St. Andrew's Church, Nottingham
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St. Andrew's Church Nottingham is a parish church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....

 in the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...

.

Background

The church was built as a daughter church to St. Ann's Church, Nottingham
St. Ann's Church, Nottingham
St. Ann's Church, St. Ann's Well Road was a Church of England church in Nottingham on St. Ann's Well Road between 1864 and 1971.-History:It was created out of the parish of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham through the impetus of the vicar of St. Mary's, Joshua William Brooks...

 between 1869 and 1871 by William Knight, and extended by S. R. Stevenson in 1884.

Incumbents

  • Henry Jemson Tebbutt (formerly vicar of St. Ann's Church, Nottingham
    St. Ann's Church, Nottingham
    St. Ann's Church, St. Ann's Well Road was a Church of England church in Nottingham on St. Ann's Well Road between 1864 and 1971.-History:It was created out of the parish of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham through the impetus of the vicar of St. Mary's, Joshua William Brooks...

    )

Organ

The organ contains historic pipework from 1777 by John Snetzler
John Snetzler
John Snetzler was an organ builder of Swiss origin who worked mostly in England.He was born in Schaffhausen, in 1710 and died in Schaffhausen, 28 September 1785...

 taken from the organ formerly installed in St. Mary's Church, Nottingham
St. Mary's Church, Nottingham
The Church of St Mary the Virgin is the oldest religious foundation in the City of Nottingham, England, the largest church after the Roman Catholic Cathedral and the largest mediæval building in Nottingham....

. It was installed in St. Andrew's Church in 1871 by Lloyd and Dudgeon
Charles Lloyd (organ builder)
Charles Lloyd was a pipe organ builder based in Nottingham who flourished between 1859 and 1909.-Background:Charles Lloyd had previously worked for Groves of London. Charles Lloyd set up in business first with Lorenzo Valentine and shortly afterwards with Alfred Dudgeon. Their workshop was at 52A...

. In 1876 the organ was re-built by Bishop and Starr, and a further re-build took place in 1898 by Conacher and Co. Other work was carried out by Charles Lloyd in 1914 and 1922. In 1926, Roger Yates added a Tuba. The last re-build was in 1934 by Hill Norman and Beard.

Organists

  • Stephen Moore 1871-1874/5
  • Dr. Briggs 1876
  • Herbert Stephen Irons
    Herbert Stephen Irons
    Herbert Stephen Irons, born 19 January 1834 in Canterbury and died 29 June 1905, was an English Organist. He also wrote hymns including the tune "Southwell".-Career:He was a chorister at Canterbury Cathedral.He was*Organist of St...

      1876-1905 (formerly organist and Rector Chori at Southwell Minster
    Southwell Minster
    Southwell Minster is a minster and cathedral, in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England. It is six miles away from Newark-on-Trent and thirteen miles from Mansfield. It is the seat of the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham and the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham.It is considered an outstanding...

    )
  • Frederick E. Hollingshead, FRCO. 1905 (formerly organist of Uttoxeter Parish Church, later organist of St. James' Church, Standard Hill
    St. James' Church, Standard Hill
    -History:In 1807 an Act of Parliament sanctioned the erection of a new church, It was opposed by the three clergy of the existing parishes of Nottingham, but the land was acquired in the extra-parochial district of Standard Hill, over which none of the existing clergy had jurisdiction.Despite the...

    )
  • Dr. G. Corbett, FRCO. 1905-1908 (S. Corbett ?)
  • Leonard Henniker, Mus.B. (Oxon), FRCO, ARCM., 1908-1932-?
  • ?
  • R. Dickinson Sep 1950 - May 1951
  • Charles Pickard May 1951 - May 1953 (previously organist of Holy Trinity Church, Lenton
    Holy Trinity Church, Lenton
    Holy Trinity Church, Lenton is a parish church in the Church of England.The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest.-History:...

    )
  • Harry Williams May 1953 - July 1957
  • Harold E.F. Bebbington July 1957 - Feb 1962 (previously organist of St Peter's Church, Nottingham and Church of St. John the Evangelist, Carrington
    Church of St. John the Evangelist, Carrington
    St. John the Evanglist, Carrington is a parish church in the Church of England in Carrington, Nottingham.The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest.-History:...

    )
  • Kenneth J. Eade Feb 1962 - June 1969
  • David Wilson 1969-1977
  • Peter Price 1978-1990
  • Leslie Roberts 1990-1992
  • John Churchill 1992-

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