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Richard Charles Sutton
Richard Charles Sutton was an architect based in Nottingham. He was born 1834 and died on 18 October 1915. He was a member of Nottingham City Council from 1887 to 1901. Career He was articled to Samuel Sanders Teulon and commenced independent practice in Nottingham in 1857. He went into partnership with his son, Ernest Richard Eckett Sutton, in 1894. He retired in 1906. He attended to the execution of Richard Thomas Parker outside Shire Hall, Nottingham on 10 August 1864. This was the last execution in Nottingham. He stood as Liberal candidate for the Sherwood Ward of Nottingham Town Council in the elections of 1886, and won. Buildings by Sutton * Shire Hall, Nottingham 1859. New grand jury room. *Wesleyan Methodist School, 12 Kirkhill, Bingham. 1859 *Shipley and Cotmanhay national schools 1860. *Police stations at Basford, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Arnold and West Stockwith. 1861 *Castle Gate Congregational Centre, Nottingham. 1863 * St Saviours in the Meadows, Nottingham. 186 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nottingham
Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robin Hood and to the lace-making, bicycle and tobacco industries. The city is also the county town of Nottinghamshire and the settlement was granted its city charter in 1897, as part of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Nottingham is a tourist destination; in 2018, the city received the second-highest number of overnight visitors in the Midlands and the highest number in the East Midlands. In 2020, Nottingham had an estimated population of 330,000. The wider conurbation, which includes many of the city's suburbs, has a population of 768,638. It is the largest urban area in the East Midlands and the second-largest in the Midlands. Its Functional Urban Area, the largest in the East Midlands, has a population of 919,484. The popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The traditional county town is Nottingham, though the county council is based at County Hall in West Bridgford in the borough of Rushcliffe, at a site facing Nottingham over the River Trent. The districts of Nottinghamshire are Ashfield, Bassetlaw, Broxtowe, Gedling, Mansfield, Newark and Sherwood, and Rushcliffe. The City of Nottingham was administratively part of Nottinghamshire between 1974 and 1998, but is now a unitary authority, remaining part of Nottinghamshire for ceremonial purposes. The county saw a minor change in its coverage as Finningley was moved from the county into South Yorkshire and is part of the City of Doncaster. This is also where the now-closed Doncaster Sheffield Airport is located (formerly Robin Hood Airport) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musters Road Methodist Church
West Bridgford Methodist Church, formerly Musters Road Methodist Church, is in West Bridgford. Nottingham. It is a Grade II listed building. It is part of the Nottingham South circuit of the Methodist Church of Great Britain. History The congregation formed from was formed from Arkwright Street chapel. The site was purchased in 1887-8, and the school was built first. The building of the church followed in 1899, to designs by local architect Richard Charles Sutton. The tower clock, bells, and organ were given by Mr. Henry Clarke. The eastern stained-glass window was contributed by Mr. and Mrs. W. Maggs.Old Nottingham suburbs: then and now, Robert Mellors. 1914 References {{reflist Churches in Nottingham Churches completed in 1899 Gothic Revival church buildings in England Gothic Revival architecture in Nottinghamshire Methodist churches in Nottinghamshire Grade II listed churches in Nottinghamshire Methodist church Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stoney Street, Nottingham
Stoney Street is an historic street in Nottingham City Centre between High Pavement and Carlton Street. History The street is medieval and formed the north to south spine of the Saxon town. For many years the street was a cul-de-sac, terminating before the current junction with High Pavement. It was a residential street by the eighteenth century, containing some fine mansions including Plumptre House and Pierrepont House. During the 19th century, the residential properties were replaced by Lace factories and these buildings still dominate the street. Notable buildings *2 and 2A, 2 houses, early 19th century Now houses and shops. *3, Warehouse, 1896 by Richard Charles Sutton Now a fish bar. *7, Old Angel Public House, dated ca. 1800, then 1878 by Lawrence Bright, and 1883 by H Walker. *8 to 14, Adams Buildings, 1855 by Thomas Chambers Hine *16, Birkin Brothers Warehouse, 1872 by Robert Evans and William Jolley William Turner Jolley (3 August 1923 – 28 April 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gainsborough - United Reformed Church - Geograph
Gainsborough or Gainsboro may refer to: Places * Gainsborough, Ipswich, Suffolk, England ** Gainsborough Ward, Ipswich * Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, a town in England ** Gainsborough (UK Parliament constituency) * Gainsborough, New South Wales, Australia * Gainsborough, Saskatchewan, Canada * Gainsboro, Roanoke, Virginia * Gainesboro, Tennessee * Gainesboro, Virginia People * Aerith Gainsborough, a fictional character from ''Final Fantasy VII'' * Earl of Gainsborough, a title in the peerage of England and the peerage of the United Kingdom * Humphrey Gainsborough (1718–1776), English minister and engineer * Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788), English painter * William Gainsborough (died 1307), Bishop of Winchester Other * Gainsborough (crater), on the planet Mercury * Gainsborough (horse), the 1918 Triple Crown Champion of English Thoroughbred Racing * HMS ''Gainsborough'', two ships of the Royal Navy * Gainsborough Pictures, a London-based film studio, active between 1924 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norton Street Congregational Church
Norton Street Congregational Church is a former Congregational Church on Norton Street in Nottingham. Until 1904 it was known as Bloomsgrove Congregational Church. History The church started life in 1836 as the Bloomsgrove Mission founded by Castle Gate Congregational Centre. It moved from a mission church on Ronald Street to the corner of Norton Street and Denman Street in 1894. The Mission's Ronald Street premises were then used by the Bloomsgrove Social Club. A new church was erected in 1894 to designs by the architect Richard Charles Sutton.Nottinghamshire Guardian - Saturday 14 April 1894 It was designed for 500 people and cost £3,000. The foundation stone was laid on Monday 9 April 1894. In 1904, 187 members transferred from Castle Gate Congregational Centre to Bloomsgrove to form a new church, which was renamed Norton Street Congregational Church. In 1917 the church expanded by merging with the Old Radford Mission on Cobden Street. Norton Street Church joined the Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimberley, Nottinghamshire
