″N1°09′08″W / 52.957497°N 1.152205°W / 52.957497; -1.152205 Coordinates: 52°57′27″N1°09′08″W / 52.957497°N 1.152205°W / 52.957497; -1.152205
CountryEngland
Denomination Wesleyan Methodist
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II listed
Architect(s) Thomas Simpson
Completed1854
Closed1953

Shakespeare Street Wesleyan Reform Chapel is a former Wesleyan Reform church on Shakespeare Street in Nottingham, England. It is a Grade II listed building. [1] It was converted in 1953 to a synagogue and is now a university hall.

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History

The church was built in 1854 to designs by Thomas Simpson. [2] The foundation stones were laid on 20 March 1854. [3]

In 1941 the building suffered bomb damage and, despite being restored after the war, the closing service was held on 11 October 1953. It was then converted to a synagogue of the Nottingham Hebrew Congregation, and in 2019 was converted and extended by Nottingham Trent University as their University Hall, for graduation ceremonies, concerts and other events.

Organ

A new organ was installed in 1914 by John Compton.

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References

  1. Historic England (12 July 1972). "Synagogue and attached area railings". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  2. Pevsner, Nikolaus (1979). The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire. London. p. 238.
  3. Nottinghamshire Guardian , Thursday 23 March 1854