St Columba's Church, Nottingham Explained

St. Columba's Church, Nottingham
Coordinates:52.9652°N -1.1508°W
Country:United Kingdom
Denomination:Church of Christ, Scientist
Previous Denomination:Presbyterian
Founded Date:1898
Consecrated Date:1900
Heritage Designation:Grade II listed
Architect:Brewill and Baily
Style:Gothic Revival architecture
Groundbreaking:1896
Completed Date:1900

St Columba's Church, Nottingham was an English Presbyterian church in Nottingham, England, built in 1898 and located at the Mansfield Road/Villa Road intersection. It was founded in 1896 as a daughter church of St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, also in Nottingham. The new buildings by Brewill and Baily were started in 1896 and complete by 1900.[1]

The church merged with St Andrew's United Reformed Church in 1946[2] and the buildings were sold. By 1950 the church was occupied by the Emanuel Full Gospel Church, but in 1956 it was sold again for use by the Church of Christ Scientist. Since 2009 the buildings have been used by the Sri Raja Sahib Nabh Kanwal Trust.

Presbyterian ministers

Organ

The church had a pipe organ installed around 1907 by William Andrews of Bradford. A specification for the organ can be found on the British Institute of Organ Studies.[5]

In 1952 the organ was sold and incorporated into the rebuilt organ of St Peter's Church, Nottingham.

Notes and References

  1. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire: Nikolaus Pevsner
  2. News: . Nottm. Congregations United . Nottingham Evening Post . England . 24 May 1946 . 3 December 2023 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  3. News: . Rev. G. Porteous. Nottingham Journal . England . 6 February 1939 . 3 December 2023 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  4. News: . New Presbyterian Minister . Nottingham Evening Post . England . 6 September 1939 . 3 December 2023 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  5. http://www.npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=N13548 National Pipe Organ Register