St Silas Church, Sheffield

St Silas Church

St Silas Church in 2017
Location Broomhall, Sheffield
Country United Kingdom
Denomination Church of England
History
Founded 1867
Architecture
Status Disused
Heritage designation Grade II listed
Style Victorian Gothic

St Silas Church is a church built in 1867 in Broomhall, Sheffield. Until its closure, it was under the administration of the Diocese of Sheffield.

History

St Silas Church, named after Saint Silas, was built in 1867.[1] The first vicar of the church was Charles Sisum Wright.[2] It was consecrated for use as a church in 1869.[3]

Historic England designated the building a Grade II listed structure on 28 July 1973.[4]

On 1 December 2000, the church was closed after 133 years of continuous operation.[5]

The YMCA acquired ownership of the Church in 2006 with the intention of converting it into a local medical centre and offices with the adjacent vicarage to be used as a car park.[6] However, this plan never came to fruition.

In 2014, Claypenny Properties received permission from the Bishop of Sheffield to convert a portion of the building into student accommodation flats.[7]

Architecture

St Silas Church in 1901.

The church was built in the Victorian era in a Gothic revival style of masonry which was a popular architectural movement at the time.[8]

A large four-panelled stained glass window on the northern facade of the church tower depicts four stories from the Bible and three archangels.[9] There are several other stained glass windows around the church which are in-keeping with the Pre-Raphaelite style of the main one.[10]

A plaque in memorial of those who died in the First World War and the original altar are among the objects which remain in the church at present.[11]

References

Coordinates: 53°22′33″N 1°28′59″W / 53.37575°N 1.48306°W / 53.37575; -1.48306

  1. ↑ "Bid to keep memories of church alive". The Star. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  2. ↑ Bell, Pauline (22 May 2014). Sheffield Six at Home in Hillsborough, Loxley and Wadsley. p. 31. ISBN 9781291569049.
  3. ↑ "The Consecration of St Silas Church, Broomhall". Sheffield Independent Newspaper. 6 February 1869.
  4. ↑ "Church of St Silas". Historic England. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Gilcar (Sheffield) St Silas Parish Records". The National Archives. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "The Future of St Silas Church, Broomhall". St Andrew's United Reform Church. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "St Silas Flats". Claypenny Properties. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Church of St Silas". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "The Stained Glass Windows in St Silas Church, Broomhall". Our Broomhall. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "St Silas Church Window Designs". Our Broomhall. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "St Silas Broomhall". Sheffield Soldiers of the Great War. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
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