St Matthias' Church, Nottingham
| St Matthias' Church, Nottingham | |
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| 52°57′29″N 1°7′48″W / 52.95806°N 1.13000°W | |
| Country | England |
| 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 | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Diocese of Southwell |
| Parish | Nottingham |
St Matthias' Church, Nottingham, was a Church of England church in Sneinton, Nottingham, between 1868 and 2003. In 2009 the building was reopened as St. Mary & St. George's Coptic Orthodox Church.
It is a Grade II listed building.
Anglican Church
[edit]The church 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 rebuilt in 1950 after it was damaged by enemy action during the Second World War.[3]
Anglican incumbents
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
[edit]- E. Stevenson ???? - 1883
Coptic Orthodox Church
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Buildings of England: Nikolaus Pevsner, Nottinghamshire. 1979 [full citation needed]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Matthias (1078254)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ Lists of the Clergy of Central Nottinghamshire, Thoroton Society Record Series XV, Keith Train. 1953