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Waberthwaite, Cumbria,
St. John.
Interior view. SD 1003 9512. Both ©
Ian Lewis. Link.
Grade II* listed.
Waddesdon,
Buckinghamshire, St. Michael and All Angels.
Two views of the interior - 1,
2, the
font, and the
tomb of a knight. SP 7402 1698.
All © David Regan (2019).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
The Methodist Church (originally Wesleyan) is on
High Street, and was seen by
Streetview in 2022. It has a date-stone for 1877. SP 7421 1691.
Link.
The Old Chapel (2008
Streetview) on Frederick Street is a former Baptist Chapel.
It pre-dates a map of 1900. SP 7431 1703.
Waddesdon Hill,
Buckinghamshire,
Strict and Particular Baptist Chapel (1792), now in
the care of The Friends of Friendless Churches. Another view, and two interior views -
1, 2.
SP 7531 1504. All © Tim Flitcroft (2012).
Link.
Waddingham, Lincolnshire,
St. Mary and St. Peter. Another view,
the
interior, chancel (note the
sanctus bell, a rare survival) and
font. SK 9873 9635. All © David Regan (2012).
Another view, and two more of the
interior - 1,
2, all
© Chris Stafford (2013).
Link.
Grade II* listed. The Methodist
Church stands at the junction of High Street and Silver Street. It consists
of an extension, and the converted former Sunday School, on the site of a
Primitive Methodist Chapel. This
source dates the P.M. Chapel to 1865, demolished 1995, and also has a photo
of it. It also says there was an earlier chapel of 1835, but doesn't locate it.
SK 9818 9609.
©
David Regan (2021).
Link. The Wesleyan Chapel stood on Common Road
at SK 9842 9615. It's dated
here to 1815, and the house now on the site can be seen
here, © David Regan (2021). Does
anything of the chapel survive?
Waddington, Lancashire,
St. Helen. © Steve Bulman. Interior
view, © John Balaam (2016).
Link.
Methodist Church, © Steve Bulman.
Link. Chapel at Waddington Almshouses
(Hospital). SD 729 441. © Philip Kapp.
Waddington, Lincolnshire,
St. Michael, on High Street. Dating from 1954, it was built to replace the
original church, destroyed in WWII. SK 9761 6419. © Jim Parker.
Another view, two of the interior -
1,
2,
and the font
(did it come from the old church?), all © Chris Stafford (2014).
Some photos of the old church (including the interior) are available
here. Waddington Methodist Church, also on High Street,
was originally Wesleyan. Its
Genuki entry provides dates of 1905-2005. SK 9759 6432. © Jim Parker. Older
maps show an earlier Wesleyan chapel on Hill Top at
SK 9745 6395. It, or a newer building with the same footprint, can be seen on a
Streetview from 2012. A
United Free Methodist Chapel is shown on old maps
on Bar Lane at SK 9770 6423. Now demolished,
Genuki dates it to "before 1862" to "after 1933". It stood on what is now a
parking area, seen here in a
Streetview from 2017. Genuki also mentions a Friends'
Meeting House on Maltkin Lane (Malt Kiln Lane on Streetview), with dates
of 1695-1826, and that it had a graveyard. The grid reference on Genuki is SK
97556 64001, and this ties in with an area labelled "B.G.", or burial ground, on
the south side of the lane. It can be seen on a
Streetview from 2012. I
don't know if anything survives of the meeting house. Genuki also identifies
another Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (1917-1850) on
Maltkiln Lane, but I haven't been able to locate its site accurately.
Waddingworth, Lincolnshire, St.
Margaret. © Dave Hitchborne.
Wadebridge, Cornwall,
St. Petroc (C) at Egloshayle. Curiously, Pevsner has it as "St. Conan (?)". This
is perhaps because of the presence of St. Conan, a Mission Church, across the
river. To add to this, the church notice board doesn't give a dedication, and
older large-scale O.S. maps call it St. Paul. SX 0008 7191. © Steve Bulman
(2010). Two additional views -
1,
2, both © Bill Henderson (2017). The
font, ©
Christopher Skottowe (1973).
Link.
The
grade I listing says it's "apparently undedicated", of Norman origins, but
mainly C15 fabric. The lych-gate and many of the graveyard monuments are also
listed - they can be accessed from
here. The former Methodist Church on
Egloshayle Road - the photo taken
from across the river. This was originally Wesleyan, pre-dating a map of 1888,
and was being offered for sale in 2010. SW 9926 7244. © Steve Bulman (2010).
