St Barnabas' Church, Bromborough

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St Barnabas' Church, Bromborough

St Barnabas' Church, Bromborough
St Barnabas' Church, Bromborough (Merseyside)
St Barnabas' Church, Bromborough
Shown within Merseyside
Basic information
Location Bromborough, Wirral, Merseyside, England
Geographic coordinates 53°20′02″N 2°58′37″W / 53.3338, -2.9770Coordinates: 53°20′02″N 2°58′37″W / 53.3338, -2.9770
Religious affiliation Anglican
District Diocese of Chester
Ecclesiastical status Parish church
Leadership Revd Canon David Walker, Rector
Website St Barnabas with St Matthew
Architectural description
Architect(s) Sir George Gilbert Scott
Architectural type Church
Architectural style Gothic Revival
Year completed 1864
Specifications
Materials Stone with slate roof

St Barnabas' Church, Bromborough is in the town of Bromborough, Wirral, Merseyside, England (grid reference SJ349823). It is a Grade II* listed building.[1] Pevsner describes it "the "large church of the village-gone-prosperous".[2] It is considered to be a well-designed example of the work of Sir George Gilbert Scott.[1] In the churchyard are three Anglo-Saxon carved stones which have been reconstructed to form a cross. It continues to be an active parish church[3].


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[edit] History

The first church on the site was built in 928 adjacent to a monastery which had been founded in 912, probably by Ethelfleda. This church was demolished in 1828 and replaced on the same site by another church.[4] This church was again replaced by the present church. It was built on a big scale between 1862 and 1864 to serve the residents of new large houses which had recently been built in the town. The architect was Sir George Gilbert Scott.[2]

[edit] Structure

The church is built in stone with a slate roof. Its plan consists of a nave with clerestory, north and south aisles under lean-to roofs, a chancel with a semicircular apse, a south vestry and a northeast tower with a broach spire. It is built in the Early English style.[1]

[edit] Fittings and furniture

The sanctuary contains trefoil blind arcading. The reredos is a sculpted relief depicting The Last Supper. The font and pulpit are octagonal. The wooden screens and stalls are dated 1900. Most of the stained glass is by Clayton and Bell.[1] The east window is by Ballantyne and Son.[2] The ring consists of eight bells which are all dated 1880.[5]

Cross
Cross


[edit] External features

In the churchyard are three stone fragments dating possibly from the 10th century which have been re-erected in the form of a Celtic cross.[6] The re-erection was carried out in 1958 by the Bromborough Society. It is listed Grade II.[7] Also in the churchyard and listed Grade II is a stone sundial dated 1730 which is possibly constructed from a 15th century cross. It consists of two square steps on a base, a tapered shaft and a square cap.[8]



[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Images of England: Church of St Barnabas, Bebington. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-01-12.
  2. ^ a b c Pevsner, Nikolaus; Edward Hubbard [1971] (2003). The Buildings of England: Cheshire. New Haven: Yale University Press, 115–116. ISBN 0 300 09588 0. 
  3. ^ St Barnabas with St Matthew. St Barnabas with St Matthew, Bromborough. Retrieved on 2008-01-12.
  4. ^ Bromborough St Barnabas. The Open Churches Trust. Retrieved on 2008-01-12.
  5. ^ Bromborough - St Barnabas. Chester Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved on 2008-01-12.
  6. ^ St Barnabas (Bromborough). The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved on 2008-01-12.
  7. ^ Images of England: Cross. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-01-12.
  8. ^ Images of England: Sundial. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-01-12.