Image ID: 11976

St Stephen's Church, Sneinton, c 1992

Courtesy of Mrs Brenda M Hadley

Nottingham, Sneinton
England

St Stephen's Church in Sneinton is the fourth to stand on its present site. Built in 1839 and enlarged in 1912, the tower dates from 1839 and contains one of the oldest clocks in Nottingham. George Green was buried 4 June 1841. William Booth was baptised 12 April 1829. The parents of Lawrence of Eastwood were married 27 December 1875. Sneinton is one of the oldest parts of Nottingham. It has Nottingham's only surviving windmill, the birthplace of the founder of the Salvation Army, William Booth, and the home of the internationally famous scientist George Green. It also has remains of cave dwellings and the parish church, St Stephen's. Sneinton was originally called 'Notintone' but by 1194 the present name was recorded and has remained unchanged through the centuries. Formed about 900 AD, until 1877 Sneinton remained a seperate community from the city. It covered a large rural area bounded by the river Trent downstream to Colwick Park, following a line North to the top of Colwick woods, across Sneinton Dale and Carlton Road, turning to run along the line of Gordon Road down to Sneinton market, returning to the river along a course parallel with and to the East of London Road. Sneinton officially became part of the city of Nottingham in 1877.

Date: 1992

Organisation Reference: NCCK000955

Organisation: