NOTTINGHAM CHURCES - 1853

It is intended immediately to separate two districts from the overgrown parish of St. Mary, there being now, according to the last census, connected with the mother church 26,895 souls.

The church in St. Matthew's district, which has a population of nearly 5,000, will be erected on the summit of the hill between Back lane and Talbot street. It will be a neat and substantial structure in the early English style, with a small tower terminated by a spire. The architect is Mr. H. ROBERTS, F.S.A., London. In the more populous district of St. Mark's, containing about 10,000 inhabitants, chiefly of the operative class, a church will be built from the designs of Mr. JELLAND, of this town, in the Tudor style of architecture, and will be situated on the north side of Millstone lane. Each of the above churches will contain upwards of 1,000 sittings, at least, one half of which will be free.

The patronage will be vested in the following trustees: H. KINGSCOTE, esquire, Spring Gardens, London; E.H. FITZHERBERT, esquire, Torrington square, London; R. RAMSDEN, esquire, Rev. C.W. EYRE, and the Rev. J.W. BROOKS.

Including the cost of endowing each church with £1,000, the sum required for building and inclosing them is estimated at £11,000, towards which nearly £9,000 has already been contributed. The church extension fund has made a grant of £4,000, besides a further sum for the purchase of the site.

Among the principal subscribers are the following: Earl MANVERS, £500; Lady MANVERS, £100; Ichabod WRIGHT, esquire, £100; F. WRIGHT, esquire, £100; T. ADAMS, esquire, £100; R.C.L. BEVAN, esquire, £100; Robert RAMSDEN, esquire, £100; T. FISHER, esquire, £50; Mr. Henry YOULE, £50; Mr. Joseph SMITH, £50; W. BURNSIDE, esquire, £50; Mr. F.B. GILL, £50; Mr. WINDLEY, £50; Mr. T.F. GIMSON, £40; Mr. J. GIBSON, £30; and the Rev. J.W. BROOKS, £30.