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词条 St Hilary's Church, Wallasey
释义

  1. History

  2. Architecture

     Exterior  Interior 

  3. External features

  4. See also

  5. References

  6. Further reading

{{Infobox church | name = St Hilary's Church, Wallasey | fullname = | image = St Hilary, Wallasey from the south.jpg| imagesize = | caption = St Hilary's Church, Wallasey, from the south | | pushpin map = Merseyside| pushpin map alt = | pushpin mapsize = 250 | pushpin label position = | map caption = Location in Merseyside|location = Wallasey, Wirral, Merseyside| country = England | coordinates = {{coord|53.4216|-3.0600|region:GB_type:landmark|display= title}} | osgraw = SJ 296 928| denomination = Anglican | churchmanship = Low church| membership = | attendance = | website = St Hilary, Wallasey | former name = | bull date = | founded date = | founder = | dedication = Saint Hilary of Poitiers| dedicated date = | consecrated date = 1859 | cult = | relics = | events = | past bishop = | people = | status = Parish church| functional status = Active| heritage designation = Grade II| designated date = 20 January 1988 | architect = W. & J. Hay| architectural type = Church| style = Gothic, Gothic Revival| groundbreaking = | completed date = | construction cost = | closed date = | demolished date = | capacity = | length = | width = | width nave = | height = | diameter = | other dimensions = | floor count = | floor area = | spire quantity = | spire height = | materials = Stone, slate roofs
Separate tower in stone| parish = Wallasey| deanery = Wallasey| archdeaconry = Chester| diocese = Chester| province = York| presbytery = | synod = | circuit = | district = | division = | subdivision = | rector = Revd Alan William Ward| curate = | priest = | asstpriest = | minister = | assistant = | honpriest = | deacon = | seniorpastor = | pastor = | abbot = | chaplain = | reader = John Tomkins
Valerie Sparks| organistdom = | director = Mr Paul Jackson| organist = | organscholar = | chapterclerk = | laychapter = | warden = Mr James Houghton| flowerguild = | musicgroup = | parishadmin = | serversguild = | logo = | logosize = }}St Hilary's Church is in the town of Wallasey, Wirral, Merseyside, England. It consists of a church built in 1858–59[1] and the separate tower of a former medieval church.[2] Both the church and the tower are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated Grade II listed buildings. The church is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Wallasey.[3]

History

The present building is believed to be the sixth church on the site.[4] The first church is thought to have been built in Saxon times and was probably built of timber and of which there is no trace. Several stones have been found of a Norman structure on the site. It is thought that a new church was built between 1162 and 1182 by William de Waley. This was rebuilt and a tower added during the reigns of Edward I and Edward II. The next rebuilding was in the age of Henry VIII when the tower of 1530 was reconstructed. In 1757, the church was described as ruinous and it was rebuilt.[5]

This structure was accidentally burnt down in 1857, reputedly because the sexton over-stoked the heating boiler, and bacon being cured in the boilerhouse began to drip fat, causing the old prayer mats beneath them to catch fire. Because Wallasey had no fire service, a messenger had to be dispatched to Birkenhead, and by the time the fire brigade arrived the structure was beyond saving.[6] The church was rebuilt as a separate building in 1858–59, leaving the tower as a freestanding edifice. The architects of the present church were W. and J. Hay.[7]

Architecture

Exterior

The church is built in stone with a slate roof. Its plan consists of a nave with clerestory, north and south aisles under lean-to roofs, a crossing tower with transepts, and a chancel with a north vestry and a south chapel.[1]

The separate tower is built in stone and its lower parts date from the 13th century. It is in three stages with diagonal buttresses. On the north and east faces are blocked arches. The louvred bell openings have three lights and at the top is an embattled parapet with gargoyles.[2]

Interior

The roof is arch-braced in type. In the chancel is a two-bay organ loft to the north and a two-bay chapel arcade to the south. The wooden reredos has rich carving. The stalls are dated 1897 and are decorated with Arts and Crafts ornament and enamel plaques.[1] There is a ring of six bells cast by John Taylor & Co in 1859.[8] The churchwardens' accounts begin in 1658 and the parish registers in 1574; both were saved in the fire of 1857.[5]

The organ was built in 1861 by Henry Willis to the design of W. T. Best, who was organist at that time, with two manuals. Around 1903 the instrument was entirely reconstructed as a three-manual organ of 39 stops and 15 couplers, designed by Dr James Lyon, who was organist at the time. The work was carried out by W. Johnson of Birkenhead. In 1924 the organ was moved to the north choir aisle above the vestry. The rebuilt organ was designed by George Dixon and built by Rushworth and Dreaper.[9]

External features

The churchyard contains the war grave of a World War II Royal Air Force officer.[10]

See also

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  • Listed buildings in Wallasey

References

1. ^1 2 {{NHLE |num= 1242754|desc= Church of St Hilary, Wallasey|accessdate= 26 September 2011|mode=cs2|ps=none}}
2. ^1 {{NHLE |num= 1259875|desc= Tower to former Church of St Hilary to south west of present church, Wallasey|accessdate= 26 September 2011|mode=cs2|ps=none|fewer-links=x}}
3. ^{{Citation | url = http://www.achurchnearyou.com/wallasey-st-hilary/| title = St Hilary, Wallasey| accessdate = 26 September 2011| publisher = Church of England}}
4. ^{{citation |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080424061112/http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/st.hilarywallasey |archivedate= 24 April 2008 |url=http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/st.hilarywallasey |title=History |accessdate=7 October 2009 |publisher=St Hilary's Church, Wallasey |year= 2008 }}
5. ^1 {{citation | last =Richards | first =Raymond | title =Old Cheshire Churches | publisher =Batsford | year =1947 | location =London | pages =334–338}}
6. ^Noel E. Smith, Helmets, Handcuffs and Hoses: Wallasey Fire Brigade, pp.14-15, {{ISBN|0-9517762-4-X}}
7. ^{{citation | last =Salter | first =Mark | title =The Old Parish Churches of Cheshire | publisher =Folly Publications | year =1995 | location =Malvern | page =76 | isbn =1-871731-23-2 }}
8. ^{{citation |url= http://dove.cccbr.org.uk/detail.php?searchString=Wallasey%2C+S+Hilary&Submit=++Go++&DoveID=WALLASEY+H |title= Wallasey S Helen |accessdate=11 August 2008 |publisher= Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers }}
9. ^{{citation |url=http://cdmnet.org/Julian/schemes/dixon/wall.htm |title=St. Hilary, Wallasey, Merseyside |accessdate=20 December 2007 |last=Rhodes |first=Julian |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=1999 |month= |work=The George Dixon Archive |publisher= |pages= }}
10. ^{{Citation | url = http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2736361/MUTTER,%20JAMES%20GORDON| title = MUTTER, JAMES GORDON| accessdate = 4 February 2013| publisher = Commonwealth War Graves Commission}}

Further reading

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  • {{cite book|title=Rambles round the old churches of Wirral|first=Charles W.|last=Budden|publisher=Edward Howell Ltd.|location=Liverpool|year=1922|url=https://archive.org/stream/ramblesroundoldc00budd#page/n9/mode/2up}}
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