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Castle Gate Congregational Centre
Castle Gate Congregational Centre is in Nottingham. It is a Grade II listed building. History The congregation formed in the 1650s. The first meeting house on Castle Gate, Nottingham, Castle Gate was established in 1689 under the Act of Toleration 1689, Act of Toleration. The present building was erected in 1863 to designs by the architect Richard Charles Sutton, and opened for worship in 1864. The congregation suffered from some embarrassment in 1866 when Henry Walter Wood, local architect and surveyor petitioned for divorce from his wife on the grounds of her adultery with George Eaton Stanger, surgeon and a deacon of the Chapel. The trial in 1867 lasted three days and was widely reported in the National press. Wood was awarded £3,000 from Stanger in damages. In 1972 the congregation joined the United Reformed Church and three years later merged with St. Andrew with Castlegate United Reformed Church, St. Andrew's United Reformed Church, Goldsmiths Street. In 1980 the congreg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congregational
Congregational churches (also Congregationalist churches or Congregationalism) are Protestant churches in the Calvinist tradition practising congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its own affairs. Congregationalism, as defined by the Pew Research Center, is estimated to represent 0.5 percent of the worldwide Protestant population; though their organizational customs and other ideas influenced significant parts of Protestantism, as well as other Christian congregations. The report defines it very narrowly, encompassing mainly denominations in the United States and the United Kingdom, which can trace their history back to nonconforming Protestants, Puritans, Separatists, Independents, English religious groups coming out of the English Civil War, and other English Dissenters not satisfied with the degree to which the Church of England had been reformed. Congregationalist tradition has a presence in the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albion Congregational Church
Albion Congregational Church was built on Stamford Street East in Ashton-Under-Lyne by John Brooke between 1890 and 95. It is a Grade II listed building. Organ An organ was installed by Charles Lloyd (presumably in 1904/5). It was rebuilt by Rushworth and Dreaper Rushworth and Dreaper was a firm of organ builders, and later general instrument suppliers associated with Paul McCartney based in Liverpool. The manufacturer was founded in 1828 by William Rushworth, operating until 2002. Upon its liquidation, ... in 1953.Organ specification by Jonathan Scott in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA_o2YntJD0 A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register and on Jonathan Scott's concert pages. References {{Authority control Churches completed in 1895 Congregational churches in Nottingham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grade II Listed Churches In Nottinghamshire
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St Giles Church, West Bridgford
St. Giles' Church, West Bridgford is an Anglican parish church in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire. The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest. History St. Giles is a medieval church but little remains. It was restored by Thomas Chambers Hine in 1872 and again by Naylor and Sale between 1896 and 1911. The foundation stone for the restoration in 1896 was laid on 18 October 1896 by Lady Byron of Thrumpton Hall. This restoration involved a new nave and chancel at a cost of £5,500. Features It retains a medieval screen from the late fourteenth century. There is some stained glass by James Powell and Sons. Organ A small organ dating from 1840 was bought in 1871 from St. Stephen's Church, Sneinton. It was sold to Lady Bay Church in 1898 when the next pipe organ by Charles Lloyd and Co built at a cost of £500 () was opened on 22 November 1899 Although provision was made for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Jepson Binns
James Jepson Binns (c. 1855–11 March 1928) was a pipe organ builder based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Organs Pipe organs at the following locations were either built or rebuilt by James Jepson Binns or his JJ Binns company. A number of these buildings have been demolished and the organs broken up or destroyed. Many original Binns organs in this list have been subsequently rebuilt by other organ builders. *Albert Hall, Nottingham – built by Binns in 1909, replacing a Brindley & Foster destroyed by fire. *All Saints' Church, Stamford – the 1890 Hill organ was rebuilt by Binns in 1916. *Baillie Street Methodist Church. Rochdale – built 1892. Building demolished, but organ acquired by Christ Church, Worthing in 1967. *Castle Street Methodist Church, Cambridge has one of the last organs built before Binns's death. *Christ Church, Patricroft, City of Salford – built 1896. *Christ Church, Great Ayton – build date uncertain, possibly around 1899. *Christ Church, Worth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forster And Andrews