The Christian Centre
on Molesworth Street
was originally Congregational. SW 9881 7239. © Graeme Harvey (2011).
Wadebridge
Methodist Church
on Fairpark Road is now known as Cornerstone. SW 9905 7205. © Paul E.
Barnett (2024).
Link.
St. Mary (CoE) has been demolished. It stood on New
Park Road at SW
9905 7205, and the site can be seen
here. The evidently fresh
work suggests that the demolition might have been relatively recent when the
Streetview camera went past in 2009. St. Michael
(R.C., opened 1947) can be seen on a
2017 Streetview. SW 9890 7245.
Link. A United Methodist Chapel once stood at
SW 9931 7235. The
2018 Streetview shows a
house called "Old Chapel" - the chapel itself stood closer to the road.
Wadeford, Somerset, the former Baptist Chapel. It pre-dates a map of 1887,
and seems to have survived until after WWII, but I haven't been able to discover
a closure date. Another view. ST 3097
1059. Both © Chris Kippin (2022).
Wadenhoe,
Northamptonshire. The church has two dedications -
St. Michael and All Saints, and St. Giles. Two additional views - 1,
2.
A curious feature is this blind
arcading in the exterior north wall of the tower. Howard Richter has advised
that Pevsner, in his Northamptonshire, notes that there are a number of
churches with broadly similar features, and suggests that they were simply a
local fashion. The other churches mentioned are Brackley St. James, Burton
Latimer, Caldecott, Higham Ferrers, Mears Ashby, Moreton Pinkney, Raunds, and
Stanwick. Two interior views - 1,
2, and the
font. TL 009 833. All
© David Regan (2016).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Wadhurst, East Sussex,
St. Peter and St. Paul. From an old postcard, Geoff
Watt's Collection. A modern view, the
interior, and the
font, all © Elaine Sanders (2016).
Grade I listed. The former
Methodist Church, built as Wesleyan in 1874. It is presently for sale. ©
Elaine Sanders (2016).
Wadworth, South Yorkshire, St. John the
Baptist. © Pete Day. Link.
Waen (north of
Llandyrnog), Denbighshire, Capel y Dyffryn
(Calvinistic Methodist).
Its Coflein
entry says built 1777, re-built 1836. SJ 1074 6584. © Martin Briscoe.
Grade II listed, where it says it dates from 1836, as successor to a 1777
chapel at Cefn Bithel. There's a Cefn Bithel about ¾ of a mile north of Capel y Dyffryn.
A tiny hamlet, none of the available maps show a chapel here, and none of the
buildings suggest that anything of the chapel survives.
Waen
(near Nantglyn), Denbighshire, Soar
Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, as seen by
Streetview in 2009. SH 9985 6223.
Church website (in Welsh).
The
Coflein entry tells us that it originally dates from 1811, though the
present building is of the re-build of 1862. Alternative sources give a
foundation date of 1801.
Grade II listed (chapel and school). The associated stable of 1811 is also
grade II listed.
Wainfleet All Saints,
Lincolnshire, All Saints (1820-1).
Another view, two of the interior -
1,
2, and the
font. TF 4972 5869. All
© David Regan (2020 and
2022).
Link.
Grade II listed. The former
Primitive Methodist Chapel on Rumbold Lane of 1869 was closed in 1933.
TF 4991 5888. © David Regan
(2020).
Link advises of an earlier P.M. chapel of 1838, but doesn't specify its
location. The former Salvation Army
Barracks on St. John Street dates from 1884.
TF 4989 5897. © David Regan
(2020).
Link. The Methodist Church
on St. John
Street was built as Wesleyan in 1902. According to the
church website
it was preceded by four earlier chapels on the same site.
TF 4990 5900. © David Regan
(2020). The site of the
long-demolished St. Thomas, now part of a cemetery.
The Memorial Gateway is quite
impressive. TF 4988 5926. Both © David Regan (2021).
Link1.
Link2.
Wainfleet Bank,
Lincolnshire, the burial
ground, and site of the demolished All Saints - it's successor was All Saints in
Wainfleet All Saints. TF 4727 5922.
© David Regan (2020). The
former St. Luke on Back Lane
is labelled as St. Luke's Mission Church & School on older O.S. maps.
David speculates that it may have been a mission from All Saints in Wainfleet
All Saints. Can you confirm this? Its
Genuki
entry dates it to "before 1890". TF 4694 5935. © David Regan (2020). The
former Methodist Church on Mill
Lane of 1838-1990's was originally Primitive Methodist. TF 4709 5920. © David
Regan (2020).
