Saint Saviour's Church is a
parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the Church (building), church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in com ...
in the
Church of England
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in
The Meadows, Nottingham
The Meadows or Meadows is an area of Nottingham, England, south of the city centre, close to the River Trent and connected to West Bridgford in the Borough of Rushcliffe by Trent Bridge and the Wilford Suspension Bridge. Victoria Embankment r ...
.
The church is
Grade II listed
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by the
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
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as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest.
History
The parish was formed out of that of
St. Mary's Church, Nottingham. The foundation stone of the church building was laid by the
Rt. Revd. John Jackson,
Bishop of Lincoln
The Bishop of Lincoln is the Ordinary (officer), 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 Nort ...
, on 28 September 1863. The nave of the church was opened for worship in 1864 and was designed by the local architect
Richard Charles Sutton
Richard Charles Sutton was an architect based in Nottingham. He was born 1834 and died on 18 October 1915.
He was a member of Nottingham City Council from 1887 to 1901.
Career
He was articled to Samuel Sanders Teulon and commenced independent ...
funded by the
Ecclesiastical Commissioners
The Ecclesiastical Commissioners were, in England and Wales, a body corporate, whose full title was Ecclesiastical and Church Estates Commissioners for England. The commissioners were authorised to determine the distribution of revenues of the Ch ...
. It replaced a small mission chapel which had served the residents of the Meadows but became too small for the increasing population after the enclosure of the Meadows.
The chancel occupies the east end, with a vestry on the one side and the organ chamber on the other. The length of the nave is 74 ft., and the width 24 ft.; the aisles are each 74 ft. long and 17 ft. wide. The chancel is 30 ft. deep by 24 ft. wide. The height of the nave is 46 ft. It was designed to accommodate seats for 750 people.
[''A Centenary History of Nottingham''. J. V. Beckett. 1997]
The amount of the contract was about £3,000 (),. The contractor was a local builder, John Barker, based in Arkwright-street, The Meadows. The vicarage to designs by Frederick Bakewell (architect), Frederick Bakewell was added in 1867.
The east end was remodelled in 1913 by local architect, Thomas Wright.
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The church is located on Arkwright Walk.
]
Today
Worship services are held weekly at 10.30pm. The church is a plant from Trinity Church Nottingham and is part of the HTB Reviralise trust network
See also
*Listed buildings in Nottingham (Bridge ward)
References
Sources
* The Buildings of England, Nottinghamshire. Nikolaus Pevsner
External links
See St. Saviour's Church on Google Street View
Saviour's Church website
Eden Softplay
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Churches in Nottingham, St Saviour
Grade II listed churches in Nottinghamshire
Churches completed in 1864
19th-century Church of England church buildings
Church of England church buildings in Nottinghamshire