Church of St Wenefrede
CHURCH OF ST WENEFREDE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1130617
- Date first listed:
- 01-Mar-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Wenefrede
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST WENEFREDE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1130617
- Date first listed:
- 01-Mar-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Wenefrede
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST WENEFREDE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST WENEFREDE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- No Man's Heath and District
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 53678 49015
Details
BICKLEY C.P. BICKLEY MOSS SJ 54 NW Church of St.Wenefrede 3/5 1/3/1967 II Church, 1892, by Douglas and Fordham at the expense of the Marquess of Cholmondeley. Rock-faced snecked red sandstone rubble; roof of small graded green slates with terracotta ridge tiles. Tudor tower with spire; south porch (against tower); 3-bay nave with narrow north passage-aisle under the same roof; chancel; north vestries: for priest off chancel, for choir off west bay of nave. Massive squat 2-stage tower with splay-footed octagonal spire has west window of 3 lights with 3-light bell openings above; small pentice-roofed windows on each cardinal face of spire. 3-light square-headed windows with simple tracery to both sides of nave. 2 2-light and 1 1-light window to south side of chancel, all pointed; simple tracery. 3-light east window. The whole effect is simple and solid. Interior. Oak-framed north aisle; the posts support 2 hammer-beam trusses, simply detailed. Chancel arch without plinths or capitals, has quirked cavetto mouldings. Boarded wagon roof to chancel. Stained glass: in east window, north and south 1-light window in chancel and eastern south window of nave; memorial windows to Captain Michael George Harrison (west); Lilian Robertson Scott (copy of window in Bombay Cathedral to her husband Michael H.Scott); Winifred Ida, widow of 4th Marquess of Cholmondeley. Octagonal sandstone font with ornate oak cover; oak pulpit, lectern, choirstalls and pews; the design and furnishing all of a piece.
Listing NGR: SJ5367849015
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 55548
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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