St Ethelwold's Church, Shotton
St Ethelwold's Church, Shotton | |
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St Ethelwold's Church, Shotton, Flintshire, Wales. | |
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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 |
Churchmanship | Anglo-Catholic |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founder(s) | W. E. Gladstone |
Dedication | St Ethelwold |
Architecture | |
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 | |
Province | Wales |
Diocese | St Asaph |
Archdeaconry | Wrexham |
Deanery | Hawarden |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Fr Steven Green |
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
[edit]The church building was paid for partly by W. E. Gladstone but construction was not started until after his death; money was collected largely by his son Rev. Stephen Gladstone.[3] It was built between 1898 and 1902 to a design by Douglas and Minshull of Chester in Gothic Revival style.[4] It was intended that the church should have a tower and a spire, but these architectural features were not included at the time.[5] The lower stage of a tower was added in 1924.[4]
The church was dedicated by A. G. Edwards, Bishop of St Asaph, on 8 August 1902.[3]
Architecture
[edit]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.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hawarden, Church in Wales, retrieved 31 October 2013
- ^ Cadw, "Church of St Ethelwold (Grade II) (60)", National Historic Assets of Wales, retrieved 2 April 2019
- ^ a b "Ecclesiastical intelligence". The Times. No. 36842. London. 9 August 1902. p. 11.
- ^ a b c 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.