St Wenefrede's Church, Bickley
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| St Wenefrede's Church, Bickley | |
St Wenefrede's Church, Bickley |
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  Position of church in Cheshire
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| Basic information | |
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| Location | Bickley, Cheshire, England |
| Geographic coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Religious affiliation | Anglican |
| Province | Province of York |
| District | Diocese of Chester |
| Ecclesiastical status | Parish church |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Douglas & Fordham |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Year completed | 1892 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Sandstone, roof green tiles with terracotta ridge tiles |
St Wenefrede's Church, Bickley is in the civil parish of Bickley, Cheshire, England (grid reference SJ536490). It is a Grade II listed building[1] and continues to be an active parish church.[2]
[edit] History
The church was built in 1892 to a design by Douglas & Fordham for the 4th Marquess of Cholmondeley.[3]
[edit] 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.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Images of England: Church of St Wenefrede, Bickley. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
- ^ St Wenefrede, Bickley. Church of England. Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Edward Hubbard [1971] (2003). The Buildings of England: Cheshire. New Haven: Yale University Press, 74. ISBN 0 300 09588 0.
