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Church in Flintshire, Wales From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
St Matthew's Church, Saltney, was in Flint Road, Saltney, Flintshire, Wales (grid reference SJ368654).
St Matthew's Church, Saltney | |
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53°10′51.63″N 2°56′44.81″W | |
Location | Flint Road, Saltney, Flintshire |
Country | Wales |
Denomination | Church in Wales |
History | |
Dedication | St Matthew |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | John Douglas |
Architectural type | Church |
Groundbreaking | 1910 |
Completed | 1911 |
Closed | 4 June 2000 |
Demolished | December 2008 (destroyed by fire) |
Specifications | |
Materials | Brick |
Administration | |
Province | York |
Diocese | Chester |
Archdeaconry | Chester |
Deanery | Chester |
Parish | Lache cum Saltney |
The church was opened in 1911 as a mission church to the parish church of St Mark, Saltney.[1] St Mark's Church is an Anglican church in the parish of Lache cum Saltney, the deanery of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the diocese of Chester.[2]
St Matthew's was designed by the Chester architect John Douglas and built in brick with lancet windows. It was intended to have a longer nave and a tower at the northwest, but these were never completed. Its plan consisted of a broad nave and a chancel with a south aisle. In the series The Buildings of Wales, Edward Hubbard expressed the opinion that the church was "not impressive externally" although "the interior is more rewarding".[3]
After the church became redundant, it was closed on 4 June 2000.[4] The building was destroyed by fire in December 2008.[5]
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