St Alban's Church, Sneinton
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Sneinton
Sneinton is a south-eastern suburb of Nottingham, England. The area is bounded by Carlton to the north, Colwick to the south, Meadow Lane to the southwest and Bakersfield to the east.-Description:...
was built as a Church of England
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parish church on Bond Street in Sneinton
Sneinton
Sneinton is a south-eastern suburb of Nottingham, England. The area is bounded by Carlton to the north, Colwick to the south, Meadow Lane to the southwest and Bakersfield to the east.-Description:...
, Nottingham
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. The parish was formed from the parishes of St. Stephen's Church, Sneinton
St. Stephen's Church, Sneinton
St. Stephen's Church, Sneinton is a parish church in the Church of 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.-History:...
and St. Matthias' Church, Sneinton.
It was declared redundant by the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham
Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham
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in 2003 and sold, and is now used as a Parish of the Apostolic Exarchate for Ukrainians
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, dedicated to Our Lady of Perpetual Succour and St Alban.
History
The church was designed by George Frederick BodleyGeorge Frederick Bodley
George Frederick Bodley was an English architect working in the Gothic revival style.-Personal life:Bodley was the youngest son of William Hulme Bodley, M.D. of Edinburgh, physician at Hull Royal Infirmary, Kingston upon Hull, who in 1838 retired to his wife's home town, Brighton, Sussex, England....
and Thomas Garner
Thomas Garner
Thomas Garner was one of the leading English Gothic revival architects of the Victorian era. His name is usually mentioned in relation to his almost 30-year partnership with George Frederick Bodley...
and built in 1886-87 at a cost of £10,447 (£ as of ),. It is built in brick and stone with a wagon roof, and consists of a chancel, nave, aisles, south porch, north west turret with 1 bell. There were seats for 565 people.
The South aisle was lengthened and vestries were erected in 1912 at a cost of £1,811.
It has an east window commemorating Canon Vernon Wollaston Hutton, vicar of Sneinton (St. Stephen's) from 1868 to 1884. The east window cost £200. The screen was the gift of the sons of Thomas and Alice Tew. The Lady Chapel reredos was provided by Mrs. Bowman-Hart, and an altar in St. Michael's chapel is to commemorate Charles Matthews and his son. There is a richly decorated font. The three windows in the side chapel were installed in 1913, 1915 and 1916.
Incumbents
- F Boag, ca 1894 - 1897
- Francis Charles Finch, 1898 - 1900 - ????
- Kenneth Martin, 1920 - 1931
- Cyril Ernest Hardy 1931 - 1951