George Street Particular Baptist Church was a former Baptist Church in Nottingham from 1815[2] to 1948. The building is now in use as Nottingham Arts Theatre.
| George Street Particular Baptist Church | |
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 Former George Street Particular Baptist Church, now an Arts Theatre | |
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| 52°57′15″N 1°08′42″W / 52.95429°N 1.14489°W | |
| Location | Nottingham |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Particular Baptist |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Edward Staveley |
| Completed | 16 August 1815 |
| Construction cost | £6,000 (equivalent to £561,352 in 2023) [1] |
History
editThe congregation had its roots in Friar Lane Baptist Church, which it outgrew by the early nineteenth century. It commissioned a new building on George Street which opened in 1815. It was built to designs by the architect Edward Staveley.[3] It had seating for 1,000 people. The congregation also formed Cross Street Baptist Church in Arnold, Nottingham.
In 1847 the church underwent a schism and part of the congregation left to form Derby Road Particular Baptist Church.
It was remodelled as a Co-operative Theatre in 1948 by A.H. Betts.
Ministers
edit- John Jarman 1803 - 1830
- James Edwards 1830 - ????
Organ
editThe church was the first Baptist church in Nottingham to purchase an organ, which it did in 1847. It was erected by Messrs. Bevington and Sons of London, at a cost of £220 (equivalent to £25,395 in 2023) [1] (It is possible that the church authorities had seen the organ by the same builders erected the previous year in St. Paul's Church on the opposite side of George Street.)
References
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ The Baptist Magazine, 1815, p.483
- ^ The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire. Nikolaus Pevsner.