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 | |
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 St Wenefrede's Church, Bickley | |
  St Wenefrede's Church, Bickley Location in Cheshire | |
| OS grid reference | SJ 536 490 |
| Location | Bickley, Cheshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | St Wenefrede, Bickley |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | St Wenefrede |
| Associated people | 4th Marquess of Cholmondeley |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 1 March 1967 |
| Architect(s) | Douglas & Fordham |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Completed | 1892 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Sandstone, roof green slates with terracotta ridge tiles |
| Administration | |
| Parish | St Wenefrede, Bickley |
| Deanery | Malpas |
| Archdeaconry | Chester |
| Diocese | Chester |
| Province | York |
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]
References
- Historic England, "Church of St Wenefrede, Bickley (1130617)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 March 2012
- St Wenefrede, Bickley, Church of England, retrieved 19 December 2012
- 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
Further reading
- Hubbard, Edward (1991), The Work of John Douglas, London: The Victorian Society, p. 182, ISBN 0-901657-16-6