Sutton-in-Ashfield United Reformed Church

Coordinates: 53°7′21.8″N 1°15′42″W / 53.122722°N 1.26167°W / 53.122722; -1.26167
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Sutton-in-Ashfield United Reformed Church
Sutton-in-Ashfield United Reformed Church
Sutton-in-Ashfield United Reformed Church is located in Nottinghamshire
Sutton-in-Ashfield United Reformed Church
Sutton-in-Ashfield United Reformed Church
Location within Nottinghamshire
53°7′21.8″N 1°15′42″W / 53.122722°N 1.26167°W / 53.122722; -1.26167
LocationSutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
CountryEngland
DenominationUnited Reformed
Previous denominationCongregational
History
Former name(s)Sutton-in-Ashfield Congregational Church
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II listed[1]
Architect(s)George Baines FRIBA and R. Palmer Baines
Completed4 April 1906
Construction cost£5,600 (equivalent to £760,800 in 2023)[2]
Specifications
Capacity830 persons

Sutton-in-Ashfield United Reformed Church is a Grade II listed[1] United Reformed church in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.[3]

History[edit]

The building was designed by the architects George Baines FRIBA and R. Palmer Baines and opened on 4 April 1906 by Mrs. Alliott of Nottingham and Rev. Clifton Somervell.[4] It was faced externally with red bricks, with dressings and tracery of Derbyshire stone. The seating was circular radiating from the pulpit as a centre, and accommodation was provided for 830 persons. The contractor was Mr. Greenwood of Mansfield.

In 1972 the union between the Presbyterian Church of England and the Congregational Church in England and Wales formed the United Reformed Church and from then it was known as Bury Park United Reformed Church.

Organ[edit]

The church had a 2 manual 19 stop pipe organ by Albert Keates of Sheffield dating from 1910.[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Historic England. "United Reformed Church (1221994)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ *Hartwell, Clare; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (2020) [1979]. Nottinghamshire. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. p. 639. ISBN 978-0-300-24783-1.
  4. ^ "Growth of Congregationalism". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 4 April 1906. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "NPOR [V00251]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 28 August 2023.