Wainfleet St. Mary, Lincolnshire,
St. Mary. TF 4711 5868. ©
Dave Hitchborne. Another
view, two of the interior (taken through windows) -
1,
2, and the
lych-gate, all © Chris
Stafford (2015). Another view,
three more of the interior - 1,
2,
3, and
the font,
all © David Regan (2022).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Waingroves,
Derbyshire, the Methodist Church (2000) on Waingroves Road. SK 4117 4954.
© David Regan (2021).
Link. It is successor
to Refuge Chapel on Church Street,
originally United Free Methodist. It's dated
here to 1867,
re-built in 1880 following a fire.
SK 4127 4930. © David Regan (2021).
A photo
here from 2000 shows it when it was still the Methodist Church.
Wainstalls, West Yorkshire,
the former Mount Pleasant Wesleyan Reform Chapel. The image in this
source, which is
obviously the same building as the one photographed by David, says in its text
entry (here)
that it stands on Saltonstall Lane, which is some distance to the N.N.W., and
that it was opened in 1857. In fact it stands on Wainstalls Road, as a
Streetview of 2010 shows.
The 25" O.S. map of 1888-1913 labels it as Methodist Chapel (Free United),
but an earlier map of 1907-8 shows it as Wesleyan Reform.
Another view. SE 0471 2827.
Both
© David Regan (2021).
Waithe, Lincolnshire,
St. Martin. © Dave Hitchborne. Four interiors -
1,
2,
3,
4 - a Victorian "restoration", all ©
David Regan (2016). Link.
Grade I listed.
Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
Wakerley, Northamptonshire, St. John the
Baptist, in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust, though still used for
occasional services. The font. SP
956 992. Both © Janice Tostevin.
Link.
Walberswick, Suffolk, St. Andrew, with the
remains of its immediate predecessor to its right. TM 4897 7472. From an old
postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection. A
modern
photo, © Judith Anderson (2005). Four more views -
1, 2,
3, 4,
and two of the older church - 1,
2, all © Christopher Skottowe (1966).
Interior view, © Richard Roberts
(2024). Link1.
Link2.
Grade I listed. The former Primitive
Methodist
Chapel on The Street, now residential. This
source says that it dates from a 1910 re-build of an earlier chapel of 1846.
TM 4968 7468. © Steve Bulman (2005). The 25" O.S. map of 1904 shows a
Congregational Chapel on Ferry Road at TM 4981
7474. It survives and was seen by
Streetview in 2022.
Walberton, West Sussex, St. Mary. The
interior and the
font. SU 9714 0573. All © Chris
Kippin (2023). Link.
Grade II* listed. A small Baptist
Church stands on The Street at SU 9704 0606. The date-stone above the porch
bears the dates 1847 and 1886. © Chris Kippin (2023).
Walbottle, Tyne & Wear, Methodist
Church. NZ 170 662. © Peter Morgan. Another view, © Bill Henderson (2012).
Walcot, Lincolnshire,
St. Nicholas on Village Street.
Another view, two of the interior -
1,
2, and a
squint. TF 0601 3516. All © Mike
Berrell (2012). Link.
Grade I listed. A cross in the churchyard is listed separately as
grade II.
Walcott, Lincolnshire,
St. Oswald. TF 1310 5659. © David Regan (2013).
Grade II listed.
The former Methodist Chapel
(originally Wesleyan), a little way south of the church on High Street. It's
dated 1869. This
source says it was closed in 1982.
TF 1308 5651. Both ©
David Regan (2021). The source just referred to
says that it has a
surviving, much altered,
predecessor on The Smoot.
Another page on the same website has photos, including its date-stone for
1820.
Walcott,
Norfolk, the 15th century All Saints on Coast Road. TG
3600 3170. © Geoff Watt. Another view,
and the interior, both © Richard
Roberts (2018). A distant view, ©
Christopher Skottowe (1966).
Link.
Grade I listed.
Walden,
North Yorkshire, the former Wesleyan Methodist
Chapel, now converted. Another view.
Dates are difficult to come by. Built post-1892, it shows as School
on the 1914 OS map, and is included in a list of Methodist Chapels as Wesleyan
in 1940. The 1956 O.S. map names it as Chap., and it is marked with a
cross on the 1961 edition. Date of closure is not known. SE 004 826. © Howard
Richter (2015).
Waldershare, Kent, All Saints. TR
297 483. © Geoff Watt.
Link.
