St Wenefrede's Church, Bickley

Church in Cheshire, England
53°02′11″N 2°41′32″W / 53.0364°N 2.6922°W / 53.0364; -2.6922OS grid referenceSJ 536 490LocationBickley, CheshireCountryEnglandDenominationAnglicanWebsiteSt Wenefrede, BickleyHistoryStatusParish churchDedicationSt WenefredeAssociated people4th Marquess of CholmondeleyArchitectureFunctional statusActiveHeritage designationGrade IIDesignated1 March 1967Architect(s)Douglas & FordhamArchitectural typeChurchStyleGothic RevivalCompleted1892SpecificationsMaterialsSandstone, roof green slates with terracotta ridge tilesAdministrationProvinceYorkDioceseChesterArchdeaconryChesterDeaneryMalpasParishSt Wenefrede, Bickley

St Wenefrede's Church is in Bickley, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building,[1] and is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the deanery of Malpas.[2]

History

The church was built in 1892 and designed by the Chester firm of Douglas and Fordham for the 4th Marquess of Cholmondeley.[3]

Architecture

The church is built in sandstone and has a roof of green slates with terracotta roof tiles. Its plan consists of a broad, low, west tower, a south porch against the tower, a three-bay nave with a narrow north passage-aisle, a chancel, and two north vestries. The tower is in two stages with a splay-footed octagonal spire. It has a three-light west window and three-light bell-openings in the stage above. Inside the church is a hammerbeam roof.[1] There are texts on the roof beam, the pulpit and the organ case. In the church are two stained glass windows designed by J. E. Nuttgens.[3]

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b Historic England, "Church of St Wenefrede, Bickley (1130617)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 March 2012
  2. ^ St Wenefrede, Bickley, Church of England, retrieved 19 December 2012
  3. ^ a b Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6

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