St Bartholomew's Church, Sealand

St Bartholomew's Church, Sealand
53.2128°N 2.9709°W / 53.2128; -2.9709
OS grid reference	SJ 352 688
Location	Sealand, Flintshire
Country	Wales
Denomination	Anglican
History
Dedication	St Bartholomew
Consecrated	15 October 1867
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade II
Designated	29 March 1993
Architect(s)	John Douglas
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking	1865
Completed	1867
Specifications
Nave width	26 feet (8 m)
Other dimensions	Nave length 62 feet (19 m), Chancel width 17 feet (5 m), length 24 feet (7 m)
Spire height	65 feet (20 m)
Materials	Sandstone
Administration
Province	Wales
Diocese	St Asaph
Archdeaconry	Wrexham
Deanery	Hawarden

St Bartholomew's Church, Sealand, is in Sealand, Flintshire, Wales and in the diocese of St Asaph^[1][2] The church is designated as a Grade II listed building.^[3]

History

The church was built between 1865 and 1867 to a design by the Chester architect John Douglas.^[4] It was one of Douglas's earliest churches and is in the High Victorian style of Gothic Revival architecture. The site for the church was given by the River Dee Company who also partly paid for it.^[5] It was consecrated on 15 October 1867.^[6]

Architecture and contents

The church is built in sandstone from Helsby, Cheshire. Its plan consists of a nave and a chancel, with a small north transept to contain the organ and a tower on the south side of the chancel containing a vestry.^[6] The church is without aisles and is "not large, but expensively done" with an ashlar interior.^[5] The tower has a pyramid spire and a turret against its lower part. The stained glass in the east window of 1867 is by Hardman & Co. and was donated by Douglas. The stained glass in the west window dates from 1880 and is by Kempe.^[5]

See also

• List of new churches by John Douglas

References

1. "St Bartholomew's Church Sealand – Borderlands Mission Area".
2. St Bartholomew, Sealand, Church in Wales, retrieved 15 October 2013
3. Cadw, "Church of St Bartholomew (Grade II) (62)", National Historic Assets of Wales, retrieved 2 April 2019
4. Hubbard, Edward (1991), The Work of John Douglas, London: The Victorian Society, p. 239, ISBN 0-901657-16-6
5. Hubbard, Edward (1986), The Buildings of Wales: Clwyd, London: Penguin, p. 420, ISBN 0-14-071052-3
6. Sealand, GENUKI, retrieved 20 May 2009

Further reading

• Hubbard, Edward (1991), The Work of John Douglas, London: The Victorian Society, pp. 48, 50, ISBN 0-901657-16-6