Waldron, East Sussex, All Saints. From an old postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection.
Wales, South Yorkshire, St. John the
Baptist. SK 4775 8269. © Bill Henderson. Two more views -
1, 2,
two if the interior - 1,
2, and very fine Norman
chancel arch, medieval
stained glass, and the
font, all ©
Chris Stafford (2014). Link.
Grade II* listed. Kiveton
Methodist Church, as seen by Streetview in 2016. Another
Streetview, also from 2016.
The 25" O.S. map of 1892-1914 labels it as United Free. SK 4749 8290.
Link.
Walesby, Nottinghamshire, St. Edmund. Another view. Both © David Regan (2011).
Link.
Walesby, Lincolnshire,
St. Mary. Another view. Both © David Regan (2012).
Two interior views - 1,
2, and the
font, all © David Regan (2017).
Link.
Grade II* listed. A distant view of the old church of
All Saints, aka the Ramblers' Church.
David advises that the village was re-sited at the bottom of the hill, a new
church built (St. Mary), and the old church abandoned to its fate. The church
can only be reached on foot, and it was ramblers who raised the money for its
upkeep, hence the nickname. © David Regan (2016).
Link.
Grade I listed.
Walford, Herefordshire, former Primitive Methodist Chapel. © Ken Taylor. By 2014 it was in use as an
art gallery, © Steve Bulman (2014). St. Michael and All Angels. © Graeme
Harvey.
Walgrave, Northamptonshire,
St. Peter. SP 802 719. © Les Needham (2013).
Another view, two interiors -
1,
2, the
chancel and the
font, all © David Regan (2016).
Link.
Grade II listed. Baptist Church. SP 802 721.
© Les Needham (2013).
Link.
Grade II listed. The former
Zion Baptist Church, now a private residence. SP 803 722. © Les Needham (2013).
Walkden, Worsley, Greater Manchester - see
Worsley.
Walker, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Tyne & Wear - see
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.
Walker Barn, Cheshire,
Methodist Church, originally Wesleyan. SJ 9546 7374. © Len Brankin. Another view, © Bruce Read.
Walkerburn, Borders,
the Parish Church. NT 3640 3724. © Steve Bulman. Its
category B listing dates it to 1875, with subsequent enlargement. Its
Canmore entry has more photos, including the interior. O.S. maps show a
Congregational Chapel almost immediately opposite
the previous church, at NT 3640 3719. It pre-dates a map of 1898. A building
certainly survives there, but rampant undergrowth prevents a good enough view to
decide if it's the church -
Streetview 2022.
Walkeringham, Nottinghamshire, St. Mary
Magdalene. © Tudorbarlow (Flickr). Another view. The lychgate.
Both © James Murray.
Walkerith,
Lincolnshire, the former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel on Stockwith Road.
This
source provides dates of 1834-1969. SE 7875 9310. © David Regan (2021).
Walkern, Hertfordshire, St. Mary the Virgin. TL 302 266. Link.
U.R.C. TL 301 265. Both © Les Needham.
Walkington, East Riding of Yorkshire, All
Hallows. © Shona Murdoch. Methodist
Church. © James Murray. Former church, very probably the Wesleyan Chapel of 1822. © James Murray.
Walkley, South Yorkshire, Methodist Church.
© Peter Fowler.
Wall, Cornwall, the Methodist
Church (Wesleyan, of 1829). SW 6085 3677. © Paul E. Barnett (2015).
Link1.
Link2 advises of an earlier chapel of 1789, but doesn't specify if it was at
the same location or not.
Grade II listed. Older maps show a Mission Church
to the S.W. of Wall, at SW 6049 3648. It post-dates the 1888 map, and seems to
have gone out of use by the mid-20th century. Demolished, its
site (2023 Streetview)
lies just beyond the wooden shed, and was aligned with its long axis parallel to
the road.
Wall, Northumberland, St. George. NY 916 689. © Bill Henderson (2011). Interior
view, and the font, both © Steve Bulman (2013).
Grade II listed. Methodist
Chapel (1868), © Steve Bulman (2013).
Wall, Staffordshire, St. John the Baptist
(1843) on Green Lane, a Sir George Gilbert Scott church. SK 098 066. © Bill Henderson (2013).
Three additional views views - 1,
2, 3,
the latter also showing the remains of a Roman villa, all © Dennis Harper
(2015).
Interior view, © Richard Roberts
(2016).
Link.
Grade II listed.
