Nottingham Cathedral

Nottingham Cathedral
Nottingham Cathedral
Saint Barnabas’ Cathedral, Nottingham


Nottingham Cathedral is located in Nottinghamshire
Nottingham Cathedral
Shown within Nottinghamshire
52°57′17″N 1°09′26″W / 52.9547°N 1.1571°W / 52.9547; -1.1571Coordinates: 52°57′17″N 1°09′26″W / 52.9547°N 1.1571°W / 52.9547; -1.1571
Location Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Country England
Denomination Roman Catholic
Website stbarnabasnottingham.org.uk
Architecture
Architect(s) Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Years built 1841-1844
Specifications
Number of spires 1
Administration
Diocese Nottingham (since 1850)
Province Westminster
Clergy
Bishop(s) Malcolm Patrick McMahon
Dean Michael Brown
Precentor Geoff Hunton
Laity
Director of music Neil Page
Organist(s) Paul Hayward

The Cathedral Church of St. Barnabas in the city of Nottingham, England, is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic church. It is the mother church of the Diocese of Nottingham and seat of the Bishop of Nottingham.

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Location

It is located on the corner of Derby Road and North Circus Street, on the opposite side of which are the Albert Hall and the Nottingham Playhouse (Wellington Circus).

History

The Chapel of Our Lady

It was built between 1841 and 1844, costing £15,000 (£1,210,000 as of 2011),[1] and was first consecrated in 1844, fifteen years after the Catholic Relief Act ended most restrictions on Catholicism in the United Kingdom. A substantial amount of the cost was paid by the important Catholic Lord Shrewsbury. The architect was Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin who also designed the interior of The Houses of Parliament. It was built in the Early English Plain Gothic style, although in contrast, the Blessed Sacrament Chapel was richly decorated and Pugin’s later churches were built in that Decorated Gothic style throughout. Pugin was retained as architect by Rev Robert William Willson, then priest in charge of Nottingham. In 1842 he was named as Bishop-Elect of Hobart, Tasmania, and had to leave the work in Nottingham before completion.

With the establishment of a new Catholic hierarchy in the United Kingdom in 1850 by the decree of Pope Pius IX, it was raised to cathedral status. It is the seat of the Bishop of Nottingham.

The cathedral is a Grade II* listed building [1] of the lancet style of architecture, and is considered to be one of the best specimens of the work of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin.

The clergy of the Cathedral also serve the churches of Our Lady and St. Patrick in The Meadows and St. Augustine on Woodborough Road.

Cathedral music

There are severalchoirs at the Cathedral under the direction of the Director of Music, Mr. Neil Page BA LRAM ARCO, the Full choir which consists of thirty-two adults including twelve choral scholars, and Schola Cantorum, which is the Cathedral's Chamber Choir. The Full Choir's repertoire ranges from Gregorian Chant to Górecki. In addition to the obvious commitment of singing at the Cathedral's Choral Masses, both choirs sing at additional special occasions and put on concerts throughout the year. The choirs have given several premiers of works by the composer-in-residence, Alex Patterson.

The Cathedral's choral scholarships are available to students above or of eighteen years of age who are in full-time tertiary education in the Nottingham area.

There is also a youth choir which was set up by a previous choral scholar, Sarah Smith n 2003 and is open to children between the ages of eight and fourteen. This is a great opportunity for children to gain vocal training and the intention of this choir is to provide music at some of the Cathedral's 10.00am Masses as well as to occasionally support the Cathedral Choir during the hectic periods of Lent and Advent. It is directed by the Assistant Director of Music, assisted by the Music Associate and others.

In addition to these three choirs, the Cathedral also has a music group which serves the first and third 6.00pm Sunday Masses of each month. The group's members lead the congregational singing, accompanied by guitars and flutes.

The music staff currently consists of: Mr Neil Page (Director of Music) Mr Paul Hayward (Assistant Director of Music) Mr Graeme Vernon (Director of Parish Music) Ms Katherine Choonara (Music Associate) Mr Alex Patterson (Composer-in-residence)

List of organists

  • Edmund Hart Turpin 1850 - 1865
  • James Turpin - 1866 - 1871 - ????
  •  ?
  • William George Taylor ???? - 1885[2] - 1898[3] - ????
  • William Francis Taylor ???? - 1905 - 1963 [4]
  • Peter Smedley 1964 - 2003
  • Neil Page 2003 - current

List of assistant organists

  • Peter Smedley 1954 - 1964

Assistant Directors of Music:

  • Christopher Burton ?-2010
  • Paul Hayward 2011-Present

External links

References

  1. ^ UK CPI inflation numbers based on data available from Lawrence H. Officer (2010) "What Were the UK Earnings and Prices Then?" MeasuringWorth.
  2. ^ History, Gazetteer & Directory of Nottinghamshire, 1885, p.445
  3. ^ Wright's Directory of Nottingham, 1898-99, p.466
  4. ^ Nottingham Cathedral Yesterday and Today, Edward Cocking et al. 2007 p.36

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