Albion United Reformed Church Explained

Albion United Reformed Church
Coordinates:52.9526°N -1.1342°W
Location:Sneinton, Nottingham
Country:England
Denomination:Congregational
Architect:Thomas Oliver, William Booker
Groundbreaking:1855
Completed Date:1856
Closed Date:1986
Minister:Speight Auty 1894 – 1920

Albion Congregational Church was built on Sneinton Road in Nottingham in 1856.[1] It is a Grade II listed building.[2]

History

The church opened in 1895.[3] It was built to designs by Thomas Oliver and William Booker. It was enlarged in 1904 with the addition of a rear extension and a chamber for the organ.

In the early 1970s, in common with most other Congregational Churches in England, the Albion Congregational Church joined the United Reformed Church. In 1986, faced with unaffordable repair and maintenance costs, the congregation joined with Dales United Reformed Church in Bakersfield.

The building was then used by the Macedon Trust, and became the Albion Night Shelter.

Notes and References

  1. Pevsner Architectural Guides, Nottingham. Elain Harwood. Yale University Press.
  2. Web site: New Albion, Nottingham, Nottingham.
  3. Web site: The History of Albion URC – Albion Church, Charlestown Church & Hurst Nook Church Website. 2020-12-24. en-GB.