St Ethelwold's Church, Shotton
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St Ethelwold's Church, Shotton, Flintshire, Wales. | |
| Coordinates: 53°12′35″N 3°02′05″W / 53.2096°N 3.0346°W | |
| OS grid reference | SJ 309 685 |
| Location | Shotton, Flintshire |
| Country | Wales |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| History | |
| Founder(s) | W. E. Gladstone |
| Dedication | St Ethelwold |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 18 December 1991 |
| Architect(s) | Douglas and Minshull |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1898 |
| Completed | 1902 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Ashlar sandstone |
| Administration | |
| Deanery | Hawarden |
| Archdeaconry | Wrexham |
| Diocese | St Asaph |
| Province | Wales |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Fr Steven Green |
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St Ethelwold's Church, Shotton, is in the town of Shotton, Flintshire, Wales. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Hawarden, the archdeaconry of Wrexham, and the diocese of St Asaph.[1] It is designated by Cadw as a Grade II listed building.[2]
History
The church building was paid for partly by W. E. Gladstone but construction was not started until after his death; it was built between 1898 and 1902 to a design by Douglas and Minshull of Chester in Gothic Revival style.[3] It was intended that the church should have a tower and a spire, but these architectural features were not included at the time.[4] The lower stage of a tower was added in 1924.[3]
Architecture
The church is built in sandstone ashlar both externally and internally. It has a clerestory and a chancel with an apse, the chancel being higher than the nave. At the west end are three small lancet windows with stained glass by Edward Reginald Frampton.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Hawarden, Church in Wales, retrieved 31 October 2013
- ↑ Church of St Ethelwold, Shotton, Cadw, retrieved 31 October 2013
- 1 2 3 Hubbard, Edward (1986), Clwyd, The Buildings of Wales, London: Penguin, p. 420, ISBN 0-14-071052-3
- ↑ Hubbard, Edward (1991). The Work of John Douglas. London: The Victorian Society. p. 200. ISBN 0-901657-16-6.