St Bede's Church, Widnes
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| St Bede's Church, Widnes | |
St Bede's Church, Widnes |
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  Position of church in Cheshire
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| Basic information | |
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| Location | Widnes, Halton, Cheshire, England |
| Geographic coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| District | Archdiocese of Liverpool |
| Ecclesiastical status | Parish church |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Weightman & Hadfield |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| Year completed | 1847 |
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| Materials | Red sandstone, slate roof |
St Bede's Church, Widnes is in the town of Widnes, Halton, Cheshire, England (grid reference SJ514863). It is a Grade II listed building[1] and an active Roman Catholic church.[2]
The church was completed in 1847 to a design by Weightman and Hadfield.[3] It is built in red sandstone with a slate roof. Its plan consists of a west tower, a nave with clerestory, north and south aisles, a chancel and a south porch. The tower has angle buttresses, gargoyles and crenellations. The altar dated 1850 is said to be by Pugin.[1] The organ is large and sited under the tower.[3]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Images of England: Church of St Bede, Widnes. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-03-19.
- ^ Widnes. Archdiocese of Liverpool. Retrieved on 2008-03-19.
- ^ a b Pollard, Richard; Nikolaus Pevsner (2006). The Buildings of England: Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West. New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 652–653. ISBN 0 300 10910 5.
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