St Saviours in the Meadows, Nottingham
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St Saviours in the Meadows is a parish church
in the Church of England
in The Meadows, Nottingham
.
The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest.
. The foundation stone of the church building was laid by the Rt. Revd. John Jackson
, Bishop of Lincoln
on 28 September 1863. The nave of the church was opened for worship in 1864 and was designed by the local architect Richard Charles Sutton
funded by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners
. It replaced a small mission chapel which had served the residents of the Meadows but became too small for the increasing population after the enclosure of the Meadows.
The chancel occupies the east end, with a vestry on the one side and the organ chamber on the other. The length of the nave is 74ft., and the width 24ft.; the aisles are each 74ft. long and 17ft. wide. The chancel is 30ft. deep by 24ft. wide. The height of the nave is 46ft. It was designed to accommodate seats for 750 people.
The amount of the contract was about £3,000 (£ as of ),. The contractor was a local builder, John Barker, based in Arkwright-street, The Meadows.
The church is located on Arkwright Walk.
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 The Meadows, Nottingham
The Meadows, Nottingham
The Meadows is an area of Nottingham, England located south of the city centre.- Overview :The area is close to the River Trent and is connected to West Bridgford in the Borough of Rushcliffe by Trent Bridge and the Wilford Suspension Bridge...
.
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
The parish was formed out of that of St. Mary's Church, NottinghamSt. 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....
. The foundation stone of the church building was laid by the Rt. Revd. John Jackson
John Jackson (bishop)
John Jackson was a British divine and a Church of England bishop for 32 years.-Career:Jackson was appointed rector of St James, Westminster, London in 1846....
, 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 28 September 1863. The nave of the church was opened for worship in 1864 and was designed by the local architect Richard Charles Sutton
Richard Charles Sutton
Richard Charles Sutton was an architect based in Nottingham. He was born 1834 and died on 18 October 1915.-Personal life:In the 1861 census he is listed as living at Gill Street, Sherwood, Nottingham, with wife Henrietta, daughter Ada and Ernest R .In the 1881 census he is listed as a widow living...
funded by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners
Ecclesiastical Commissioners
Ecclesiastical Commissioners were, in England and Wales, a body corporate, whose full title is Ecclesiastical and Church Estates Commissioners for England. The commissioners were authorized to determine the distribution of revenues of the Church of England, and they made extensive changes in how...
. It replaced a small mission chapel which had served the residents of the Meadows but became too small for the increasing population after the enclosure of the Meadows.
The chancel occupies the east end, with a vestry on the one side and the organ chamber on the other. The length of the nave is 74ft., and the width 24ft.; the aisles are each 74ft. long and 17ft. wide. The chancel is 30ft. deep by 24ft. wide. The height of the nave is 46ft. It was designed to accommodate seats for 750 people.
The amount of the contract was about £3,000 (£ as of ),. The contractor was a local builder, John Barker, based in Arkwright-street, The Meadows.
The church is located on Arkwright Walk.