Derby Road Baptist Church
| Derby Road Baptist Church | |
|---|---|
 From the Nottingham Review and General Advertiser for the Midland Counties. 12 July 1850 | |
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| 52°57′16″N 1°09′38″W / 52.954409°N 1.160452°W | |
| Location | Nottingham |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Particular Baptist |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | John Thomas Emmett and William Booker |
| Groundbreaking | 1849 |
| Completed | 1850 |
| Construction cost | £6,000 (equivalent to £810,425 in 2023) [1] |
| Closed | 1967 |
| Demolished | 1971 |
Derby Road Particular Baptist Church was a former Baptist Church in Nottingham from 1850[2] to 1967.
History
[edit]The Derby Road Baptist Church was founded as a separate community from the George Street Particular Baptist Church on 11 February 1847.
A site was purchased from the 4th Duke of Newcastle on Derby Road. The foundation stone was laid on 30 July 1849 by Samuel Morton Peto, MP for Norwich,[3] and the church was erected and opened on 9 July 1850 at a cost of £5,000[4] (equivalent to £675,400 in 2023).[1]
The church experienced a disastrous fire on 1 January 1893[5] which caused much damage and forced the congregation to relocate for nearly a full year. However the organ was replaced in 1894 and new choir stalls were installed in 1895 to accommodate a choir of 40.[6]
In 1946, many of the congregation from the George Street Particular Baptist Church transferred to Derby Road.
The church closed in 1967 and the congregation joined with Lenton General Baptists to build a new church, Thomas Helwys Baptist Church in Lenton which opened on 4 July 1968.
In 1971 College House was built on the site.
Ministers
[edit]- Joseph Ash Baynes
- James Martin 1858–1869
- Edward Medley 1876–1891
- George Hill 1893 continuing
Organ
[edit]The church purchased a 3 manual organ in 1850 from Bevington. This was modified by Peter Conacher and Co in 1873.
In 1894 Peter Conacher provided a new organ to replace the previous one which had been destroyed by fire. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[7]
When the church closed, the organ was transferred to Gresham's School.
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.
- ^ Nottingham Baptist Beginnings, Sydney F. Clark. Baptist Quarterly
- ^ Baptist Reported and Missionary Intelligencer, 1849
- ^ Nottingham Baptist Beginnings, Sydney F. Clark. Baptist Quarterly
- ^ Nottinghamshire Guardian – Saturday 7 January 1893
- ^ Nottingham Evening Post – Saturday 8 June 1895
- ^ "The National Pipe Organ Register". npor.org.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2016.