Wellington: St Margaret of Antioch

Name:
Wellington: St Margaret of Antioch
Record Type:
Church
Church code:
618123
Diocese:
Hereford
Archdeaconry:
Hereford
Parish:
Wellington

Statutory Designation Information

Listed Building?
This is a Grade I Listed Building
View more information about this Listed Building on the National Heritage List for England web site
Scheduled Monument?
There is no Scheduled Monument within the curtilage or precinct

National Park

The church is not in a National Park

Conservation Area

The church is in the following Conservation Area: Wellington

Heritage At Risk Status

On Heritage At Risk Register?
This church is not on the Heritage at Risk Register
 

Approximate Date

Approximate Date:
Medieval

Exterior Image

Exterior image of 618123  St Margaret of Antioch, Wellington
Caption:
Exterior image of 618123 St Margaret of Antioch, Wellington
Description:
Photograph of the exterior of St Margaret of Antioch, Wellington
Year / Date:
2018, January 30
Copyright:
This image is licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic licence.
Originator:
Philip Pankhurst (of geograph.org.uk)

Summary Description

The church of St Margaret of Antioch is of high archaeological, architectural and historical significance. It retains contains a significant amount of late Romanesque fabric, and the west tower in particular is an interesting and unusual design of this period. The rest of the building is essentially medieval, although the chancel in particular was heavily restored in the 1880s. The building is notable for its roof carpentry, that of the south porch being particularly remarkable, and for the survival of three medieval bells. The church also has post-medieval furnishings of note, including a series of distinctive late Georgian wall monuments. However most of the furnishings date from the late Victorian restoration, and are only of moderate significance. The churchyard contains a medieval cross, several listed table tombs and a war memorial. Together the church and churchyard make an important contribution to the character and appearance of the Wellington Conservation Area.

Visiting and Facilities

The church is open for worship.
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Church Website

Church Website:
https://www.wellingtonandthepyons.org.uk/

Sources and Further Information

CWGC (2016) Commonwealth War Graves Commission CWGC Unique File Reference Number: 7612 [Bibliography/Data]
Number of War Graves: 1
Philip Pankhurst (of geograph.org.uk) (2018, January 30) Interior image of 618123 St Margaret of Antioch, Wellington [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Interior image of 618123 St Margaret of Antioch, Wellington
Philip Pankhurst (of geograph.org.uk) (2018, January 30) Exterior image of 618123 St Margaret of Antioch, Wellington [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Exterior image of 618123  St Margaret of Antioch, Wellington
Church of England (2021) A Church Near You https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/10763/ [Digital Archive/Index]
View information on worship and access at this church
ICBS (1817-1989) Incorporated Church Building Society Archive https://images.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk/luna/servlet/detail/LPLIBLPL~34~34~138286~119623 [Archive/Graphic material]

Ground plan

ICBS File Number - 09114

Coverage - 1887

Created by NICHOLSON (THOMAS) & SON

Church Buildings Council (2019) Church Bells 7 Bells [Archive/Index]
7 Bells