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St Silas Church (other)
St Silas Church may refer to: * St Silas' Church, Blackburn * St Silas Church, Kentish Town *St Silas Church, Sheffield St Silas Church is a former church built in 1867 in Broomhall, Sheffield, England. It was under the administration of the Diocese of Sheffield from its creation in 1914 until the closure of the church in 2000. History St Silas Church, named af ... * St Silas' Church, Lozells {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Silas' Church, Blackburn
St Silas' Church is in Preston New Road, Blackburn, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Blackburn with Darwen, the archdeaconry of Blackburn, and the diocese of Blackburn. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. History St Silas' was designed in 1878 by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin, but building did not start until 1894. The first phase was completed by 1898, this did not include the tower. The church cost £10,000 (equivalent to £ in ), and provided seating for 609 people. The tower, measuring in height, was not added until 1913–14. At the same time a porch was built, but the planned spire was never added; this phase cost over £6,000. Before the church was built, services had been held from 1846 in a nearby Sunday school, and then in a school built in 1884–85. Architecture Exterior The church is constructed in sandstone with freeston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Silas Church, Kentish Town
The Church of Saint Silas the Martyr is a Church of England parish church in Kentish Town, London. The church is a grade II* listed building. History The church was built from 1911 to 1913, and designed by the architect Ernest Charles Shearman. The Church of St Silas replaced an earlier mission church. The building was funded through a £7,000 donation in the will of Henry Howard Paul, a wealthy American who had spent most of his career in the United Kingdom. The church was consecrated on 26 October 1912 by Arthur Winnington-Ingram, the then Bishop of London. On 10 June 1954, the church was designated a grade II* listed building. Present day The church stands in the Anglo-Catholic tradition of the Church of England. Gallery St Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, London NW5 - East end - geograph.org.uk - 981671.jpg , Nave towards the altar St Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, London NW5 - West end - geograph.org.uk - 981668.jpg , Nave towards the font St Silas the Martyr, Kentis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Silas Church, Sheffield
St Silas Church is a former Church (building), church built in 1867 in Broomhall, Sheffield, England. It was under the administration of the Diocese of Sheffield from its creation in 1914 until the closure of the church in 2000. History St Silas Church, named after Saint Silas, was built in 1867. The first vicar of the church was Charles Sisum Wright. It was consecrated for use as a church in 1869. The building was designated a Grade II listed structure on 28 July 1973. On 1 December 2000, the church was closed after 133 years of continuous operation. The YMCA acquired ownership of the Church in 2006 with the intention of converting it into a local medical centre and offices with the adjacent vicarage to be used as a car park. However, this plan never came to fruition. In 2014, Claypenny Properties received permission from the Bishop of Sheffield to convert a portion of the building into student accommodation flats. Architecture The church was built in the Victorian era ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |