The church occupies the former Winshill Institute, a late nineteenth century building of some local historical interest.

The Winshill Institute was opened in 1888 as ‘a place of assembly which should offer to the young men of the neighbourhood opportunities of intellectual advancement and recreation, and provide accommodation for public gatherings’, on land given by the Marquis of Anglesey (Derby Mercury, 5 December 1888). Funds for the building were raised by public subscription. The architects were Osborn & Reading of Birmingham (Frank Osborn was a pupil of S.S. Teulon) and the contractors Thomas Lowe & Son of Birmingham. The building was acquired by the Diocese of Nottingham in 1967. A short rear extension was added, and more recently a long metal ramp for disabled access.

Description

The building is of red brick with a symmetrical frontage of stripped Gothic design. The principal entrance is at first floor level, reached by a long flight of steps from the street. A statue of St Joseph and a simple cross have been added at some point after 1967. The building consists of a large space at first floor level used as the church, with a spacious hall and ancillary toilet and kitchen facilities at ground level. A metal ramp extends from the frontage to the rear of the building where there is an entrance in a small brick extension, probably built to provide a sanctuary. Furnishings are all of simple modern character. There are two brightly coloured stained glass windows.

Entry amended by AHP 4.10.2026

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