St Bede's Church, Widnes

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St Bede's Church, Widnes

St Bede's Church, Widnes

St Bede's Church, Widnes (Cheshire)
St Bede's Church, Widnes
Position of church in Cheshire
Basic information
Location Widnes, Halton, Cheshire, England
Geographic coordinates 53°22′17″N 2°43′48″W / 53.3715, -2.7300Coordinates: 53°22′17″N 2°43′48″W / 53.3715, -2.7300
Religious affiliation Roman Catholic
District Archdiocese of Liverpool
Ecclesiastical status Parish church
Architectural description
Architect(s) Weightman & Hadfield
Architectural type Church
Architectural style Gothic Revival
Year completed 1847
Specifications
Materials Red sandstone, slate roof

St Bede's Church, Widnes is in the town of Widnes, Halton, Cheshire, England (grid reference SJ514863). It is a Grade II listed building[1] and an active Roman Catholic church.[2]

The church was completed in 1847 to a design by Weightman and Hadfield.[3] It is built in red sandstone with a slate roof. Its plan consists of a west tower, a nave with clerestory, north and south aisles, a chancel and a south porch. The tower has angle buttresses, gargoyles and crenellations. The altar dated 1850 is said to be by Pugin.[1] The organ is large and sited under the tower.[3]

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  1. ^ a b Images of England: Church of St Bede, Widnes. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-03-19.
  2. ^ Widnes. Archdiocese of Liverpool. Retrieved on 2008-03-19.
  3. ^ a b Pollard, Richard; Nikolaus Pevsner (2006). The Buildings of England: Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West. New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 652–653. ISBN 0 300 10910 5. 

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