St Nicholas' Church, Radford, Coventry
| St Nicholas’ Church, Radford | |
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 St Nicholas’ Church, Radford | |
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| 52°25′22.35″N 1°31′22.52″W / 52.4228750°N 1.5229222°W | |
| Location | Radford, Coventry |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Nicholas |
| Consecrated | 1957 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Richard Twentyman |
| Groundbreaking | 1955 |
| Completed | 1957 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Coventry |
| Archdeaconry | Coventry |
| Deanery | Coventry North |
| Parish | St Nicholas Radford |
St Nicholas’ Church, Radford is a parish church in the Church of England in Radford, Coventry.[1]
History[edit]
The previous church was built to the designs of George Taylor of Coventry, as a chapel of ease to Holy Trinity Church, Coventry and consecrated on 29 September 1874 by Henry Philpott, the Bishop of Worcester.[2] It comprised a chancel with vestry on the north side, and a nave with the entrance porch at the west end of the south side. The nave was 68 feet (21 m) by 30 feet (9.1 m), the chancel 21 feet (6.4 m) by 20 feet (6.1 m). There was accommodation for 300 worshippers. The stone font was made by Mr Seager of Coventry. It was destroyed on 14 November 1940 during the Coventry Blitz and four of the fire watchers were killed. The destruction left only one course of stones standing. Some of the people seeking shelter in the church crypt were killed or injured.[3]
The new church was started in 1955 by the architect Richard Twentyman and consecrated by the Bishop of Coventry. The construction is of reinforced concrete faced with yellow brick. The side walls slope inwards at an angle of 10 degrees. The nave and chancel are undivided. The brick campanile contains two bells. The north aisle includes a Lady Chapel and baptistery. The stone font was rescued from the old church of 1874.
It is in the Anglo-Catholic tradition of the Church of England and receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Oswestry.[4]
The church has been designated by the City of Coventry as a Building of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.[5]
Services have moved into the church hall, and the main building is to be demolished.[6]
Organ[edit]
The church is equipped with a pipe organ by Nicholson dating from 1955. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ The Buildings of England. Warwickshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Penguin Books. ISBN 0140710310 p.280
- ^ "Consecration of the new church at Radford, Coventry". Coventry Herald. Coventry. 2 October 1874. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ "St Nicholas Church". St Nicholas Center. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
- ^ "Welcome". St Nicholas Church Radford. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Local List of Buildings of Architectural or Historic Interest". Coventry City Council. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "About us". St Nicholas Church Radford. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "NPOR [D03111]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- Church of England church buildings in the West Midlands (county)
- British churches bombed by the Luftwaffe
- Rebuilt churches in the United Kingdom
- Churches completed in 1956
- 20th-century Church of England church buildings
- Anglo-Catholic churches in England receiving AEO
- Churches in Coventry
- Richard Twentyman