St. Thomas' Church, Nottingham was a

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church on Park Row in

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between 1873 and 1926.

History

The building was erected by Wesleyan Methodists led by Richard Mercer, bookseller. The foundation stone was laid on Park Row on 5 June 1854. The chapel opened in April 1855 and was known as 'The Wesleyan Congregational Free Church'. and also Mercer's Chapel. It was purchased by the

in 1873 and alterations were made by

Thomas Chambers Hine Thomas Chambers Hine (31 May 1813 – 6 February 1899) was an architect based in Nottingham. Background He was born in Covent Garden into a prosperous middle-class family, the eldest son of Jonathan Hine (1780–1862), a hosiery manufacturer an ...

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

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on 22 April 1873. A full history of the church can be found on th
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

Organ

A 2-manual organ was installed in 1882 by Charles Lloyd and Co.

List of organists

*W.Telford Cockrem ca 1882 *

Henry Houseley Henry Houseley FRCO (20 September 1851– 13 March 1925) was an English organist, composer and teacher, who moved to Denver, Colorado. Career Henry Houseley was born on 20 September 1851 in Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. He received his mu ...

1882–1888 *Frederick George Ainsworth Wyatt 1888–1918 (then organist of

All Saints' Church, Nottingham All Saints' Church, Nottingham, is an Church of England, Anglican church in Nottingham, England. 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 inter ...

) *Cecil T Payne 1918 – 1926

Closure

The church was merged with

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 o ...

in 1926 and the building was demolished in 1930.Nottingham Journal, nd September 1930

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Thomas' Church, Nottingham Former Church of England church buildings Demolished buildings and structures in Nottingham Nottingham St. Thomas Organizations disestablished in 1926 Buildings and structures demolished in 1930