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St John the Baptist's Church, Leenside, Nottingham

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292:. Howard was succeeded by John Montague Valpy in 1853. During the incumbency of Valpy, St. John's was the first church in Nottingham to introduce a surpliced choir and choral and week-day celebrations of the Eucharist. Although it was designed for the poor working-class people in the Leenside area of Nottingham, its 539: 35: 334:
of Nottingham and installed in 1865. It was replaced by an organ by Bishop of London in 1896. It comprised 3 manuals and pedals with 23 speaking stops. It was destroyed in the
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The Anglican Church in the Industrialised Town. St. Mary's Parish, Nottingham. 1770-1884. M.W. Bowen. Dissertation. University of Nottingham. 1997
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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
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on 5 November 1844. It had seating for 800 people and cost £4,400. (equivalent to £555,830 in 2023),
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A Centenary History of Nottingham. John Beckett. p.358. Manchester University Press. 1997
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The first incumbent was William Howard 1840 – 1853. Afterwards he became Rector of
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Buildings and structures in the United Kingdom destroyed during World War II
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churchmanship soon attracted a more wealthy middle class congregation from
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on 8–9 May 1941 and later demolished. The parish was joined with that of
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The foundation stone for the church of St. John the Baptist was laid by
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on 9 August 1843 and an address was delivered to the onlookers by
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style in Bulwell stone. The dressings were from quarries at
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600 New Churches: The Church Building Commission 1818-1856
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An itinerary of Nottingham. J. Holland Walker. 1935
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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
Denomination
Church of England
Churchmanship
Anglo Catholic
Dedication
St. John the Baptist
Architect(s)
George Gilbert Scott
Style
Early English Period
Province
York
Diocese
Diocese of Southwell
Parish
Nottingham
Church of England
Charles Pierrepont, 2nd Earl Manvers
Archdeacon George Wilkins
St. Mary's Church, Nottingham
George Gilbert Scott
William Bonython Moffatt
Rt. Revd. John Kaye
Bishop of Lincoln
Early English Period
Cromford
Coxbench
Duffield, Derbyshire
Mansfield

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