St Paul's Church, Daybrook

53.00064°N 1.13778°W / 53.00064; -1.13778

St. Paul’s Church, Daybrook
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipHigh Church
Websitehttps://www.achurchnearyou.com/parish/380287/
History
DedicationSt. Paul
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseSouthwell and Nottingham
ParishDaybrook
Clergy
Vicar(s)Revd Jac Bull

The Church of St. Paul is a parish church in the Church of England, located on Mansfield Road in Daybrook, Nottingham.[1] The parish includes St Timothy church centre.
St Paul's church is a Grade II* listed building[2] by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest.

History
Inside the spire of St Paul's Church

St. Paul's Church was designed by the architect John Loughborough Pearson between 1892 and 1896[3] and its construction began during May 1893 under the direction of J W Woodsend.[4] Excluding the spire and tower – which were added in 1897[5] – the church was finished in December 1895[4] and consecrated on 4 February 1896 in honour of Paul the Apostle,[4] who is depicted on the stained glass of the windows.[4] The cost of building the church was £26,000 (equivalent to £3,200,000 in 2021)[6] and was paid for by Sir Charles Seely.[2]

The spire, added in 1897, rises to a height of 150 feet (46 m).[5]

Stained glass

The stained glass windows are by Clayton and Bell.[2] They illustrate the life and works of Saint Paul.[4]

Bells
The third bell, plus the wheels of the treble and second below it

There are eight bells in the tower cast by Mears and Stainbank in London in 1897.[7]

Organ

The organ was built by Augustus Gern in 1896.[8] It is a two-manual instrument of twenty-four stops situated in the north chancel aisle[8] and its oaken case is delicately carved and traceried.[8]

List of organists
  • Miss Potter c. 1902[9]

See also

References
  1. "Where?". Arnold Churches Together website. Arnold Churches Together. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  2. Historic England. "Church of St Paul (1236096)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  3. Buist, J (1898). "St Paul's Church, Mansfield Road, Daybrook, Arnold, c 1898". Picture the Past. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  4. King, R W; Russell, J (1913). A History of Arnold. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  5. "Daybrook - Archaeology". Southwell & Nottingham Church History Project. University of Nottingham. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  6. 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 11 June 2022.
  7. "Daybrook - Bells". Southwell & Nottingham Church History Project. University of Nottingham. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  8. "Daybrook - Organ". Southwell & Nottingham Church History Project. University of Nottingham. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  9. 1902 Wright's Directory of Nottingham

Sources
  • The Buildings of England, Nottinghamshire, 1951, Nikolaus Pevsner
  • Department of Culture, Media and Sport. Building listing information.
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