St Luke's Church, Nottingham

St. Luke's Church, Nottingham was a Church of England church in Nottingham at the junction of Carlton Road and St. Luke's Road near Sneinton between 1862 and 1923.

St. Luke's Church, Nottingham
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipBroad Church
History
DedicationSt. Luke
Architecture
Architect(s)Robert Jalland
Groundbreaking1861
Completed1864
Closed1923
DemolishedOctober 1925
Administration
ParishNottingham
DioceseDiocese of Southwell
ProvinceYork

History

It was created out of the parish of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham through the impetus of the vicar of St. Mary's, Joshua William Brooks. The trustees of St. Luke's were Thomas Adams, Lace Manufacturer, Lieutenant Colonel Robert Holden, of Nuthall Temple, Revd. Edmund Hollond and Revd. Charles Bridges.

The foundation stone was laid on 2 July 1861. In October 1862, the Commissioners' architect checking on the building declared it unsafe. The roof was too heavy and the walls had bowed out. It was described as a very plain, unpretending structure, an undivided parallelogram, 72 ft long, and 55 ft wide. Extensive repairs were needed to remedy the situation. The cost of the original building was £2,977 (equivalent to £279,840 as of 2019),[1], but the repairs cost another £600 - £700.[2]

The first incumbent was Henry Edwin Daniel, a Cambridge graduate. Shortly after his appointment, he died on 29 August 1865 of typhoid.

In 1879 the parish of St. Philip's Church, Pennyfoot Street was taken out of St. Luke's parish.

By 1923, the population of St. Luke's had dwindled and the church was united with St. Philips. The decision was made to close St. Luke's and sell the site.[3] It was demolished shortly afterwards.

Incumbents
  • Edwin Daniel 1863 - 1865[4]
  • Edward Rogers 1865 - 1900
  • John Mervyn Glass 1900 - 1905 (formerly curate of St Andrew's Church, Clifton, Bristol)[5]
  • Walter Clement 1905 - 1910[6]
  • Frank Johnson Taylor 1910 - 1924

Closure

The church was demolished in October 1925. The site is now occupied by The Congregation of Yahweh.

References
  1. 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 2 February 2020.
  2. St. Luke's Church, Sneinton Magazine. vol 19. (1985/6). p.10. S Best
  3. Ecclesiastical Commissioners Report to Parliament 77 (1925) pp.190-191
  4. "Death of the Revd. H.E. Daniel". Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 1 September 1865. Retrieved 21 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "The Church. Preferments and Appointments". Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 29 September 1900. Retrieved 21 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Grants to Churches". Nottinghamshire Evening Post. England. 15 March 1910. Retrieved 21 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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