- Christ Church, Bala
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Christ Church, Bala, during restoration in 2007
Christ Church, Bala, is in Bala, Gwynedd, Wales (grid reference SH926362). It is an active Anglican church in the deanery of Penllyn & Edeyrnion, the archdeaconry of Wrexham, and the diocese of St Asaph.[1] The church was designated a Grade II listed building on 13 December 2001.[2]
The first church to be built on the site was in 1811.[3] The present church was built between 1853 and 1857.[4] The stalls and prayer desks were designed by the Chester architect John Douglas.[5] By the 2000s the church building had deteriorated and between March and November 2007 repairs and restoration were carried out at a cost of £600,000.[6]
See also
- List of church restorations, amendments and furniture by John Douglas
References
- ^ The deanery of Penllyn & Edeyrnion, Church in Wales, http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/asaph/local/deaneries/penllyn.html, retrieved 1 July 2009
- ^ Listed Buildings in Wales: Gwynedd, Cadw
- ^ Historic background, Gwynedd Archaeological Trust, http://www.heneb.co.uk/balaandlakeside/characterareaseng/char02.html, retrieved 2 July 2009
- ^ BALA, Christ Church, Historic Churches Preservation Trust., http://www.churchplansonline.org/retrieve_results.asp?search_args=x%3DBALA%2C+Christ+Church, retrieved 2 July 2009
- ^ Hubbard, Edward (1991), The Work of John Douglas, London: The Victorian Society, p. 277, ISBN 0 901657 16 6
- ^ Christ Church, Bala, Gwynedd, Wales, Heritage Link, http://www.heritagelink.org.uk/christ-church-bala-gwynedd-wales/, retrieved 2 July 2009
External links
Church website Coordinates: 52°54′45″N 3°35′50″W / 52.9125°N 3.5972°W
Categories:- Churches in Gwynedd
- Religious buildings completed in 1857
- 19th-century Anglican church buildings
- Gothic Revival architecture in Wales
- Grade II listed churches
- Grade II listed buildings in Gwynedd
- United Kingdom church stubs
- Welsh building and structure stubs
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