Wall End, Cumbria,
Church of Christ. The 25" O.S. map of 1913 shows it as Christian Meeting
House. SD 2345 8320. © John Balaam (2014).
Link.
Wall Heath, West Midlands, St. Andrew
(U.R.C.) on Kidderminster Road.
Another view.
Wall Heath Evangelical Free
Church on Enville Road. All © Dennis Harper (2011).
Wallasey, Merseyside.
Wallingford, Oxfordshire.
Wallington, Hertfordshire, St. Mary. TL 292 336. © Les Needham (2011). Grade II* listed -
link.
Wallington, Greater London, Holy
Trinity on Maldon Road. Another view.
TQ 288 645. Both
© Chris Kippin
(2018). Link.
Walls, Mainland, Shetland, St. Paul (CoS). Another view.
Methodist Church.
Link. All © Tim Flitcroft (2012).
Congregational Church, now a private residence. © Tim Flitcroft (2013).
Wallsend, T&W.
Walmer, Kent.
Walmer Bridge, Lancashire, former Methodist Chapel, currently (2009) up for sale. The foundation stone was laid in 1894.
The photo on Geograph is dated 2006, and the church appears to have been still active then. © Alan
Hopkins.
Walmsgate, Lincolnshire, the site of the church (dedication unknown) of a
deserted medieval village. Its site hasn't been seen by Streetview, but a photo
of it can be seen here.
n.b. - although the photo shows no visible remains, Pevsner (2002 edition) says
that some walls remain to about two feet above the ground, so has the
photographer missed the correct location, or have the remains since been
removed? TF3620 7745. Walmsgate Hall stands about a third of a mile to the N.N.E.,
and has the partial remains of a Chapel. An exterior photo of the chapel, and an
old photo of its interior are available
here. The text with the interior photo dates it to 1901, and says it (along
with the hall) was demolished in the 1950's, and most of the chapel re-erected
at Langworth - for more details see Langworth, St. Hugh, on the
Lincolnshire page. TF 3636 7796.
Walpole, Suffolk, former church
(Iris suspects Methodist). However, Howard Richter has been researching this,
and can find no evidence for it ever having been a church, a conclusion
supported by the
grade II listing and map evidence. © Iris Maeers. Walpole Old
Congregational Chapel. Interior view (taken through a window).
This is one of Simon Jenkins' "England's Thousand Best Churches". TM 3735 7515.
Both © Iris Maeers. Two further interior views - 1, 2,
both © Christopher Skottowe (2011). Link1. Link2.
Link3.
Grade II* listed.
Walpole Highway,
Norfolk, the former St. Edmund, which was built as a chapel of ease to Walpole
St. Peter. It's been converted to residential use. The former
Primitive Methodist Church (1901), now in residential use.
Link. Both ©
David Regan (2019).
Walpole St. Andrew, Norfolk,
St. Andrew, now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. © Nan Bailey
(1992). Three additional views - 1,
2,
3. ©
David Regan (2019), who advises that the church wasn't open to visitors at the
time of his visits, because of repairs necessitated by lead thieves.
Link1.
Link2.
Grade I listed.
Walpole St. Peter, Norfolk, St.
Peter, Two additional views - 1,
2, two views of the interior -
1,
2,
chancel,
choir stalls and a
bench-end carving, the
screen, and a
memorial. All ©
David Regan (2019).
Another view, showing
the processional way running under the church, © Nan Bailey.
Link1.
Link2.
Grade I listed.
Walsall, West Midlands.
Walsden, West Yorkshire, St. Peter.
(1845). SD 9358 2207. © Stuart Mackrell. Two further views - 1,
2, both © David Regan (2011).
Link1.
Link2. Methodist Church (1861)
on Rochdale Road. The date-stone can be seen on a
Streetview of 2015, showing
it to have been a United Methodist Free Church. Closed on or before 2016, it was
being offered for sale
by auction, with planning permission for conversion to residential use, in 2019. SD 9343 2200.
© Stuart Mackrell. The former Bottoms
Primitive Methodist Jubilee Chapel on Rochdale Road is dated
here to 1860, closing no later than 1951. The
date-stone. SE 9340 2138. Both
© David Regan (2021). The
site of a
Chapel, which is indicated on maps from the late 19th century to the mid
20th, on Rochdale Road at SD 9319 2231. Never identified more closely than
"Chapel" or "Chap.", it's brand of nonconformity is uncertain.
It's possible that it is Walsden Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, referenced
here,
but confirmation would be appreciated. © David Regan (2021).
