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 edit
The 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 edit
The 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.