Forster and Andrews was a British organ building company between 1843 and 1924. The company was formed by James Alderson Forster (1818–1886) and Joseph King Andrews (1820–1896), who had been employees of the London organ builder J. C. Bishop. They opened the business that bore their name in Hull in 1843. The business developed and became one of the most successful of the North of England organ builders. It was taken over by John Christie in 1924 and finally wound up in 1956. As well as their Hull headquarters, the company had branches in London and York. The German builder Edmund Schulze (1823–1878), an influence on Forster and Andrews, used to recommend them to prospective clients when he was unable to accept commissions.The making of the Victorian organ. Nicholas Thistlethwaite List of organs References {{Reflist * Laurence Elvin, ''Forster and Andrews, Their barrel, chamber, and small church organs'' Pipe organ building companies Defunct companies of Kingston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dales United Reformed Church
Dales United Reformed Church was built as Parkdale Congregational Church on Parkdale Road in Bakersfield Nottingham in 1930.Nottingham Evening Post - Wednesday 20 May 1931 History The church opened in 1930 as Parkdale Congregational Church. It was one of three planned in the 1920s and 1930s by the Nottinghamshire Congregational Churches Extension Committee, to serve new housing estates around Nottingham. The other two were Sherwood and Lenton Abbey. It was built to serve Bakersfield, Nottingham. In common with most Congregational churches in the 1970s, it joined the United Reformed Church The United Reformed Church (URC) is a Protestant Christian church in the United Kingdom. As of 2022 it has approximately 40,000 members in 1,284 congregations with 334 stipendiary ministers. Origins and history The United Reformed Church resulte .... In 1986 the church joined with Albion Congregational Church and renamed itself Dales United Reformed Church. References {{reflist Churches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherwood United Reformed Church
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St Ann's Well Road Congregational Church
St Ann's Well Road Congregational Church is a former Congregational Church on St Ann's Well Road in Nottingham. History The congregational was established from Castle Gate Congregational Centre. The church was built on the corner of St Ann’s Well Road and Alfred Street in Nottingham. It was designed by architect Richard Charles Sutton and constructed by Mr. Wright of Portland Road. It cost £1,600 and had seating for 500 people. It was opened on 16 March 1870.Nottinghamshire Guardian - Friday 18 March 1870 Stanwell Players The church gained a reputation for its drama group, the ''Stanwell Players'', formed in July 1946. Their first production was ''Little Ladyship'' in January 1947. Profits were donated to charitable causes, initially the London Missionary Society. When the Church closed in 1970, the Stanwell Players moved to Castle Gate Congregational Centre, and in 1975 to St. Andrew with Castlegate United Reformed Church. The group closed in 1991. Closure It closed in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen's Walk Congregational Church
Queen's Walk Congregational Church was built on Queen's Walk in Nottingham between 1900 and 1902. History The congregation was established as a mission church of Castle Gate Congregational Centre. A school room was constructed first in 1872-73 to the designs of the architect Thomas Simpson Thomas Simpson FRS (20 August 1710 – 14 May 1761) was a British mathematician and inventor known for the eponymous Simpson's rule to approximate definite integrals. The attribution, as often in mathematics, can be debated: this rule had been .... The church was built in 1900-1902 on the corner of Queen’s Walk and Kirke White Street to designs by the architect Charles Nelson Holloway. It closed in 1970 when it was amalgamated into Friary Congregational Church. It is now the Pilgrim Church. References {{reflist Churches completed in 1902 Congregational churches in Nottingham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Addison Street Congregational Church
Addison Street Congregational Church was a church in Nottingham. Built in 1884, it closed in 1966 when its congregation merged with the Sherwood Congressional Church, and the building later became a warehouse, before being demolished. History The congregation was started as a daughter church from Castle Gate Congregational Centre. An iron mission church was opened in 1867 on Addison Street. When the congregation had the resources, they decided to replace this with a new building, and expended £6,000 on a new impressive church. It opened on Wednesday 27 February 1884. The congregation decided in 1966 to merge with Sherwood Congregational Church and the worship at Addison Street building ceased in that year. The last Minister was Rev. Eric Way. By 1978 (and in practice earlier) the church had become a warehouse. It was later demolished to create school playing fields. Organ A pipe organ was installed by Charles Lloyd. The opening recital was given on 5 February 1885 by Herbert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thorneywood Congregational Church
Thorneywood Congregational Church was a former Congregational Church on Thorneywood Land in Nottingham.The Congregational year book. Vol. 1933, p. 366 History Thorneywood Congregational Church was founded as a daughter church of Castle Gate Congregational Centre Castle Gate Congregational Centre is in Nottingham. It is a Grade II listed building. History The congregation formed in the 1650s. The first meeting house on Castle Gate, Nottingham, Castle Gate was established in 1689 under the Act of Tolerat ... in 1861. Its buildings were on Thorneywood Lane, the Carlton Road end of the modern Porchester Road in Nottingham. The new church building was opened in 1864. The church closed after the service on 18 February 1968, and has since been demolished. References {{coord missing, Nottinghamshire Churches completed in 1864 Congregational churches in Nottingham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