Kimberley is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Broxtowe in Nottinghamshire, England, lying 6 miles northwest of Nottingham along the A610. The town grew as a centre for coal mining, brewing and hosiery manufacturing. Together with the neighbouring villages of Giltbrook, Greasley and Swingate it as a population of around 6,500 people. At the 2011 Census the appropriate ward was Cossall and Kimberley. This had a population of 6,659. In an estimate for mid-year 2019, it estimated for the Kimberley ward a population of 6,890. History Kimberley is referred to as Chinemarelie in William the Conqueror's Domesday Book. With the accession of William to the throne Kimberley came into the possession of William de Peveril.''Domesday Book: A Complete Transliteration''. London: Penguin, 2003. p.772 The Peverils lost control when they supported the losing side in the civil war which preceded the accession of Henry II of England in 1154. The King became the owner of the land. King Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morley Memorial Chapel
Morley Memorial Church is a former Methodist church built in 1889 at the junction of Pym Street and Blue Bell Hill in Nottingham. History The foundation stones were laid on Tuesday 6 November 1888 by the Mayor of Nottingham, Alderman Turney and Alderman Manning. The chapel was designed by Richard Charles Sutton and built for Primitive Methodists, costing £2,000. It was opened on 20 October 1889 with seating for 700. The chapel was built in memory of Samuel Morley (MP) who had run the firm of I and R Morley in Epperstone, Oxton and Woodborough. In 1891 the congregation started construction of schools. These were built to designs also by Richard Charles Sutton.Nottingham Evening Post – Monday 12 October 1891 The church closed in 1942 and the building was sold to Boots in Nottingham Boots UK Limited (formerly Boots the Chemists), trading as Boots, is a British health and beauty retailer and pharmacy chain in the United Kingdom and other countries and territories including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St George In The Meadows, Nottingham
St George in the Meadows is a parish church in the Church of England in The Meadows, Nottingham, England. The church is Grade II listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as it is a building of special architectural or historic interest. History The foundation stone was laid on 8 July 1887 by Henry Smith Wright MP The parish was carved out of that of St Saviours in the Meadows, Nottingham. The nave of the church was consecrated on 12 June 1888 by the Rt. Revd. Dr. Edward Trollope, Bishop of Nottingham, acting for the Bishop of Southwell. The nave was designed by Richard Charles Sutton. The chancel was consecrated by the Bishop of Derby on 16 April 1898. It was designed by George Frederick Bodley and erected at a cost of £2,000. The Lady Chapel was intended to be built to the designs of Bodley, but Cecil Greenwood Hare designed a larger one which was built between 1914 and 1915. The church is located in the Meadows area of Nottingham. The parish merged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wollaton Road Methodist Church, Beeston
Wollaton Road Methodist Church, Beeston was a Methodist church on Wollaton Road, Beeston Wollaton Road, Beeston runs north from its junction with High Road, Beeston to Derby Road. History In 1853 a baptist chapel on the road was purchased by the Primitive Methodists and in 1882 they rebuilt the chapel in its current form. The stree ..., Nottinghamshire from 1853 until 2014. History The church was first located on Wollaton Road in 1853 when the congregation purchased a Particular Baptist Chapel on Wollaton Road, Beeston for £170 (). In 1857 the chapel was prospering enough for the congregation to purchase a new pipe organ from Kirkland and Jardine of Manchester which was opened on Whit Sunday of that year. The foundation stones of the current building were laid on 3 August 1882 and the building was significantly enlarged and a new schoolroom was also built attached to the chapel. This cost the sum of £1,200 (). As of 2014, the church merged with the congregation at Chilwel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greasley
Greasley is a civil parish north west of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire, England. Although it is thought there was once a village called Greasley, there is no settlement of that name today as it was destroyed by the Earl of Rutland. The built up areas in the parish are Beauvale, Giltbrook, Moorgreen (often confused with Greasley), Newthorpe, Watnall and parts of Eastwood, Kimberley and Nuthall. There is also a small hamlet known as Bog-End. The parish is one of the largest in Nottinghamshire at , and the 2001 UK Census reported it had a total population of 10,467, increasing to 11,014 at the 2011 Census. History Greasley (then ''Griseleia'') is mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to William PeverelWilliam was given a large number of manors in Nottinghamshire including Chilwell, Toton, Colwick and Kimberley. and being worth ten shillings. The book includes reference to a church, a priest and woodland pasture.''Domesday Book: A Complete Translation''. London: Penguin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rickmansworth
Rickmansworth () is a town in southwest Hertfordshire, England, about northwest of central London and inside the perimeter of the M25 motorway. The town is mainly to the north of the Grand Union Canal (formerly the Grand Junction Canal) and the River Colne. The town of Watford is to the northeast. Rickmansworth is the administrative seat of the Three Rivers District Council. The confluence of the River Chess and the River Gade with the Colne in Rickmansworth inspired the district's name. The enlarged Colne flows south to form a major tributary of the River Thames. The town is served by the Metropolitan line of the London Underground and Chiltern Railways from London Marylebone to Aylesbury railway station. Toponymy The name Rickmansworth comes from the Saxon name ''Ryckmer'', the local landowner, and ''worth'' meaning a farm or stockade. In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was recorded as the Manor of Prichemaresworde. Other spellings include Rykemarwurthe (1119–46 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
