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St Saviours in the Meadows is a parish church in the Church of England in The Meadows, 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== The parish was formed out of that of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham. The foundation stone of the church building was laid by the Rt. Revd. John Jackson, Bishop of Lincoln on 28 September 1863.〔Nottinghamshire. History, directory and gazetteer of the county. White Francis. 1864〕 The nave of the church was opened for worship in 1864 and was designed by the local architect Richard Charles Sutton funded by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. It replaced a small mission chapel which had served the residents of the Meadows but became too small for the increasing population after the enclosure of the Meadows. The chancel occupies the east end, with a vestry on the one side and the organ chamber on the other. The length of the nave is 74ft., and the width 24ft.; the aisles are each 74ft. long and 17ft. wide. The chancel is 30ft. deep by 24ft. wide. The height of the nave is 46ft. It was designed to accommodate seats for 750 people.〔A Centenary history of Nottingham. J. V. Beckett. 1997〕 The amount of the contract was about £3,000 (£}} in ),. The contractor was a local builder, John Barker, based in Arkwright-street, The Meadows. The church is located on Arkwright Walk. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St Saviours in the Meadows, Nottingham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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