St. Matthias' Church, Nottingham

St. Matthias' Church, Nottingham
Coordinates: 52°57′29″N 1°7′48″W / 52.95806°N 1.13000°W / 52.95806; -1.13000
Country United Kingdom
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Anglo Catholic
History
Dedication St. Matthias
Architecture
Heritage designation Grade II listed building
Architect(s) Thomas Chambers Hine and Robert Evans
Style Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking 1867
Completed 1868
Construction cost £3,000
Closed 2003
Administration
Parish Nottingham
Diocese Diocese of Southwell
Province York

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

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 £243,430 in 2015),[2].

The chancel was damaged by enemy action during the Second World War.[3]

Anglican incumbents

Organ

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.

Coptic Orthodox Church

In 2006 the building was sold and is now St Mary and St George's Coptic Orthodox Church.

References

  1. The Buildings of England: Nikolaus Pevsner, Nottinghamshire. 1979
  2. UK CPI inflation numbers based on data available from Gregory Clark (2016), "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)" MeasuringWorth.
  3. Historic England. "Details from image database (458580)". Images of 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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