St Wenefrede's Church, 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]

St Wenefrede's Church, Bickley
St Wenefrede's Church, Bickley
St Wenefrede's Church, Bickley
Location in Cheshire
OS grid referenceSJ 536 490
LocationBickley, Cheshire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteSt Wenefrede, Bickley
History
StatusParish church
DedicationSt Wenefrede
Associated people4th Marquess of Cholmondeley
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated1 March 1967
Architect(s)Douglas & Fordham
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Completed1892
Specifications
MaterialsSandstone, roof green slates with terracotta ridge tiles
Administration
ParishSt Wenefrede, Bickley
DeaneryMalpas
ArchdeaconryChester
DioceseChester
ProvinceYork

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

References
  1. 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. 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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