Derby Road Baptist Church
Church in Nottingham, England
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Derby Road Particular Baptist Church was a former Baptist Church in Nottingham from 1850[2] to 1967.
| Derby Road Baptist Church | |
|---|---|
From the Nottingham Review and General Advertiser for the Midland Counties. 12 July 1850 | |
 Derby Road Baptist Church | |
| 52.954409°N 1.160452°W | |
| Location | Nottingham |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Particular Baptist |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | John Thomas Emmett and William Booker |
| Groundbreaking | 1849 |
| Completed | 1850 |
Construction cost | £6,000 (equivalent to £698,345 in 2025) [1] |
| Closed | 1967 |
| Demolished | 1971 |
History
The Derby Road Baptist Church was founded as a separate community from the George Street Particular Baptist Church on 11 February 1847.
A site was purchased from the 4th Duke of Newcastle on Derby Road. The foundation stone was laid on 30 July 1849 by Samuel Morton Peto, MP for Norwich,[3] and the church was erected and opened on 9 July 1850 at a cost of £5,000[4] (equivalent to £582,000 in 2025).[1]
The church experienced a disastrous fire on 1 January 1893[5] which caused much damage and forced the congregation to relocate for nearly a full year. However the organ was replaced in 1894 and new choir stalls were installed in 1895 to accommodate a choir of 40.[6]
In 1946, many of the congregation from the George Street Particular Baptist Church transferred to Derby Road.
The church closed in 1967 and the congregation joined with Lenton General Baptists to build a new church, Thomas Helwys Baptist Church in Lenton which opened on 4 July 1968.
In 1971 College House was built on the site.
Ministers
- Joseph Ash Baynes
- James Martin 1858–1869
- Edward Medley 1876–1891
- George Hill 1893 continuing
Organ
The church purchased a 3 manual organ in 1850 from Bevington. This was modified by Peter Conacher and Co in 1873.
In 1894 Peter Conacher provided a new organ to replace the previous one which had been destroyed by fire. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[7]
When the church closed, the organ was transferred to Gresham's School.