Walshaw, Greater Manchester, Christ Church (built as the Jesse Haworth Memorial Church) on High Street. SD 777 116. © Mike Berrell.
Walsingham, Norfolk - see Little
Walsingham.
Walsoken, Norfolk, All Saints on Church
Road. Technically a Cambridgeshire village, but the church is in Norfolk (just).
Two further views - 1,
2. TF 4772 1054. All ©
David Regan (2019). Link.
Grade
I listed.
Walterstone,
Herefordshire, the former Primitive Methodist Chapel at Walterstone Common. It
pre-dates the O.S. map of 1885. According to the My Primitive Methodist
Ancestors website
entry, it was closed in the mid-1960's. SO 3524 2560. © Paul Wood (2001).
Waltham, Kent, St. Bartholomew. TR 103 485. Former chapel (now private
residence), which Janet Gimber advises was Wesleyan Methodist. TR 102 498. Both © Geoff Watt.
Waltham, Lincolnshire, All Saints. © Dave
Hitchborne.
Link. Methodist Church. © David Regan (2013).
Waltham Abbey, Essex.
Waltham on the Wolds,
Leicestershire, St. Mary Magdalene. SK 8025 2505. © George Weston. Four views of
the interior - 1,
2,
3,
4, and the
font, all © David Regan (2019).
Link.
Grade I listed.
Waltham St. Lawrence, Berkshire,
St. Lawrence. SU 8295 7697. © John and Judy Flynn.
Two old postcards from Judy Flynn's collection show the
exterior and
interior (the latter card
dated 1939).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
The lych-gate is listed as
grade II.
Walthamstow, Greater London, St. Mary. From an
old postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection. Masjid-e-Umer Trust on Queens Road. © Mehmood Naqshbandi (1990), and reproduced
from his website Muslims in Britain. Unitarian Iron
Church, Truro Road, © unitarian.co.uk. This, and many other old engravings on this website, are reproduced from the downloadable books on the Unitarian Church Headquarters website
here. The books are Pictures of Unitarian Churches by Emily Sharpe (1901) and the 1914 edition of
Nonconformist Church
Architecture by Ronald P. Jones M.A, (Oxon), and the images are reproduced by kind permission of James Barry of Unitarian Church Headquarters.
My appreciation also to Mike Berrell for his efforts in this regard.
Greenleaf Road Baptist Church. ©
Christopher Skottowe (2017). Link.
Ruach City Church on Greenleaf
Road. © Christopher Skottowe (2017).
Link.
Walton, Cumbria, St. Mary. St. Mary,
which stands on the site of a medieval predecessor. NY 5222 6449. © Steve Bulman. An old
postcard view, from Reg Dosell's Collection. Link.
Grade II* listed. The 1901 25" O.S. map marks a Primitive Methodist Chapel
(1858) at NY 5207 6463. It survives (as a house), and can be seen
here on a 2009 Streetview.
Link.
Walton,
Derbyshire - see the Chesterfield
page.
Walton, Somerset, Holy Trinity. © Bill Henderson.
Another view. © Graeme Harvey.
Grade II listed.
Walton St. Mary, Somerset
- see
Clevedon, including Walton St. Mary.
Walton, West Yorkshire, St. Paul. Methodist Church. Both © Bill Henderson.
Walton (near Thorpe Arch), West
Yorkshire, St. Peter. © Bill Henderson. Two more views -
1,
2, and two interiors -
1,
2, all © Mike Forbester.
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Walton D'Eivile, Warwickshire, St. James. © Mark
Eccles. Another view, and an
interior view, both © Aidan McRae
Thomson. Link.
Grade II listed -
link.
Walton East, Pembrokeshire, Chapel (Welsh
Calvinistic Methodist). Two interior views -
1,
2 (both taken through windows).
SN 019 235. © Mike Berrell (2010).
Walton Highway, Norfolk, the former Primitive Methodist Church (1849), now in residential use. ©
David Regan (2019).
Walton in Gordano, Somerset, St.
Paul. Three additional views - 1,
2,
3. Two interiors -
1,
2, the
chancel, and two windows -
1,
2.
ST 4252 7314.
Link.
Grade I listed.
A small former Congregational Chapel on Walton
Street is now a private residence. Altered from a pre-existing house (circa
1800) by the removal of a floor and the addition of the large window in 1849.
Closure was probably between 1967 and 1974, according to O.S. map evidence. ST 4259 7315. All © Carole Sage (2016).
