St. Philip's Church, Pennyfoot Street
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St. Philip's Church, Nottingham was a 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...

 church in Nottingham on Pennyfoot Street between 1879 and 1963.

History

St. Philip's Church was created out of the parish of St. Luke's Church, Nottingham
St. Luke's Church, Nottingham
St. Luke’s Church, Nottingham was a Church of England church in Nottingham at the junction of Carlton Road and St. Luke's Road near Sneinton between 1862 and 1923.-History:...

. It was designed by Richard Charles Sutton
Richard Charles Sutton
Richard Charles Sutton was an architect based in Nottingham. He was born 1834 and died on 18 October 1915.-Personal life:In the 1861 census he is listed as living at Gill Street, Sherwood, Nottingham, with wife Henrietta, daughter Ada and Ernest R .In the 1881 census he is listed as a widow living...

 as a memorial to Thomas Adams, the Lace Manufacturer.

In May 1876 the promoters of the church made an application to the Incorporated Church Building Society for a contribution to the construction costs. It was built in the 14th Century Gothic style, with 616 seats and the cost of building was £7,750 (£ as of ),. The church was consecrated on 18 November 1879.

In 1924, St. Luke's and St. Philip's became a united benefice. St. Luke's was demolished but St. Philip's survived until 1963 when it too was demolished. The congregation moved to St. Christopher's Church, Sneinton
St. Christopher's Church, Sneinton
St. Christopher's Church, Sneinton is a Church of England church in Sneinton Nottingham.-History:St. Christopher's Church, Sneinton was consecrated by Rt. Revd. Edwyn Hoskyns the Bishop of Southwell on 1 December 1910...

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