Country United Kingdom Churchmanship Broad Church Completed 1855 Opened 1855 Province Province of York Dedication Thomas the Apostle | Denomination Church of England Groundbreaking 1854 Closed 1926 Capacity 800 Demolished 1930 Architectural type Classical architecture | |
Diocese Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham | ||
St. Thomas' Church, Nottingham was a Church of England church on Park Row in Nottingham between 1873 and 1926.
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History
The building was erected by Wesleyan Methodists led by Richard Mercer, bookseller. The foundation stone was laid on Park Row on 5 June 1854. The chapel opened in April 1855 and was known as ‘The Wesleyan Congregational Free Church’. 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.
List of incumbents
Organ
A 2-manual organ was installed in 1882 by Charles Lloyd and Co.
List of organists
Closure
The church was merged with St. Matthew's Church, Talbot Street in 1926 and the building was demolished in 1930.