Walton-le-Dale, Lancashire,
St. Leonard. SD 561 281. © Philip Kapp. Another view, © John
Balaam (2015).
Grade II* listed. Our Lady and St. Patrick
(R.C.) on Higher Walton Road. SD 563 279. © Peter Morgan.
Another view, and the
interior, both © Mike Berrell
(2016).
Grade II listed. The former Church Brow Wesleyan
Methodist Chapel, now a house.
Thanks to Mike Berrell for the identification. © Peter Morgan.
Walton-le-Wolds,
Leicestershire, St. Mary. © David Regan (2016).
Link.
Grade II listed.
Walton-on-the-Hill, Surrey, St. Peter, as seen by Streetview in 2018.
The church website has a number of
rotating photos, here. The mid-C12
lead font is a rarity. Its
subject matter is variously described as the apostles, or (in the appended
listing), virtues and vices. Detail.
Piscina and sedilia. All
© Christopher Skottowe (1963). TQ 2237 5509.
Grade II* listed. Old O.S. maps indicate Chapel
(Remains of) a short distance west of the church, at TQ 2217 5514.
It's site isn't visible on Streetview, and I haven't been able to discover
anything about on-line. Christchurch (U.R.C.)
stands on Walton Street, at TQ 2254 5520. It pre-dates a map of 1956, and was
seen by Streetview in 2021.
Link.
Walton-on-the-Naze,
Essex, All Saints on Church Road. An
interior view, and the East window.
Link.
Grade II listed. Pentecostal Church
on High Street. All © John Balaam (2019).
Walton on Trent, Derbyshire,
St. Laurence on Station Lane - a C12 foundation. SK 2159 1823. © Richard Roberts
(2014). Link.
Grade II* listed. Its lych-gate is also listed, as
grade II.
Walton West, Pembrokeshire, All Saints. Three
interior views - 1,
2,
3. SM 865 128. All © Mike Berrell
(2010).
Walwyn's Castle, Pembrokeshire, St. James the
Great. Two interior views - 1,
2 . SM 873 112. All © Mike
Berrell (2010).
Wambrook, Somerset, Blessed Virgin Mary. ST 293 077. © Julie Baker.
Link.
Wanborough, Wiltshire, St. Andrew. © Simon Edwards (2011). Grade I listed -
link.
Wangford (near Lakenheath), Suffolk,
St. Denis (C). TL 7508 8351. © David Regan (2019). After it was declared
redundant in the 1970's, the church was bought by a Southern U.S. Baptist
organisation called New Beginnings International. Access is difficult, the
church locked and with no contact details. If you are wanting to visit, detailed
instructions are available at the bottom of
this page.
Grade II* listed.
Wanlip, Leicestershire, Our Lady and St.
Nicholas. Another view. Both © David
Regan (2016). Link.
Grade II listed.
Wanlockhead, Dumfries & Galloway, the former church has
been closed for many years. Another view.
This may be the "Miner's Church" mentioned on
Genuki. Both ©
Adam Schofield (2014).
Link.
Wansford, Cambridgeshire,
St. Mary the Virgin. The interior, and the splendid
font. TL 0734 9926. All © Marion Hall.
Another view, © Richard Roberts
(2019).
Link.
Grade I listed. A former Methodist Chapel
stands on Elton Road at TL 0766 9887. Seen by
Streetview in 2021, it dates
to 1900-1992 (source)
and was successor to an earlier Wesleyan Chapel further back from the road, at
TL 0769 9892. It or its site haven't been seen by Streetview, and I haven't
found a photo.
Wansford, East Riding of
Yorkshire, St. Mary. Built by Sir Tatton Sykes (one of a number in Yorkshire -
see
here). Another view, three
interiors 1,
2,
3, and the
font. All © David Regan
(2015).
Grade II* listed.
Wanstead, Greater London - see
Greater London.
Wanstrow, Somerset, St. Mary. ST 7098
4167. © Chris Kippin (2021).
Link.
Grade II* listed. The former Primitive
Methodist Chapel on The Street, which has a
date-stone for 1877. ST 7131 4172.
Both © Chris Kippin (2021).
Link. The village also had a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel,
which pre-dated a map of 1886. The National Archives
references
documents pertaining to the chapel for 1822-1974. Demolished, its
site now lies beneath the
roadway, pavement and garden, as seen by Streetview in 2009. ST 7121 4174.
Wantage, Oxfordshire, St. Peter and St. Paul. SU
397 879. © Graeme Harvey. Another view. ©
Roy Graham. Link.
Baptist Church. © Graeme Harvey.
