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Pitcher & Piano

Also known as: High Pavement Chapel

VictorianFree admission♿ Wheelchair accessible

Pitcher & Piano — Historic pub — listed building or notable heritage status.

Pitcher & Piano, historic pubs in East Midlands

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Plan your visit

Typical visit
1 h–2 h
Nearest railway station
Nottingham · 0.4 km
  • Free entry
  • Dog-friendly
  • Wheelchair accessible

About

Pitcher & Piano is a historic pub in the United Kingdom, listed in OpenStreetMap with a heritage tag. Records date its origin to 1876. Address: High Pavement, Nottingham, NG1 1HN. Wheelchair accessible (per OpenStreetMap). Also known as: High Pavement Chapel. Wikidata describes it as: "Historic pub — listed building or notable heritage status.". Coordinates: 52.9508°, -1.1454°.

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From the Wikipedia article

High Pavement Chapel is a redundant church building in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. It is now the Pitcher & Piano public house and is Grade II listed. It was built as, and for most of its existence operated as, a Unitarian place of worship.

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Background

History

By August 1662, under the Act of Uniformity, two Nottingham ministers, John Whitlock and William Reynolds, had been deprived of their living at St Mary's Church, Nottingham. A third minister, John Barret, similarly lost his living at St Peter's. All three men left town to comply with the Five Mile Act 1665. However, they continued to preach in the area, including houses in Nottingham's Bridlesmith Gate and Middle Pavement. This led to the foundation of a permanent chapel in High Pavement in 1690. By 1735 the congregation had established itself as liberal (in the tradition of English Presbyterianism) and in 1802 as Unitarian. In 1758 the appointment of a new junior minister, Isaac Smithson,…

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Coordinates
52.9508, -1.1454
District
Nottingham
Parish
Nottingham, unparished area
Postcode
NG1 1HN
Parliamentary constituency
Nottingham East
Established
1876
Nearest railway station
Nottingham0.4 km

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Pitcher & Piano?
Pitcher & Piano is in the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NG1 1HN), in the parish of Nottingham, unparished area.
When was Pitcher & Piano built?
Built or established in 1876.
How do I get to Pitcher & Piano?
The nearest railway station is Nottingham, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NG1 1HN.