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St. Matthias' Church, Nottingham

Coordinates: 52°57′29″N 1°7′48″W / 52.95806°N 1.13000°W / 52.95806; -1.13000
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St. Matthias' Church, Nottingham
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52°57′29″N 1°7′48″W / 52.95806°N 1.13000°W / 52.95806; -1.13000
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipAnglo Catholic
History
DedicationSt. Matthias
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II listed building
Architect(s)Thomas Chambers Hine and Robert Evans
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1867
Completed1868
Construction cost£3,000
Closed2003
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseDiocese of Southwell
ParishNottingham

St. Matthias' Church, Nottingham, was a Church of England church in Sneinton, Nottingham, between 1868 and 2003.

It is a Grade II listed building.

Anglican Church

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It 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 damaged by enemy action during the Second World War.[3]

Anglican incumbents

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  • 1869-1882 Frederick Armine Wodehouse[4]
  • 1882-1890 Arthur Powys Woodhouse
  • 1890-1892 George Perry-Gore
  • 1892-1900 William Henry Castell Malton
  • 1900-1903 William Walker
  • 1903-1904 Anonymous
  • 1904-1912 Ralph Mowbray Howard
  • 1912-1931 John Henry Tomlinson
  • 1931-1954 Frederick Llewellyn Forsaith Rees
  • 1955-1990 Kenneth Leigh Bennett
  • 1990-1993 William Albert Porter
  • 1994-2002 Rodney Frederic Brittain Smith
  • 2003- Malcolm Crook

Organ

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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

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  • E. Stevenson ???? - 1883

Coptic Orthodox Church

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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

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References

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  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. "Details from listed building database (1078254)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  4. ^ Lists of the Clergy of Central Nottinghamshire, Thoroton Society Record Series XV, Keith Train. 1953
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