St Matthew's Church, Widcombe
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St Matthew's Church in Widcombe is located on Cambridge Place in Widcombe
, the southeastern section of Bath, Somerset. Built 1846-1847 principally to designs by Bath City Architect
George Phillips Manners
, it is situated above the Widcombe Locks of the Kennet and Avon Canal
and opposite the Church Room Institute on Cambridge Place. It is one of two churches in the parish of Widcombe, the other being the much older St Thomas à Becket.
The church is dismissively described by Pevsner in his Buildings of England guides as "St. Matthew, Cambridge Place, Widcombe. 1846–7 by Manners & Gill. Dull, in the Dec[orative] style, with a [south] tower carrying a broach spire."
The tall spire used to hold bells however these were removed.
Refurbishment during the 1970s adapted the church for use as a parish hall and provided meeting rooms and venues for various events.
The parish is part of the benefice
of Bath Widcombe within the Bath deanery.
Widcombe, Bath
Widcombe is a district of Bath, England, immediately south-east of the city centre, across the River Avon.Widcombe was part of the hundred of Bath Forum.Widcombe Manor House is a grade I listed manor house built in 1656...
, the southeastern section of Bath, Somerset. Built 1846-1847 principally to designs by Bath City Architect
Bath City Architect
The prominent post of Bath City Architect was bestowed by the Corporation of Bath, England, on an architect who would be repeatedly chosen for civic projects.* Thomas Warr Attwood –1775* Thomas Baldwin 1780–1792* John Palmer 1792–1817...
George Phillips Manners
George Phillips Manners
George Phillips Manners was an English architect, City Architect and →to the city of Bath from 1823 to 1862.In his early career he worked with Charles Harcourt Masters and after about 1845 was in partnership with C.E. Gill...
, it is situated above the Widcombe Locks of the Kennet and Avon Canal
Kennet and Avon Canal
The Kennet and Avon Canal is a waterway in southern England with an overall length of , made up of two lengths of navigable river linked by a canal. The name is commonly used to refer to the entire length of the navigation rather than solely to the central canal section...
and opposite the Church Room Institute on Cambridge Place. It is one of two churches in the parish of Widcombe, the other being the much older St Thomas à Becket.
The church is dismissively described by Pevsner in his Buildings of England guides as "St. Matthew, Cambridge Place, Widcombe. 1846–7 by Manners & Gill. Dull, in the Dec[orative] style, with a [south] tower carrying a broach spire."
The tall spire used to hold bells however these were removed.
Refurbishment during the 1970s adapted the church for use as a parish hall and provided meeting rooms and venues for various events.
The parish is part of the benefice
Benefice
A benefice is a reward received in exchange for services rendered and as a retainer for future services. The term is now almost obsolete.-Church of England:...
of Bath Widcombe within the Bath deanery.