St. Nicholas' Church, Nottingham

Parish church
name = The Church of St. Nicholas


caption = St. Nicholas' Church Nottingham
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denomination = Church of England
tradition = Evangelical
diocese = Southwell and Nottingham
province = Province of York
vicar = Steve Silvester (priest in charge)
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website = [http://www.nottinghamchurches.org// www.nottinghamchurches.org]

St. Nicholas Church is an Anglican parish church in Nottingham.

The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest.

History

It is one of the three medieval Christian foundations still existing in Nottingham, the others being St. Peter's Church, Nottingham and St. Mary's Church, Nottingham.

A church of St. Nicholas was erected on the site of the present building in the eleventh or twelfth century. This building was destroyed after the English Civil War. The Royalists established themselves in the tower of the old church, and bombarded the garrison of the Castle. After the war, the governor of the castle, Colonel Hutchinson ordered the old church to be completely destroyed.

In 1678 a new church was erected which exists to today. It is known locally as St. Nic's.

Parish life

St. Nic's is an evangelical parish located in the city centre and draws its congregation from across the city. It is popular with university students.

Organ

The church has an organ by C Lloyd and Co of ca. 1900 modified in 1971 by Groves. The specification of the organ can be found on the [http://npor.emma.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=N01185 National Pipe Organ Register] .

The organ is unusable and may be disposed of in the near future.

Organists

* Miss Stretton 1811? -
* Miss Dodd c.1818
* Miss Woolley c.1825
* William Richardson c.1844 - 1867 (died 23/4/1867, buried 25/4/1867 at St. Nicholas. Lived on Angel Row. Nottingham Review 26/4/1867).
* Henry Bond 1867 - 1871 - ?
* Miss Spurr c.1879
* Arthur Smedley 1965 - 1977
* John Churchill 1987-

Links

[http://www.stnics.org/ Church website]

ources

*Alfred Stapleton, 1905, Churches and monasteries of old and new Nottingham
*Keith Train, 1981, Train on churches, Nottingham