. The history and directory of the town and county of the town of Nottingham. eastwindow of three lights, and three lancet windows—the Choir aisles, viz.,the east aisle by one and the north by two lancet windows—the LadyeChapel bv one three-light, east, and two side lancet windows—the Chapelof St. Michael by one two-light quatre-foil-headed, and three lancetwindows—the Chapel of St. Thomas of Canterbury by one two-light, andtwo lancet windows—the organ gallery by one stained glass, and threesmall windows. This edifice, which may be considered as one of the most successfulrevivals of ancient ec
. The history and directory of the town and county of the town of Nottingham. eastwindow of three lights, and three lancet windows—the Choir aisles, viz.,the east aisle by one and the north by two lancet windows—the LadyeChapel bv one three-light, east, and two side lancet windows—the Chapelof St. Michael by one two-light quatre-foil-headed, and three lancetwindows—the Chapel of St. Thomas of Canterbury by one two-light, andtwo lancet windows—the organ gallery by one stained glass, and threesmall windows. This edifice, which may be considered as one of the most successfulrevivals of ancient ecclesiastical architecture, was designed by A. WelbyPugin, Esq., the architect of St. Georges London ; St. Giless, Cheadle ;St. Maries, Derby, and many other Catholic churches, recently Myers, of London, Contractor and Builder. Rev. John Mulligan,and Rev. Francis Cheadle, resident Priests. We are indebted to Mr. Charles Dolman, the publisher of the DublinReview, London, for the use of the plates of the exterior and interior viewsof St, Barnabas IT 3 DIRECTORY OF NOTTfXGHAM. 81 The site of land on which the church is built consists of about 7,000square yards, with a frontage to Tollhouse-hill of eighty-five yards, andabout ninety yards deep. The front land cost twelve shillings per squareyard, so that the total cost of the land, buildings, interior fittings, boun-dary wall, &c, will be little short of £20,000. THE CATHOLIC CHAPEL IN GEORGE-STREET Was erected in 1827; it is 84 feet in length, 41 feet in breadth, and 31feet in height; It is a substantial and well-finished edifice, with a hand-some stone front in the Doric order, having a Jerusalem cross in the centreof the pediment. The interior is beautifully fitted up; the organ, a supe-rior instrument, was built by Parsons, of London. The Chapel is dedi-cated to St. John, of Jerusalem. The Catholics were subject to severepersecution after the Reformation, and met in secret for the purpose ofcelebr
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