Shakespeare Street Wesleyan Reform Chapel
Shakespeare Street Wesleyan Reform Chapel | |
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Former Shakespeare Street Wesleyan Chapel | |
52°57′27″N 1°09′08″W / 52.957497°N 1.152205°WCoordinates: 52°57′27″N 1°09′08″W / 52.957497°N 1.152205°W | |
Country | England |
Denomination | Wesleyan Methodist |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Grade II listed |
Architect(s) | Thomas Simpson |
Completed | 1854 |
Closed | 1953 |
Shakespeare Street Wesleyan Reform Chapel is a former Wesleyan Church on Shakespeare in Nottingham. It is a Grade II listed building.[1] It was converted in 1953 to a synagogue.
History
The church was built in 1854 to designs by Thomas Stimpson.[2] The foundation stones were laid on Monday 20 March 1854.[3]
In 1941 the building suffered bomb damage and despite being restored after the war, the closing service was held on 11 October 1953. It was then converted to a Synagogue of the Nottingham Hebrew Congregation.
Organ
A new organ was installed in 1914 by John Compton (organ builder).
References
- ↑ Historic England. "Details from image database (458597)". Images of England. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ↑ The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire: Nikolaus Pevsner. London: 1979-: 238
- ↑ Nottinghamshire Guardian - Thursday 23 March 1854
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