St. Thomas' Church, Nottingham was a 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...

 church on Park Row 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...

 between 1873 and 1926.

History

The building was erected by Wesleyan Methodists led by Richard Mercer. The chapel in Park Row opened in April 1855 and was known as ‘The Wesleyan Congregational Free Church’. and also Mercer's Chapel.

It was purchased by 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 1873 and alterations were made by Thomas Chambers Hine

Thomas Chambers Hine

Thomas Chambers Hine 1814 - 1899 was an architect based in Nottingham.He was born in Covent Garden into a prosperous middle class family, the eldest son of a hosiery manufacturer. He was articled to the London architect Matthew Habershorn. In 1837 he arrived in Nottingham and formed a partnership...

. It was known as the Episcopal church of St. Thomas and was consecrated by the Rt. Revd. Christopher Wordsworth

Christopher Wordsworth

Christopher Wordsworth was an English bishop and man of letters.-Life:Wordsworth was born in London, the youngest son of the Rev. Dr. Christopher Wordsworth, Master of Trinity and a nephew of the poet William Wordsworth...

 the Bishop of Lincoln

Bishop of Lincoln

The Bishop of Lincoln is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln in the Province of Canterbury.The present diocese covers the county of Lincolnshire and the unitary authority areas of North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. The Bishop's seat is located in the Cathedral...

 on 22 April 1873

A full history of the church can be found on the Southwell and Nottingham DAC Church History Project.

List of incumbents

• 1873 - 1884 Walter Senior
• 1884 - 1888 Thomas Cleworth
• 1888 - 1894 Joseph Halloran
• 1894 - 1907 Martin Read
• 1907 - 1926 Charles Davis

List of organists

• F. Wyatt ???? - 1918 (then organist of All Saints' Church, Nottingham)

Closure

The church was merged with St. Matthew's Church, Talbot Street

St. Matthew's Church, Talbot Street

St. Matthew’s Church, Talbot Street was a Church of England church in Nottingham between 1856 and 1956.-History:It was formed as a parish in 1856, from the parish of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham. The site of 3,000 square yards in Sand Field off Talbot Street was bought by G.J.P...

in 1926 and the building was demolished in 1930.