St John the Baptist's Church, Leenside, Nottingham

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St. John the Baptist's Church, Leenside, Nottingham
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52°56′59″N 1°8′35″W / 52.94972°N 1.14306°W / 52.94972; -1.14306
CountryUnited Kingdom
Diocese of Southwell
ParishNottingham

The church of St. John the Baptist, Leenside, Nottingham was opened in 1844 as a parish church in the Church of England. It was destroyed in 1941.

History

The foundation stone for the church of St. John the Baptist was laid by

St. Mary's Church, Nottingham. The architects were George Gilbert Scott and William Bonython Moffatt.[1] The Church Building Commission gave a grant of £800 towards the cost of its construction.[2]

The church was dedicated by Rt. Revd. John Kaye, Bishop of Lincoln on 5 November 1844.[3] It had seating for 800 people and cost £4,400. (equivalent to £Error when using {{Inflation}}: NaN/calculation error please notify Template talk:Inflation. in 2023),[4]

It was built in the

Coxbench and Duffield, Derbyshire. The pier capitals were from Mansfield. The parsonage house was built in 1850–51 to the designs of local architect Francis Williamson
.

The first incumbent was William Howard 1840 – 1853. Afterwards he became Rector of

High Church churchmanship soon attracted a more wealthy middle class congregation from The Park.[7]

In 1911 the Extra Parochial area of

St. James' Church, Standard Hill
was added to it.

It was bombed in a

Second World War air raid during the Nottingham Blitz on 8–9 May 1941 and later demolished. The parish was joined with that of St George in the Meadows, Nottingham
.

Organ

The organ was built by Lloyd and Dudgeon of Nottingham and installed in 1865.[8] It was replaced by an organ by Bishop of London in 1896. It comprised 3 manuals and pedals with 23 speaking stops.[9] It was destroyed in the Nottingham Blitz in 1941.

Official History via Southwell Diocese

Further details of the history of this church, as well as a graphic picture of the aftermath of its tortuous end, can be found via the Churches of Southwell official web portal.

References

  1. ^ An itinerary of Nottingham. J. Holland Walker. 1935
  2. ISBN 978-1-904965-08-4
  3. ^ The Gentleman's magazine, Volume 177
  4. ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  5. ^ The Clergy List. 1866
  6. ^ The Anglican Church in the Industrialised Town. St. Mary's Parish, Nottingham. 1770-1884. M.W. Bowen. Dissertation. University of Nottingham. 1997
  7. ^ A Centenary History of Nottingham. John Beckett. p.358. Manchester University Press. 1997
  8. ^ "Opening of a New Organ at St. John's Church". Nottingham Journal. England. 27 May 1865. Retrieved 5 November 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies
    . Retrieved 6 November 2022.
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