All Saints' Church, Nottingham

All Saints' Church Nottingham
Denomination Church of England
Churchmanship Broad Church
Website http://www.nottinghamchurches.org
History
Dedication All Saints'
Architecture
Architect(s) Thomas Chambers Hine
Style Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking 1863
Completed 1864
Construction cost £25,000
Specifications
Capacity 800
Spire height 175 feet (53 m)
Administration
Parish Nottingham
Diocese Southwell and Nottingham
Province Province of York
Clergy
Vicar(s) Rev. Christopher Harrison
Curate(s) Rev. Chrissie Little

All Saints' Church, Nottingham is an Anglican church in Nottingham, England.

The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest.[1]

Background

It was formerly the Parish Church of All Saints', Nottingham, and then became one of the two churches of the parish of Nottingham, St. Peter & All Saints', on their merger in December 2002. Following a further merger in September 2007, it became one of three parish churches within the parish of All Saints', St. Mary's and St. Peter's, Nottingham. The building itself is a large example of Victorian church architecture.

A map of the parish is available on Google Maps

History

The nave and chancel

The church was built in 1863–64, mainly in sandstone. Along with the church, a large parsonage and a church school were built at the sole cost (some £10,000) (equivalent to £890,000 in 2015),[2] of William Windley JP, a local philanthropist. With all of the ancillary building, the total cost was £25,000 (equivalent to £2,220,000 in 2015)[2].

The church was built in Gothic revival style to seat 500, and has a fine broach spire reaching 175 feet (53 m) tall (8th tallest building in Nottingham) and housing a ring of ten bells (the heaviest weighing 16 cwt). The architect was Thomas Chambers Hine, of Nottingham.

The church was consecrated on 3 November 1864. 1200 crammed into the 800 seats and there was a large attendance of clergy.[3] The choir of St. Mary's Church were accompanied by Miss Fanny Brookes on the harmonium. The Rt. Revd. John Jackson, Bishop of Lincoln, performed the consecration service in the presence of the new pastor, Joshua William Brooks.

At the time of its construction, All Saints' Parish was a new wealthy suburb outside the old city boundary of Nottingham on an area previously known as Sandfield. The expansion had been as a result of the 1830s cholera epidemic. With the continued expansion of the City of Nottingham, the parish became an inner-city area of Nottingham which suffered significant decline after the Second World War. By the 1980s it was designated an Urban Priority Area and the congregation declined to around 30–40 at the turn of the millennium.

The old school building, which had fallen out of use in the 1920s, was converted into small workspaces, and half of the original huge vicarage was converted into residences of young single people in the early 1980s. More recently in 2006, following protracted negotiations, the New Deal for Radford bought the old School to refurbish it for use by local organisations.

The church and many of the other buildings are now Grade II listed. It continues to be in use for regular Sunday morning services. Given the small congregation, discussions are underway as to whether there may be other joint uses of the space available.

List of incumbents

Bells

The six bells were cast by John Taylor & Co of Loughborough on an oak bell frame. At installation in 1864 this was extended to accommodate two extra bells. The bells were tuned in the key of E, the heaviest weighing 17cwt.

In 1999 the bells were tuned and hung in a new steel frame with room for 10 bells. At the same time the redundant All Saints’ School bell was installed as a Sanctus bell. The Nottingham University Society of Change Ringers use the church for practice and also ring the bells for church services.

Organ

The first organ was built by Lloyd and Dudgeon from Nottingham and was opened on 6 July 1865.[4]

The current organ is by Norman and Beard and dates from 1906.[5]

List of organists

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See also

References

  1. ↑ Historic England. "Grade II (458516)". Images of England.
  2. 1 2 UK CPI inflation numbers based on data available from Gregory Clark (2016), "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)" MeasuringWorth.
  3. ↑ Nottingham Journal. 4 November 1864
  4. ↑ Nottinghamshire Guardian - Friday 07 July 1865
  5. ↑ "Nottinghamshire, Nottingham: All Saints". National Pipe Organ Register. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
  6. ↑ 1877 Nottingham and District Morris and CO Directory
  7. ↑ Nottingham Evening Post - Tuesday 17 October 1944
  8. ↑ Nottingham Evening Post - Thursday 14 August 1947, p.4. Organist Dies

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Coordinates: 52°57′36″N 1°9′42″W / 52.96000°N 1.16167°W / 52.96000; -1.16167

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