Shakespeare Street Wesleyan Reform Chapel
Former Shakespeare Street Wesleyan Reform Chapel
52°57′27″N 1°09′08″W / 52.957497°N 1.152205°W / 52.957497; -1.152205
Country	England
Denomination	Wesleyan Methodist
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade II listed
Architect(s)	Thomas Simpson
Completed	1854
Closed	1953

Shakespeare Street Wesleyan Reform Chapel is a former Wesleyan Reform church on Shakespeare Street in Nottingham, England. It is a Grade II listed building.^[1] It was converted in 1953 to a synagogue and is now a university hall.

History

The church was built in 1854 to designs by Thomas Simpson.^[2] The foundation stones were laid on 20 March 1854.^[3]

In 1941 the building suffered bomb damage and, despite being restored after the war, the closing service was held on 11 October 1953. It was then converted to a synagogue of the Nottingham Hebrew Congregation, and in 2019 was converted and extended by Nottingham Trent University as their University Hall, for graduation ceremonies, concerts and other events.

Organ

A new organ was installed in 1914 by John Compton.