Emmanuel Church, Nottingham Explained

Emmanuel Church, Nottingham
Coordinates:52.9639°N -1.1447°W
Country:United Kingdom
Denomination:Church of England
Churchmanship:Broad Church
Dedication:Emmanuel
Consecrated Date:27 January 1885
Architect:Watson Fothergill
Groundbreaking:24 January 1884
Completed Date:17 March 1893
Construction Cost:£5,000
Closed Date:Whit Sunday 1972
Demolished Date:1972
Parish:Nottingham
Diocese:Diocese of Southwell
Province:York

Emmanuel Church, Nottingham was a Church of England church in Nottingham on Woodborough Road between 1883 and 1972.[1]

History

The foundation stone was laid on 24 January 1884 by Mrs. Henry Wright of Heath House, Hampstead, widow of the late Revd. Henry Wright.[2] At the service which followed the laying of the stone, the preacher was the Dean of Ripon, Very Revd. William Fremantle. It was built to designs by the local architect Watson Fothergill. The nave was completed at a cost of £5,000 and consecrated on 27 January 1885 by the Bishop of Southwell, Right Revd. George Ridding.[3] It was constructed of Coxbench stone and the interior was lined with red brick. The columns were made of Darley Dale and Gorse Hill stone in alternate courses. The contractor was Smith and Lunn of Newark, the ironwork was made by Mr. Hodgkinson of Coventry, and the heating apparatus was installed by Haden and Sons of Trowbridge, Wiltshire. There were 600 free seats, and a parish of 6,000. It was situated on Woodborough Road. The patrons of the church were an Evangelical charity known as Hyndman's Trustees, who gave £2,000 to the building fund.

The chancel and organ chamber were added in 1892-93 and consecrated by the Bishop of Southwell on 17 March 1893.[4] It comprised a high dado of glazed Minton tiles, continued as a reredos over the altar, with ecclesiastical symbols executed in encaustic work. The new chancel was designed by Watson Fothergill and built by the contractor Enoch Kent of Nottingham.

In the early 1970s it merged with St. Ann's Church, Nottingham and a new parish of St. Ann with Emmanuel, Nottingham was formed.

Organ

The earlier church organ was given to Lady Bay church in 1903.[5] A new 3 manual organ by Compton and Musson was installed in 1903. The opening recital was given on 12 November 1903 by Haydon Hare, organist of Great Yarmouth Parish Church.[6] A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

List of organists

Closure

The church was demolished in 1972.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Pevsner . Nikolaus . Williamson . Elizabeth . 1979 . The Buildings of England. Nottinghamshire . Yale University Press . 261 . 9780300096361 .
  2. News: . Emmanuel Church, Woodborough Road . Nottinghamshire Guardian . England . 25 January 1884 . 24 July 2017 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  3. News: . Consecration of Emmanuel Church, Nottingham . Nottingham Evening Post . England . 28 January 1885 . 25 July 2017 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  4. News: . Emmanuel Church Nottingham. Consecration of New Chancel . Nottinghamshire Guardian . England . 18 March 1893 . 24 July 2017 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  5. News: . Lady Bay Church Organ . Nottingham Journal . England . 22 September 1932 . 25 July 2017 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  6. News: . Emmanuel Church, Nottingham. Dedication of an Organ . Nottingham Evening Post . England . 12 November 1903 . 25 July 2017 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  7. Dictionary of Organs and Organists. Frederick W. Thornsby. 1912
  8. News: . From Day to Day . Nottingham Journal . England . 17 October 1900 . 25 July 2017 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  9. News: . Emmanuel's New Organist . Nottingham Journal . England . 17 April 1933 . 2 June 2017 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .