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142: 46: 149: 285:, had paid £1,000 towards its construction and promised a further £30 a year, on condition that he and his descendants would have the right to appoint its minister. However, the Vicar of Sheffield objected that, as St Paul's was a chapel of ease to his own church, he had the right to appoint a minister. In 1739, angered by the stand-off, Downes threatened to open the building as a chapel for 270: 761: 326:
in the 1930s, the church's congregation dwindled, and St Paul's closed in 1937. It was demolished the following year, and the St Paul's Gardens were laid out on the site, later becoming known as the
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place of worship was required to house a growing congregation. A site on the southern edge of the town was selected, facing on to Pinstone Lane (later redeveloped as
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Some of the old stone was repurposed by the contractor who demolished the church, and can still be seen in a row of houses built in suburbs west of the city.
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style, with the street frontage dominated by an Italianate tower. The chapel had seating for 1,200 people.
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Map of Sheffield in 1736. St Paul's is numbered "2", towards the south west of the map.
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Chapters towards a history of the Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul, Sheffield
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was added to the chapel's tower in 1769. In 1824, the church was placed in its own
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prevented the chapel from opening until 1740. Robert Downes, a local
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King, Chris; King, Dr Christopher; Sayer, Duncan (2011).
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Collectio rerum ecclesiasticarum de diœcesi Eboracensi
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Church of England church buildings in South Yorkshire
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St Paul's Church and Centre, Norton Lees, Sheffield
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St Paul's Church and Centre, Norton Lees, Sheffield
Sheffield Cathedral

Edward Blore
Affiliation
Anglican
Diocese of York
Diocese of Sheffield
Ecclesiastical or organizational status
Year consecrated
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
England
St Paul's Church, Sheffield is located in Sheffield
Geographic coordinates
53°22′47″N 1°28′12″W / 53.3797°N 1.4700°W / 53.3797; -1.4700
Church
chapel of ease
Sheffield Parish Church
Sheffield
Anglican
Pinstone Street
Baroque

patronage
goldsmith
Dissenters
Act of Parliament
Saint Paul
John Snetzler

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