St. Stephen's Church, Bath
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| St Stephen's Church | |
| Building information | |
|---|---|
| Town | Walcot, Bath |
| Country | England |
| Architect | James Wilson |
| Client | Anglican Church |
| Construction start date | 1840 |
| Completion date | 1845, 1883, 1866 |
| Cost | 6,000 pounds |
| Structural system | Bath Stone Masonry |
| Style | Victorian architecture |
St Stephen's Church is a church in Bath, Somerset.
Designed to serve the spiritual needs of northeast Bath by James Wilson and built between 1840-1845,[1] from Bath Stone a limestone sourced from the Limpley Stoke mine which is situated in the Limpley Stoke Valley.[2]
St Stephen's Church on Lansdown Road in Walcot cost £6,000. The constructed church, however, remained unconsecrated until 1881. For the Royal School, a northeast aisle was added in 1866, thought to be designed by the Wilson & Willcox firm.
The very wide apsidal chancel with the vestry and organ chamber was built by W. J. Willcox built in 1882-1883, for £3,000. W. J. Willcox also designed the painted ceiling in 1886, which was executed by H. & F. Davis.
The Lady Chapel's east stained glass window was completed in 1983 by Mark Angus: "'Centenary,' depicting St Stephen’s transformation, on the bridge between life and death to the moment of martyrdom. With distorted ambiguity between pain and repose, the body rises amid red flames on a blue ground." The Gothicised font and font cover are Marble and dated 1843. The c.1900 transept ceiling and reredos are by Sir T. G. Jackson.
The crypt was converted into a community centre in 1993-1994 by Slade, Smith and Winrow.
The church has recently been restored by Minerva stone conservation, a stonemasonry company specialising in the conservation of historic Bathstone.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Church of St Stephen. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
- ^ a b St Stephens Church, Lansdown in Bath.. Minerva Stone Conservation. Retrieved on 2008-05-19.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Photos of St Stephen's: [1][2]
[edit] Further reading
- Michael Forsyth (2003). Bath. New Haven: Yale University Press, 265-266.
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