St Wenefrede's Church, Bickley
Church in Cheshire, England
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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 | |
| 53.0364°N 2.6922°W | |
| SJ 536 490 | |
| Location | Bickley, Cheshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | St Wenefrede, Bickley |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | St Wenefrede |
| Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 1 March 1967 |
| Architect | Douglas & Fordham |
Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Completed | 1892 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Sandstone, roof green slates with terracotta ridge tiles |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Chester |
| Archdeaconry | Chester |
| Deanery | Malpas |
| Parish | St Wenefrede, Bickley |
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]
