Woodlands: St Stephen

Name:
Woodlands: St Stephen
Record Type:
Church
Church code:
627431
Diocese:
Oxford
Archdeaconry:
Berkshire
Parish:
Great Shefford

Statutory Designation Information

Listed Building?
This is a Grade II 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 not in a Conservation Area

Heritage At Risk Status

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

Approximate Date

Approximate Date:
Victorian/Pre-WWI

Exterior Image

Exterior image of 627431 Woodlands St Stephen
Caption:
Exterior image of 627431 Woodlands St Stephen
Description:
Photograph of the exterior of St Stephen church Woodlands taken 14 August 2013
Year / Date:
2013
Copyright:
Basher Eyre
Originator:
Basher Eyre

Summary Description

The church was built in 1837 as a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel. It fell into disuse by the end of the C19 and in 1910 was acquired by local resident and benefactor, Captain Burmester, to convert into a church for the inhabitants of Shefford Woodlands to save them the walk to and from the parish church in the valley below. It was consecrated for use by the Church of England in 1911 at which time two short transepts and a north porch and entrance were added, the latter replacing the chapel entrance at the west end.

Visiting and Facilities

The church is open for worship.
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Church Website

Church Website:
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Sources and Further Information

Basher Eyre (2013) Exterior image of 627431 Woodlands St Stephen [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Exterior image of 627431 Woodlands St Stephen
Church of England (2021) A Church Near You https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/6063/ [Digital Archive/Index]
View information on worship and access at this church
Church Buildings Council (2019) Church Bells 1 Bell [Archive/Index]
1 Bell