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Derby Road Baptist Church

Coordinates: 52°57′16″N 1°09′38″W / 52.954409°N 1.160452°W / 52.954409; -1.160452
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Derby Road Baptist Church
From the Nottingham Review and General Advertiser for the Midland Counties. 12 July 1850
Map
52°57′16″N 1°09′38″W / 52.954409°N 1.160452°W / 52.954409; -1.160452
LocationNottingham
CountryEngland
DenominationParticular Baptist
Architecture
Architect(s)John Thomas Emmett and William Booker
Groundbreaking1849
Completed1850
Construction cost£6,000 (equivalent to £810,425 in 2023) [1]
Closed1967
Demolished1971

Derby Road Particular Baptist Church was a former Baptist Church in Nottingham from 1850[2] to 1967.

History

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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

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  • Joseph Ash Baynes
  • James Martin 1858–1869
  • Edward Medley 1876–1891
  • George Hill 1893 continuing

Organ

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Nottingham Baptist Beginnings, Sydney F. Clark. Baptist Quarterly
  3. ^ Baptist Reported and Missionary Intelligencer, 1849
  4. ^ Nottingham Baptist Beginnings, Sydney F. Clark. Baptist Quarterly
  5. ^ Nottinghamshire Guardian – Saturday 7 January 1893
  6. ^ Nottingham Evening Post – Saturday 8 June 1895
  7. ^ "The National Pipe Organ Register". npor.org.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2016.