St Matthew's Church, Saltney

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St Matthew's Church, Saltney
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St Matthew's Church, Saltney, in 2006, following closure
St Matthew's Church, Saltney
53°10′51.63″N2°56′44.81″W / 53.1810083°N 2.9457806°W / 53.1810083; -2.9457806
LocationFlint Road, Saltney, Flintshire
Country Wales
Denomination Church in Wales
History
Dedication St Matthew
Architecture
Architect(s) John Douglas
Architectural type Church
Groundbreaking 1910
Completed1911
Closed4 June 2000
DemolishedDecember 2008 (destroyed by fire)
Specifications
Materials Brick
Administration
Province York
Diocese Chester
Archdeaconry Chester
Deanery Chester
Parish Lache cum Saltney

St Matthew's Church, Saltney, was in Flint Road, Saltney, Flintshire, Wales (grid reference SJ368654 ).

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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References

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