St John the Evangelist's Church was the first purpose-built

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Church to be built in

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since the

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. Now offices, it is a

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History

A Roman Catholic congregation had been meeting in Nottingham in a chapel since 1790. The congregation increased to around 150 when a new priest, Father Robert William Willson arrived. He developed plans for a new chapel, and this was designed by the architect

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(brother of the priest) and constructed on George Street. The building was 84 ft long, 41 ft wide and 31 ft high and built of red brick, with ashlar front and slate roof, in the

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style. Adjacent to the church is the Presbytery also by

of 1827, and also Grade II listed. It was replaced by

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in 1850.

Organ

The pipe organ was obtained from George Parsons of London.History and antiquities of Nottingham. James Orange. 1840

References

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