Nottingham Cathedral

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Nottingham Cathedral

The Cathedral of Nottingham ( Cathedral Church of St. Barnabas ) in the central England city of Nottingham is the bishop's church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nottingham . It was built in 1841-1844 as a neo-Gothic basilica based on plans by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin .

history

The Diocese of Nottingham was founded in 1850 as part of the restoration of the Catholic hierarchy in England . In view of this, the construction of the future cathedral had begun in 1841, which also replaced an older parish church on George Street . It was on August 31, 1844 consecrated . The main sponsor of the construction was the Earl of Shrewsbury John Talbot , who also commissioned AWN Pugin with the architectural design.

Various structural changes up to the most recent restoration around 1990 gave the cathedral its current appearance.

Architecture and equipment

The three-aisled, cross-shaped basilica looks outwardly mainly through its square crossing tower with high pointed spire and corner turrets. Inside, under the open wooden roof truss, the architectural structure is emphasized by a light frame with sparing color accents. The triumphal cross in the choir arch and other sculptures and murals from the time it was built stand out effectively. The brightly colored and shiny gold design of the entire space intended by Pugin shows only the sacrament chapel in its entirety .

organ

View of the organ

The organ was built in 1913 by the organ builders Norman & Beard. The instrument has 43 stops on three manuals and a pedal .

I Choir Organ C – c 4
Claribel Flute 8th'
Viola da gamba 8th'
Flood 4 ′
Harmonic piccolo 2 ′
Tierce 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
Quartane II
Clarinet 8th'
Tromba 8th'
Clarion 4 ′
Tremulant
II Great Organ C – c 4
Double diapason 16 ′
Open Diapason No. 1 8th'
Open Diapason No. 2 8th'
Hollow flute 8th'
Small flute 8th'
Principal 4 ′
Spindle Flute 4 ′
Twelfth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Fifteenth 2 ′
Mixture III
Tromba 8th'
Clarion 4 ′
III Swell Organ C – c 4
Lovely Bourdun 16 ′
Open diapason 8th'
Pipe flute 8th'
Viol d'Orchestre 8th'
Viol Celeste 8th'
Principal 4 ′
Fifteenth 2 ′
Mixture III
Bassoon 16 ′
Cornopean 8th'
Tremulant
Pedal Organ C – g 1
Open diapason 16 ′
Violone 16 ′
Bourdon 16 ′
Principal 8th'
violoncello 8th'
Bass flute 8th'
Fifteenth 4 ′
Octave Flute 4 ′
Contra trombones 32 ′
Trombones 16 ′
Tromba 8th'
Clarion 4 ′
  • Coupling I / II, III / II, I / P, II / P, III / P

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information on the organ

Web links

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Coordinates: 52 ° 57 ′ 16.8 ″  N , 1 ° 9 ′ 25.5 ″  W.