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词条 St Catharine's Church, Scholes
释义

  1. History

  2. Architecture

  3. Assessment

  4. External features

  5. Reconstruction

  6. See also

  7. References

{{Use British English|date=September 2013}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2013}}{{Infobox church | name = St Catharine's Church, Scholes| fullname = | image = St Catherine's Church, Scholes.jpg| imagesize = 200| imagealt = | landscape = | caption = | pushpin map = Greater Manchester| pushpin map alt = | pushpin mapsize = 250 | map caption = Location in Greater Manchester| location = Lorne Street, Scholes, Wigan, Greater Manchester| country = England | coordinates = {{coord|53.5463|-2.6169|region:GB_type:landmark|display=title}} | osgridref = {{oscoor|NZ274513 |NZ 274,513}} | denomination = Anglican | churchmanship = | membership = | attendance = | website = {{URL|www.achurchnearyou.com/wigan-st-catharine/}} | former name = | bull date = | founded date = | founder = | dedication = | dedicated date = | consecrated date = 6 June 1841| cult = | relics = | events = | past bishop = | people = | status = Parish church| functional status = Active| heritage designation = Grade II| designated date = | architect = Edmund Sharpe| architectural type = Church| style = Gothic Revival | groundbreaking = 1839| completed date = 1841| construction cost = £3,180 | closed date = | demolished date = | capacity = | length = | width = | width nave = | height = | diameter = | other dimensions = | floor count = | floor area = | spire quantity = | spire height = {{convert|190|ft|m|0}}| materials = Sandstone, slate roofs| parish = Wigan, St Catharine| deanery = Wigan | archdeaconry = Warrington | diocese = Liverpool| province = York| presbytery = | synod = | circuit = | district = | division = | subdivision = | archbishop = | bishop = | dean = | subdean = | provost = | provost-rector = | viceprovost = | canon = | canonpastor = | precentor = | archdeacon = | prebendary = | rector = | vicar = Revd Samantha Nicholson | curate = | priest = | asstpriest = | minister = | assistant = | honpriest = | deacon = | seniorpastor = | pastor = | abbot = | chaplain = | reader = | organistdom = | director = | organist = | organscholar = | chapterclerk = | laychapter = | warden = | flowerguild = | musicgroup = | parishadmin = | serversguild = | logo = | logosize = }}St Catharine's Church is in Lorne Street, Scholes, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wigan, the archdeaconry of Warrington and the diocese of Liverpool. Its benefice is united with that of Christ Church, Ince-in-Makerfield.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2] It was a Commissioners' church, having received a grant towards its construction from the Church Building Commission.[3]

History

The church was built in 1839–41 and designed by the Lancaster architect Edmund Sharpe. It was a Commissioners' church costing £3,180 (equivalent to £{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|3180|1841|{{Inflation-year|UK}}|r=-4}}}} in {{Inflation-year|UK}}).{{Inflation-fn|UK|df=y}}[3] A grant of £962 was given towards its cost by the Church Building Commission.[4] The land for the church was given by John Woodcock of Springfield Hall; it was originally a chapel of ease. The church was consecrated on 6 June 1841 by Rt Revd John Bird Sumner, Bishop of Chester. In about 1860 the name "Catherine" was changed to "Catharine" and this spelling has continued to be used until the present. About the same time it was discovered that the church was built on a geological fault and that, as a result of coal mining in the area, the west end of the church had moved, causing the spire to lean and twist.[6] Repairs were necessary and these were assisted by contributions from local collieries. In 1864 the church acquired full status as a parish church.[5]

Architecture

St Catharine's is constructed in sandstone from Billinge[3] and has slate roofs; it is in Early English style.[2] Its plan consists of a six-bay nave with north and south aisles constituting one chamber, a south vestry and a short chancel. At the west end is a steeple linked to the nave by a narthex with stair-turrets in the angles. The tower is square and in two stages, with corner buttresses and pinnacles, and a gable at the top of each face. On top of this is an octagonal belfry, again with a gable on each face; this is in turn surmounted by an octagonal spire, with two tiers of lucarnes. In the lower stage of the tower is a west door and in the upper stage are stepped triple-lancet windows with a clock face above them in the gables. The east window is also a stepped triple-lancet. Inside the church are galleries on three sides supported by cast iron columns, with the organ in the west gallery, and box pews. The west end of the church has been partitioned off by a glazed screen.[2]

Assessment

The church was listed at Grade II on 11 July 1983.[2] The architectural historians Richard Pollard and Nikolaus Pevsner are of the opinion that "the steeple is altogether and quite awkwardly too big for the church".[3] Brandwood et al. state that St Catharine's interior, with its original plan, box pews and galleries, "is the most intact of Sharpe's churches".[6]

External features

The sandstone boundary wall of the churchyard is listed at Grade II,[7] as is the brick-built vicarage that stands to the south of the church.[8]

Reconstruction

In 2012 St Catharine's was granted funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund to straighten the spire, which would have collapsed had it been neglected. Work began the same year on dismantling, reinforcing and reconstructing the spire.[9]

See also

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  • List of architectural works by Edmund Sharpe
  • List of Commissioners' churches in Northeast and Northwest England
  • List of churches in Greater Manchester
  • Listed buildings in Wigan

References

1. ^{{Citation | url = http://www.achurchnearyou.com/wigan-st-catharine/ | title = St Catharine, Wigan | accessdate = 16 April 2010 | publisher = Church of England}}
2. ^1 2 3 {{NHLE |num= 1384484|desc= Church of St Catherine, Wigan|access-date= 28 May 2012 |mode=cs2}}
3. ^1 2 {{Citation | last =Pollard| first =Richard | authorlink = | last2 = Pevsner | first2 = Nikolaus | author2-link =Nikolaus Pevsner| series= The Buildings of England|title =Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West |edition= | publisher =Yale University Press | year =2006 | location =New Haven and London | page = 662| isbn =0-300-10910-5 }}
4. ^1 {{Citation | last = Port| first = M. H.| author-link = | year = 2006| title = 600 New Churches: The Church Building Commission 1818–1856 | edition = 2nd| publication-place = Reading| place = | publisher = Spire Books| page = 335| isbn = 978-1-904965-08-4| doi = | oclc = | url = | accessdate =}}
5. ^1 {{Citation | last = Bithell Bill | author-link = | year = 1991| title = The First 150 Years of St Catharines's Church Wigan| publisher = Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerks| url = http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Wigan/Wigan/stcatharine/stcatherine.html| accessdate = 17 April 2010}}
6. ^{{Citation | last = Brandwood| first = Geoff| author-link = | last2 = Austin| first2 = Tim| last3 = Hughes| first3 = John| last4 = Price| first4 = James| year = 2012| title = The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin| publication-place = Swindon| publisher = English Heritage| pages = 23–24, 211| isbn = 978-1-84802-049-8}}
7. ^{{NHLE |num= 1384485|desc= Boundary Wall of Church of St Catherine, Wigan|access-date= 28 May 2012 |mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}}
8. ^{{NHLE |num= 1384486|desc= St Catherine's Vicarage, Wigan|access-date= 28 May 2012|mode=cs2|fewer-links=yes}}
9. ^{{Citation |url=http://www.wigantoday.net/news/local-news/work-starts-on-wonky-historic-church-steeple-1-4209031|title= Work starts on wonky historic church steeple|publisher=Wigan Evening Post | publication-date = 3 February 2012| accessdate =21 May 2012}}
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