St Oswald's Church, Bidston
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| St Oswald's Church, Bidston | |
St Oswald's Church, Bidston |
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| Basic information | |
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| Location | Bidston, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, England |
| Geographic coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Religious affiliation | Anglican |
| District | Diocese of Chester |
| Ecclesiastical status | Parish church |
| Leadership | Rev. Ron Iveson, vicar |
| Website | St Oswald's, Bidston |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | W. & J. Hay G. E. Grayson |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Gothic , Gothic Revival |
| Year completed | 1882 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Coursed and squared rubble Westmorland slate roof with ridge cresting |
St Oswald's Church, Bidston is in Bidston, an area of Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, England (grid reference SJ283903). It is a Grade II listed building.[1] It is an active parish church.[2]
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[edit] History
The original church dates back to the 13th century.[3] The present tower dates from the early 16th century. The rest of the church was rebuilt in 1855–56 by W. & J. Hay in Gothic Revival style. An extension was made to the chancel in 1882 by G. E. Grayson.[4]
[edit] Structure
The church is built from coursed and squared rubble in large blocks with a roof of Westmorland slate with ridge cresting. Its plan consists of a west tower, a nave, north and south aisles with gable roofs, a south porch, and a chancel.[1] Heraldic shields over the west door date it between 1504 and 1521.[4] The tower is in three stages with angle buttresses and an embattled parapet.[1]
[edit] Fittings and furniture
In the chancel is a sedilia dated 1882. The reredos is a mosaic depicting The Last Supper by Salviati over which is a wooden canopy frieze.[1] The stained glass includes windows by Morris & Co., R. Anning Bell, H. Gustave Hiller, H. Hughes, Powell and Frank O. Salisbury.[4] The ring is of six bells.[5]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d Images of England: Church of St Oswald, Birkenhead. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
- ^ St Oswald's Church, Bidston. St Oswald's Church, Bidston. Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
- ^ Salter, Mark (1995). The Old Parish Churches of Cheshire. Malvern: Folly Publications, 24. ISBN 1871731232.
- ^ a b c Pevsner, Nikolaus; Edward Hubbard [1971] (2003). The Buildings of England: Cheshire. New Haven: Yale University Press, 95. ISBN 0 300 09588 0.
- ^ Bell-ringing. St Oswald's Church, Bidston. Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
