St Mark's Church, Nottingham, was a
Church of England
The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britai ...
church in
Nottingham
Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robi ...
,
UK, between 1856 and 1958. The section of Huntingdon Street where the church was located was formerly called Windsor Street.
History
The foundation stone was laid in the presence of the Lord Bishop on 15 June 1853 by Robert Holden Esq of
Nuthall Temple
Nuthall Temple in Nottinghamshire, one of England's lost houses, was one of five houses built in the United Kingdom generally said to have been inspired by Palladio's Villa Capra in Vicenza.
Only two 18th century examples remain: Mereworth Cast ...
. The foundation stone included an inscription deposited in a cavity of the stone which read
Hunc Lapidem Templi, Christo Salvatori consecrati, de Sancti Marci Evangelistæ nomine nuncupati. Robertus Holden, Armiger, locavit; Die Ivnii xv., A.D. MDCCCLIII
It was formed as a parish in 1855, from the parish of
St Mary's Church, Nottingham. The site was a free gift from G. J. P. Smith. It consisted of 3176 sq yards of the old Clay Field and cost £375. The church building cost £4,000 (equivalent to £ in ).
It was built as a Trustee's Church under the Act of Parliament of William IV. The trustees were Henry Kingscote of
Spring Gardens
Spring Gardens is a dead-end street at the south east extreme of St. James's, London, England, that crosses the east end of The Mall between Admiralty Arch and Trafalgar Square. Part of the old liberty of Westminster and the current City of W ...
, London,
Francis Wright of
Osmaston, Derbyshire, Revd. Charles Eyre of Rampton Hall, Nottinghamshire, and Revd.
Joshua William Brooks
Joshua William Brooks, M.A. was born in 1790 and died 15 February 1882: he was a priest in the Church of England.
Family
Joshua William Brooks married Frances Summerscales on 1 January 1829 in Sandal Magna, West Riding of Yorkshire.
Career
Brook ...
, vicar of
St Mary's.
It was designed by the architect
Robert Jalland
Robert Jalland (13 January 1801 – 30 May 1883) was an architect based in Nottingham.
Career
He was the son of Gibson Jalland and Elizabeth Strong and baptised in St Mary's Church, Nottingham on 25 January 1801.
He married twice:
*Jane Doyle ...
in the early English thin Gothic perpendicular style, with twin octagonals at the west end, crowned with pepper pots with crockets. There were 1,100 seats, half of them free from pew-rents. The church contained a nave with two aisles, and a chancel in a recess at the eastern extremity. The nave was separated from the aisles by two rows of octagonal piers with groined arches. A sculptured stone font was at the west end of the south aisle. The bell in the turret was rung for the first time on the morning of the consecration. There were galleries on each side supported against the middle of the piers. The large eastern window was divided by a transom, and exhibiting five under and five upper elongated lights with pointed arches. The four windows on either side were similarly divided with three upper and three lower lights each.
The church was consecrated by
Rt. Revd. John Jackson,
Bishop of Lincoln
The Bishop of Lincoln is the ordinary (diocesan bishop) of the Church of England Diocese of Lincoln in the Province of Canterbury.
The present diocese covers the county of Lincolnshire and the unitary authority areas of North Lincolnshire and ...
on 8 April 1856, three months after
St Matthew's Church, Talbot Street. The singing was led by the choir of
St Mary's.
List of vicars
*Russell Cope 1856–1873 (afterwards vicar of St Paul's Church,
Newport,
Monmouthshire 1876–1877)
*William Felton 1873–1883 (afterwards rector of
Thwing 1883 – c. 1908)
*Thomas Francis Boultbee 1883–1887 (afterwards vicar of
Loddiswell
Loddiswell is a parish and village in the South Hams district of Devon, England. It lies on the west side of the River Avon or Aune and is three miles NNW from Kingsbridge. There is evidence of occupation going back to Roman times. The villages ...
1887–1907)
*James Lewis 1887–1927
Organ
The organ was installed by
Samuel Groves of London, and was opened on 1 November 1857.
List of organists
*C.G.W. Wells 1857 – 1860 (formerly organist of
St Paul's Church, Macclesfield, afterwards organist of St Mary's Church, Kirkdale, Liverpool)
*Mr Myers 1860 – 1862 (afterwards organist of
St Paul's Church, George Street, Nottingham
St. Paul's Church, George Street, was a Church of England church built as a chapel of ease to St. Mary's Church, Nottingham. It was opened in 1822 and closed in 1924.
Background
It was consecrated by Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt the Archbis ...
)
*Charles Rogers 1862 – 1867 (afterwards organist of
Holy Trinity Church, Lenton
Holy Trinity Church, Lenton is a parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Southwell.
The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as it is a particularly significant building of more than local ...
)
*S.R. Stevenson 1867 – ????
*W.H. Heath ca. 1879
*Mr. Julian
*W. Seymour
*E. Smeeton 1898 - 1907 (afterwards organist at
St Laurence's Church, Long Eaton)
*Alan James Derrick 1907–1909
*Herbert Charles Deavin ARCO
*H.A Gascoigne 1915 – ca. 1934
Closure
On the resignation of James Lewis in 1927, Canon Holbrook of Holy Trinity took charge of the parish. By order in Council 29 January 1930, the two parishes were united.
The church was demolished in 1958.
References
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Buildings and structures demolished in 1958
Former Church of England church buildings
Demolished buildings and structures in Nottingham
Nottingham St Mark