St Catharine's Church, Nottingham Explained

St Catharine's Church
Coordinates:52.9615°N -1.1393°W
Location:Nottingham
Country:England
Pushpin Map:Nottinghamshire
Denomination:Christ-Citadel International Church
Previous Denomination:Church of England
Churchmanship:Anglo Catholic
Dedication:St Catharine
Consecrated Date:26 November 1896
Architect:Robert Charles Clarke
Groundbreaking:23 July 1895
Length:113feet
Width:48feet
Height:53feet
Diocese:Southwell and Nottingham
Province:York

St Catharine's Church, Nottingham, was a parish church in the Church of England in Nottingham.

History

The ecclesiastical parish was formed in 1884 out of the parishes of St Mary, St Mark, St Luke and St Paul. The foundation stone for St Catharine's was laid on 23 July 1895[1] and built to designs of the architect Robert Charles Clarke. It was situated on the St Ann's Well Road.

The church was consecrated on 26 November 1896.[2] It was built, in the Early English style, of Bulwell stone with Bath stone dressings, and consisted of chancel, nave, south chapel and a bell turret. The living was a vicarage in the gift of the Bishop of Southwell.[3]

On 16 August 1946 a fire damaged part of the roof of the church and vestry.[4] Due to the post war restrictions on building materials, it was not until May 1947 that the church received a licence to repair the roof.[5]

St Catharine's was declared redundant in 1980 but united with St Mary's Church, Nottingham, and services continued until 2003. The church was then sold by the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham. Christ-Citadel International Church acquired the building in 2007.[6]

Incumbents

Organ

The first organ was destroyed in a fire in 1946. A second organ by Augustus Gern was acquired from Tockington Manor in 1948 and was installed by Roger Yates. This organ was sold to St Peter and St Paul's Church, Shelford, Notts, in 2003, when St Catharine's closed.

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Notes and References

  1. News: . Church Extension in Nottingham . Nottingham Evening Post . Nottingham . 23 July 1895 . 27 May 2015 .
  2. News: . St Catharine's Church, Nottingham . Nottinghamshire Guardian . Nottingham . 28 November 1896 . 27 May 2015 .
  3. Wright's Directory of Nottingham, 1910-11
  4. News: . Nottingham Church Fire . Nottingham Evening Post . Nottingham . 16 August 1946 . 27 May 2015 .
  5. News: . Nottingham Church Reconstruction . Nottingham Evening Post . Nottingham . 12 May 1947 . 27 May 2015 .
  6. http://christ-citadel.com/UK/history.html Christ-Citadel International Church UK history