St. Christopher's Church, Sneinton

The church was built on the site of a former iron mission church and school. The school room was 46 ft long and 20 ft wide. It was moved on rollers to make room for the building of the new church. The building was loosened from its foundations and beams fixed underneath. The structure was raised by hydraulic jacks and placed on rollers and moved 40 ft by a team of 17 men. Two weeks later the iron church was moved using the same technique. The church was estimated to weigh between 60 and 80 tons, and measured 84 ft and 40 ft wide. The pews, organ and fittings were left intact and the church moved 70 ft. The new church was built in the early Decorated Gothic style with two side aisles and…