Church Of St Bede is a Grade II listed building in the Halton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 October 1983. Catholic church.
Church Of St Bede
- WRENN ID
- ghost-pinnacle-sable
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Halton
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 October 1983
- Type
- Catholic church
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SJ 58 SW FORMER BOROUGH OF WIDNES APPLETON ROAD 2/86 Church of St. Bede
II
Catholic Church, 1847, by Weightman & Hadfield, in red sandstone with slate roof. Large west tower with angle buttresses, gargoyles and crenellations. The windows are paired lancets to nave, curvilinear to the chancel (with stained glass) and trefoil to clerestorey. The main entrance, in the tower is in Decorated style. Interior: Side aisles formed by alternate round and octagonal sandstone columns supporting large Gothic arches. nave roof has exposed rafters with scissor bracing and simple hammerbeam supports, whereas the chancel has rafters formed into braced collar trusses, also with hammer beam supports. Plastered walls and ceilings between timbers. Central altar of 1850 reputed to be a design of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin. Large organ at high level in tower area.
Listing NGR: SJ5145086295
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