St. Philip's Church, Nottingham
52°57′04″N 1°8′12″W / 52.95111°N 1.13667°W / 52.95111; -1.13667
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipBroad Church
History
DedicationSt. Philip
Associated peopleD
Architecture
Architect(s)Richard Charles Sutton
Groundbreaking26 May 1876
Completed1879
Construction cost£7,750
Demolished1963
Specifications
Capacity616
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseDiocese of Southwell
ParishNottingham

St. Philip's Church, Nottingham, was a Church of England church in Nottingham on Pennyfoot Street between 1879 and 1963.[1]

History

St. Philip's Church was created out of the parish of St. Luke's Church, Nottingham. It was designed by Richard Charles Sutton as a memorial to Thomas Adams, the Lace Manufacturer.

In May 1876 the promoters of the church made an application to the Incorporated Church Building Society for a contribution to the construction costs. It was built in the 14th-century Gothic style, with 616 seats and the cost of building was £7,750 (equivalent to £775,590 in 2021).[2] The church comprised a nave with side aisles, organ chamber, vestry and semi-circular chancel. It was lit by triplicated lights in the clerestory, and coupled lancet lights in the aisles. the caps on the piers were carved and traceried lancet lights inserted at the end of the chancel. The pavement in the chancel was laid with encaustic tiles. The roofs were open-timbered and stained. It was built of Mansfield stone with a wrought dressing. The builder was Charles Lowe, and the plumber was Mr. Hardisty. The church was consecrated on 18 November 1879 by the Bishop of Lincoln, Rt. Revd Christopher Wordsworth.[3]

In 1924, St. Luke's and St. Philip's became a united benefice. St. Luke's was demolished but St. Philip's survived until 1963, when it too was demolished. The congregation moved to St. Christopher's Church, Sneinton.

Vicars

  • James Wheeler 1878–1897[4] (afterwards rector of Hampreston, Dorset)
  • George Martin 1898[5]–1902
  • Matthew A. Dodds 1902–1914 (afterwards vicar of Chilvers Coton, Nuneaton)
  • John Goulton 1914–1959[6]

Organists

  • J. Gordon Wood 1913–1922[7] (afterwards organist of St Stephen's Church, Hyson Green)
  • Harry Lee ca. 1930 ca. 1941
  • Hugh Wayman until 1963

Closure

The church was demolished in 1963.

References

  1. ↑ The Buildings of England. Nottinghamshire. Nikolaus Pevsner
  2. ↑ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "The Consecration of St Philip's Church, Nottingham". Nottinghamshire Evening Post. England. 19 November 1879. Retrieved 21 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Death of a Former Nottingham Vicar". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 15 December 1920. Retrieved 25 January 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "New Vicar of St Philip's Nottingham". Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 26 November 1898. Retrieved 25 January 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Revd. John Goulton dies aged 85". Nottingham Evening News. England. 31 October 1959. Retrieved 25 January 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ Nottingham Evening Post – Tuesday 15 December 1936
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