St Cyprian's Church, Sneinton is a parish church of the

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Sneinton Sneinton (pronounced "Snenton") is a suburb of Nottingham, England. The area is bounded by Nottingham city centre to the west, Bakersfield to the north, Colwick to the east, and the River Trent to the south. Sneinton lies within the unitary au ...

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History

The church was built in 1935 by the architect C.E. Howitt. Construction work started in 1934 and the building was consecrated by Henry Mosley, the Bishop of Southwell on 15 May 1935. The estimated cost was £8,500 (equivalent to £ as of ),, most of which came from the

Diocese of Southwell The Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham is a Church of England diocese in the Province of York, headed by the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham. It covers all the English county of Nottinghamshire and a few parishes in South Yorkshire. It is b ...

from the sale of the site of the former St. Paul's Church, George Street, Nottingham. The church stands in the

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tradition of the Church of England. It has passed Resolutions A, B and C of the Act of Synod. As it rejects the ordination of women, the parish is under the Episcopal care of the

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Medieval font

The font is the oldest item in the church. It is believed to be 13th or 14th Century and was found in a field between Gedling and Shelford. At the time of its discovery it was in use as a horse trough; the damage on the rim of the font is attributed to contact with the horses’ tack. The font's original location is thought to have been Saxondale chapel, which was part of

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. The chapel was demolished in the 15th Century. When found it found a home in St Michael and All Angels, Foxhall Road (no longer standing). From there it was moved to St Cyprian's old church, and finally to the new building.

List of incumbents

*Revd V.T. Macy 1913-1920 *Revd Silk - *Revd C.S. Neale 1920-1927 *Revd F.W. Killer 1927-1938 *Revd T. I. V. Evans 1938-1961 *Revd E. Weil 1961-1968 *Revd G. France 1968- 1988 *Revd William J. Gull 1990-1999 *Revd K. Ball 2001-2005 *Revd Andrew Waude 2007-2015

Organ

The organ was built by E. Wragg & Son and installed in 1935. It incorporated pipework from the organ in

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. The specification of the organ can be found on th
National Pipe Organ Register

References

External links

See St. Cyprian's Church on Google Street View
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Cyprian's Church, Sneinton Sneinton St. Cyprian Churches completed in 1935

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