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St. Matthias' Church, Nottingham

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Country
  
United Kingdom

Churchmanship
  
Anglo Catholic

Completed
  
1868

Province
  
Province of York

Architect
  
Thomas Chambers Hine

Denomination
  
Church of England

Groundbreaking
  
1867

Opened
  
1868

Dedication
  
Saint Matthias


Heritage designation
  
Grade II listed building

Architectural style
  
Gothic Revival architecture

Diocese
  
Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham

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

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It is a Grade II listed building.

Anglican Church

It was designed by Thomas Chambers Hine and Robert Evans. 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),.

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

Anglican incumbents

  • 1869-1882 Frederick Armine Wodehouse
  • 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

    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

    St. Matthias' Church, Nottingham Wikipedia


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