Nottingham Cathedral St. Barnabas

Nottingham Cathedral, Nottingham

Nottingham Cathedral (Cathedral Church of St. Barnabas) in Nottingham is a Roman Catholic church.

The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Nottingham and the mother church of the diocese of Nottingham.

Nottingham Cathedral was designed by A.W.N Pugin. — The Blessed Sacrament Chapel; Nottingham Cathedral was designed by A.W.N Pugin

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History

The cathedral was built between 1841 and 1844 making it one of the earliest Catholic churches built in the country after the Catholic Relief Act was passed in 1829.

At the time it was also the largest Catholic place of worship constructed in England since the Reformation in the 1530s.

The church contains the relics of St. Barnabas, brought from Rome.

The architect was Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-1852). He was responsible for a number of notable buildings in his short life including St George's Cathedral in Southwark and the interior of the Houses of Parliament, both in London. A convert to Catholicism, he was also the architect of St. Chad's Cathedral in Birmingham.

The church is designed in an English Gothic style. However, many of the more ornate features of Pugin's work were unfortunately removed and lost in the 1960s following the contentious doctrinal decisions of the Second Vatican Council.

Two choirs, the Cathedral Choir and Cathedral Youth Choir, have their home in the church which is famous for its music.

Access

Nottingham Cathedral
North Circus Street
Nottingham
NG1 5AE
Tel: 0115 953 9839
www: stbarnabascathedral.org.uk

Nottingham Cathedral is on the corner of Derby Road and North Circus Street. There are entrances on both streets.

The church is very near the Nottingham Playhouse and the Albert Hall conference venue.

Map

Nottingham map. — Nottingham is 205 km from London on the M1

Nottingham Related

Hotels

Nottingham has a wide range of accommodation options to choose from.

These include the four-star De Vere Orchard Hotel, adjacent to the East Midlands Conference Centre, the centrally-located Hart's Hotel, also four stars, Jurys Inn Nottingham and the three-star Holiday Inn Nottingham at Castle Marina Park.

See a complete listing of hotels in Nottingham.