St Columba's Church, Nottingham
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St Columba's Church, Nottingham was an English
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church in
Nottingham Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east ...
, England, built in 1898 and located at the Mansfield Road/Villa Road intersection. It was founded in 1896 as a daughter church of St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, also in Nottingham. The new buildings by Brewill and Baily were started in 1896 and complete by 1900. The church merged with St Andrew's United Reformed Church in 1946 and the buildings were sold. By 1950 the church was occupied by the Emanuel Full Gospel Church, but in 1956 it was sold again for use by the Church of Christ Scientist. Since 2009 the buildings have been used by the Sri Raja Sahib Nabh Kanwal Trust.


Presbyterian ministers

*John Forbes 1897–1930 *Gilbert Porteous 1930–1939 (afterwards minister at Weoley Hill Presbytarian Church) *James S. Robson 1939–1940 *C. C. E. Mercer *Allan Porter


Organ

The church had a pipe organ installed around 1907 by William Andrews of Bradford. A specification for the organ can be found on the
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.National Pipe Organ Register
/ref> In 1952 the organ was sold and incorporated into the rebuilt organ of
St Peter's Church, Nottingham St Peter's Church, formally The Church of St Peter with St James, is an Anglican parish church in the city centre of Nottingham, England. It is part of the parish of All Saints', St Mary's and St Peter's, Nottingham. The church is Grade I lis ...
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References

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