St. Matthias' Church, Nottingham

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

St. Matthias' Church, Nottingham
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
ParishNottingham
DioceseDiocese of Southwell
ProvinceYork

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 £271,910 in 2019),[2].

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

Anglican incumbents
  • 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

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
  • E. Stevenson ???? - 1883

Coptic Orthodox Church

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.

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References
  1. The Buildings of England: Nikolaus Pevsner, Nottinghamshire. 1979
  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 2 February 2020.
  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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