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Shakespeare Street Wesleyan Reform Chapel

Coordinates: 52°57′27″N 1°09′08″W / 52.957497°N 1.152205°W / 52.957497; -1.152205
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Shakespeare Street Wesleyan Reform Chapel
Former chapel and former synagogue,
now university hall, on the right, in 2012
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52°57′27″N 1°09′08″W / 52.957497°N 1.152205°W / 52.957497; -1.152205
OS grid referenceSK 57064 40406
LocationShakespeare Street, Nottingham, England NG1 4FQ
CountryEngland
DenominationWesleyan Methodist
History
Status
Architecture
Functional statusClosed; repurposed
Architect(s)Thomas Simpson
Completed1854
Closed1953
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameSynagogue and attached area railings
TypeListed building
Designated12 July 1972
Reference no.1255018

Shakespeare Street Wesleyan Reform Chapel is a former Wesleyan Reform church on Shakespeare Street in Nottingham, England, in the United Kingdom. The building was converted in 1953 to a synagogue and is now a university hall. Whilst in use as a synagogue, in 1972 the building was listed as a Grade II building.[1]

History

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The church was built in 1854 to designs by Thomas Simpson.[2] The foundation stones were laid on 20 March 1854.[3]

In 1941 the building suffered bomb damage and, despite being restored after the war, the closing service was held on 11 October 1953. It was then converted to an Orthodox synagogue of the Nottingham Hebrew Congregation who used the building from 1956 until 2017. In 2019 the building was sold and converted and extended by Nottingham Trent University as their University Hall, for graduation ceremonies, concerts and other events.[4]

A new organ was installed in 1914 by John Compton.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Historic England (12 July 1972). "Synagogue and attached area railings (1255018)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  2. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1979). The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire. London. p. 238.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Nottinghamshire Guardian, Thursday 23 March 1854
  4. ^ Shulman, David; Jaffe, Steven (13 November 2023). "Nottingham Hebrew Congregation". Jewish Communities & Records UK. JewishGen and the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
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