St. Matthias' Church, Nottingham Explained

St. Matthias' Church, Nottingham
Coordinates:52.9581°N -1.13°W
Country:United Kingdom
Denomination:Church of England
Churchmanship:Anglo Catholic
Dedication:St. Matthias
Heritage Designation:Grade II listed building
Architect:Thomas Chambers Hine and Robert Evans
Style:Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking:1867
Completed Date:1868
Construction Cost:£3,000
Closed Date:2003
Parish:Nottingham
Diocese:Diocese of Southwell
Province:York

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

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 £ in),.

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

Anglican incumbents

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

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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Notes and References

  1. The Buildings of England: Nikolaus Pevsner, Nottinghamshire. 1979
  2. Lists of the Clergy of Central Nottinghamshire, Thoroton Society Record Series XV, Keith Train. 1953