St. Catharine's Church, Nottingham
Encyclopedia
St. Catharine's Church, Nottingham was a parish church
in the Church of England
in Nottingham
.
It 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
.
when the church closed.
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
in the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
in Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
.
History
St. Catharine's was built in 1896 by Robert Clarke. It was situated on the St. Ann's Well Road.It was declared redundant in 1980 but united with St. Mary's Church, Nottingham
St. Mary's Church, Nottingham
The Church of St Mary the Virgin is the oldest religious foundation in the City of Nottingham, England, the largest church after the Roman Catholic Cathedral and the largest mediæval building in Nottingham....
and services continued until 2003. The church was then sold by the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham
Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham
The Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham is a Church of England diocese in the Province of York. It is headed by the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham. The diocese covers all of the English county of Nottinghamshire and part of South Yorkshire...
.
Incumbents
- 1883 S C Freer
- 1889 Sidney Thorold Winkley
- 1894 Claud E. Lewis
- 1904 Arthur Wells Hopkinson
- 1909 Edward Huntly Gordon
- 1914 John Michael Fyvie Lester
- 1933 Wallace Frederick Carlile Clark
- 1937 John Buchanan Fraser
- 1945 Henry Maurice Jenkins
- 1955 Robert Ross Somervell
- 1958 Norman Patterson Thompson
- 1964 David Peter Keene
- 1971 Roland Douglas Seager (Priest in Charge)
- 1974 Peter Tennant Miller (Priest in Charge)
Organ
The first organ was destroyed in a fire in 1946. A new organ was acquired from Tockington Manor in 1948. This organ was sold to St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, ShelfordSt. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Shelford
St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Shelford is a parish church in the Church of England in Shelford, Nottinghamshire.The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest.-History:The church is medieval but...
when the church closed.
Sources
- Sidney Robinson: The Organ of the Parish Church of St. Catharine's, Nottingham. 1946
- History of the Church