The Nave and Chancel
The nave, which is capable of seating 300, is used for Sunday worship, weddings, funerals and other large services. The nave altar stands on a dais in front of the chancel arch. There is a fine triptych behind the altar, by the local artist Hammersley Ball, which was given to the church in 1939. A lectern in the form of a brass eagle was given in memory of Mary Stockwood, who died in 1886 aged 16. The chancel is occasionally used for smaller services; set into the wooden panelling in the chancel are various memorials, several of which commemorate members of the Windley family.
The Lady Chapel
The Lady Chapel, restored in 1986-88, includes an aumbry on the north wall. The impressive stained glass window depicts the life of one of the former vicars, Reverend Thomas Windley, who was a missionary in Myanmar (then Burma). Illustrations of the Asian Church may be seen in the window. The chapel is used for the 10.00 am service of Holy Communion on Tuesday mornings.
The Organ
The organ, a medium-sized three manual pipe organ built by Norman and Beard in 1906, is in moderately good condition. It was part-modernised in 1979 by a local firm, and a number of improvements have been made in recent years including new pipe-work, a new pedal-board and piston system.
The Bells
During the construction of the church, an order for six bells was placed with John Taylor of Loughborough, and a six-bell oak bell frame was constructed for the church. At its installation in 1864 this was extended to accommodate two extra bells and a ring of eight was installed. Cast in the key of E, the heaviest of these weighed 17cwt (about ¾ tonne). In 1999, through the efforts of the Nottingham University Society of Change Ringers, the bells were tuned and re-hung in a new steel bell frame for ten bells. At the same time the redundant All Saints’ Church School bell was hung as a Sanctus bell. By 2004 enough money had been raised to cast two new treble bells and complete the ring of ten. Members of the Nottingham University Society ring the bells for the church.
The Vicarage
The original vicarage of 1864 was a substantial building with eleven bedrooms and servant quarters. This was too large for a modern vicarage and in 1980 it was divided into two. The present vicarage forms the eastern half of the building. The other half of the building, for some time named John Perkins House, after a vicar of All Saints’, has been used as a community house. Now called All Saints’ House, it is currently rented to refugees and asylum seekers, in partnership with the Nottingham Arimathea Trust.
The Parish and Today’s Church Community
The parish of All Saints was created in 1864 on an area previously known as the Sandfield. Following the 1832 cholera epidemic in Nottingham, expansion outside the old urban boundaries began along the Alfreton Road and expanded into the Sandfield area. In recent decades much social and economic change has taken place in the parish, including several new building developments and an increasing element of student housing.
All Saints’ Church, Nottingham, and its Parish
150 years 1864-1914
The Reverend Paul Watts (who sadly passed away in August 2019) produced a history of All Saints’ Church in 2014, which can be found below.
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Contact Details
Contact Information
Please contact the Parish Office for details of any events or to get in touch with a member of staff.
All correspondence should be sent to the Parish Office (not to All Saints’ or St Peter’s church).
The office is situated on the upper floor of the St Peter's Centre, on the south side of St Peter's Church and adjacent to Marks & Spencers.
Further Information
If you wish to trace a former resident or member of the parish, please address your requests to the Nottinghamshire Archives.
For information on service times at All Saints' & St Peter's, please visit the Services page.
Disabled/Pushchair access to St Peter's Church is possible via the North Door, which can be accessed by a path running along the side of the church (off St Peter's Gate, by St Peter's Church Walk).
Charity Number: 1130298
We are pleased to be listed by National Churches Trust.
Safeguarding
Ensuring that children and young people as well as adults are kept safe whilst in our care is an integral part of our church life.
If you have any concerns about safeguarding please contact:
Parish Safeguarding Officer, Keith Mountford
0115 9483658
Southwell and Nottingham Safeguarding Team
01636 817200
Safeguarding Policy Statement - Children
Safeguarding Policy Statement - Adults
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All Saints' Church
Raleigh Street, NG7 4DP
All Saints' Church is open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (11am-1pm) and for a Eucharist Service on Sundays (10.30am - 11.30am).
St Peter's Church
St Peter's Gate, NG1 2NW
St Peter's Church is open Monday - Saturday, 10 am - 3.30 pm.
A Sung Eucharist service will be streamed each Sunday at 10.45am (click here, and available to watch again from the Monday following the service for the rest of the week).
Contact Details
Please contact the Parish Office for details of any events or to get in touch with a member of staff.
All correspondence should be sent to the Parish Office (not to All Saints’ or St Peter’s church).
The office is situated on the upper floor of the St Peter's Centre, on the south side of St Peter's Church and adjacent to Marks & Spencers.
Further Information
If you wish to trace a former resident or member of the parish, please address your requests to the Nottinghamshire Archives.
For information on service times at All Saints' & St Peter's, please visit the Services page.
Charity Number: 1130298
We are pleased to be listed by National Churches Trust.
Safeguarding
Ensuring that children and young people as well as adults are kept safe whilst in our care is an integral part of our church life.
If you have any concerns about safeguarding please contact:
Parish Safeguarding Officer, Keith Mountford
0115 9483658
Southwell and Nottingham Safeguarding Team
01636 817200
Safeguarding Policy Statement - Children
Safeguarding Policy Statement - Adults
Follow Us
Contact Information
The Parish Office
St Peter's Centre, St Peter's Square
Nottingham, United Kingdom,
NG1 2NW
0115 948 3658
(+44 115 948 3658 outside the UK)
Office opening hours
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
10 am - 2 pm
Wednesday 9 am - 3 pm (Email only)
All Saints' Church
Raleigh Street, NG7 4DP
All Saints' Church is open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (11am-1pm) and for a Eucharist Service on Sundays (10.30am - 11.30am).
St Peter's Church
St Peter's Gate, NG1 2NW
St Peter's Church is open Monday - Saturday, 10 am - 3.30 pm.
A Sung Eucharist service will be streamed each Sunday at 10.45am (click here, and available to watch again from the Monday following the service for the rest of the week).
Charity Number: 1130298