- Church of St Mary the Virgin, Halkyn
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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Halkyn 
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Halkyn, from the southeastCoordinates: 53°13′54″N 3°11′10″W / 53.2316°N 3.1862°W OS grid reference SJ 209 711 Location Halkyn, Flintshire Country Wales Denomination Anglican History Dedication Mary the Virgin Consecrated 29 October 1878 Architecture Status Parish church Functional status Active Heritage designation Grade I Designated 24 February 1983 Architect(s) John Douglas Architectural type Church Style Gothic Revival Groundbreaking 1877 Completed 1878 Administration Diocese St Asaph Province Wales The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Halkyn is to the north of the village of Halkyn, Flintshire, Wales. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of St Asaph.[1] The church is a Grade I listed building.[2]
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History
A church has been present in Halkyn for at least 1,000 years. However the present church dates only from 1878 when the old church was demolished and a new church was built on a different site.[3] It was designed by the Chester architect John Douglas and paid for the by 1st Duke of Westminster.[4]
Architecture and contents
The plan of the church consists of a chancel, a four-bay nave with a north aisle, a south porch and a tower at the northeast corner.[4] Its architectural style is Gothic Revival with a mixture of Early English and Decorated.[5] It is built in stone which is ashlar both externally and internally.[4]
The internal furnishings are in detailed joinery which were designed by Douglas. The windows contain a compete set of stained glass by Heaton, Butler and Bayne. Within a south buttress is a crucifixion panel which was formerly part of a 14th-century churchyard cross.[4][5]
Hubbard considers it to be "one of the best Victorian churches in Clwyd".[4] which "sets the tone for virtually all his [Douglas'] subsequent churches".[5]
See also
- List of new churches by John Douglas
References
- ^ St Mary's, Halkyn, Diocese of St Asaph, http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/parishholding/asaph/a610-en/churches-en/st-marys-halkyn_-en/church_view, retrieved 21 May 2009
- ^ Listed Buildings in Wales: Flintshire, Cadw
- ^ Halkyn / Helygain, GENUKI, http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/FLN/Halkyn/index.html, retrieved 21 May 2009
- ^ a b c d e Hubbard, Edward (1986), Clwyd, The Buildings of Wales, London: Penguin, pp. 359–360, ISBN 0-14-071052-3
- ^ a b c Hubbard, Edward (1991), The Work of John Douglas, London: The Victorian Society, pp. 134–137, ISBN 0-901657-16-6
Categories:- Religious buildings completed in 1878
- 19th-century church buildings
- Gothic Revival architecture in Wales
- Anglican churches in Wales
- John Douglas buildings
- Grade I listed churches
- Grade I listed buildings in Flintshire
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