Wantisden, Suffolk, St. John the
Baptist. TM 3625 5324. © Richard Roberts (2024).
Link1.
Link2.
Link3.
Grade I listed.
Wapley, Gloucestershire, St. Peter. Another view, and a blocked
priest's door. All © Janet Gimber (2012). Link.
Grade II* listed - link.
Wappenbury, Warwickshire, dedicated to St. John the Baptist. SP 378 694. © Steve Bulman.
Interior view. © Aidan McRae Thomson.
Wappenham, Northamptonshire,
St. Mary the Virgin. Four additional
views - 1,
2,
3,
4. The
list of rectors commences in
1233. SP 625 457.
Grade II* listing,
which has interior photos. The
Independent Evangelical Chapel on High Street was built as Wesleyan in 1860.
SP 627 457. All © Howard Richter (2015).
Wapping, Greater London -
see the Greater London page.
Warborough, Oxfordshire, St. Laurence. © Brian
J. Curtis. SU 599 936.
Warboys, Cambridgeshire,
St. Mary Magdalene. TL 3026 7986. © Jim Rushton. Link.
Grade I listed.
Grace Baptist Church on High
Street, as seen by Streetview in 2023. TL 3088 8016.
Link. The
Methodist Church, also on
High Street, was also seen by Streetview in 2023. TL 3068 8012.
Link.
Warbstow, Cornwall, St. Werburgha. SX
2053 9034. ©
Chris Kippin (2024).
Link.
Grade II* listed. For related listed features, see
here.
Warburton, Greater Manchester,
St. Werburgh
(Warburton Old Church, C13) is now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust,
and is described by Pevsner as "a lovable muddle". SJ
6969 8957. © Bruce Read. Another view,
© Mike Berrell.
Three further old views, 1, 2, and
3 (from ca. 1910), all © Lesley Baxendale.
Two interior views - 1,
2, the
pulpit and
font, all © Iain Taylor.
Link.
Grade I listed.
The New Church is also
dedicated to St. Werburgh, and dates from 1885. SJ 7048 8915. © Bruce Read.
Another view, © Mike Berrell.
Link.
Grade II listed.
Warcop, Cumbria,
St. Columba. NY 7429 1570. © Philip Kapp. Interior view, © Richard
Roberts (2017).
An old drawing made by Thomas Bland in the 1850's is available
here, reproduced by kind permission of
Carlisle Library. It's from the searchable Cumbria Image Bank, which can
be accessed here.
Link.
Grade I listed. The Methodist Church
(originally Wesleyan), dated by this
source to 1821, re-built 1872. NY 7467 1537. © Philip Kapp.
Link. The former United Methodist Chapel has been closed for many years (probably since, or soon after, the merger in
1932), and has been converted to a residence. The date-stone is unreadable, but
it pre-dates a map of 1863, where it's labelled as New Connexion. Dated
here to
1845. Two additional views -
1, 2. NY 7463 1524. All © Howard Richter (2014).
Warden, Northumberland, St. Michael and All Angels. The rather attractive lych-gate.
John advises that the first church on this site was built in 704 A.D. by Bishop Wilfrid, but the present structure is largely of a re-build of 1764, though
there is surviving Saxon work, and some re-used Roman masonry. NY 914 665. Both © John Hall.
Warden Hill, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire - see
Cheltenham.
Wardington, Oxfordshire,
St. Mary Magdalene. SP 4911
4633. © Steve Bulman. Another view, ©
David Regan (2018).
The interior, a
window, and the
font and cover, all © Chris
Stafford (2014).
Link.
Grade I listed. The former Wesleyan Chapel
at Upper Wardington was built in 1898 and is now a private residence. The
National Archives
references
documents relating to this chapel for the years 1896-1972. SP 4942 4606. © John French.
Wardle, Cheshire, St. James. SD 912 171. © Stuart Mackrell.
Wardle, Greater Manchester, Wardle Village Church (Anglican and Methodist) on Chapel Street, formerly a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel. SD 911 170.
Interior view. SD 911 170. The original Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
(also on Chapel Street) is now used by Scouts. SD 911 170. All © Mike Berrell. Another view, showing the close
proximity of the two buildings. © Stuart Mackrell.
Wardley, Salford, Greater Manchester - see
Salford.
Wardley, Rutland,
St. Botolph.
Since 2016 it has been in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
Two interior views - 1,
2, and the (dated)
font. SK 8319 0019. All © David Regan (2019).
Link1.
Link2.
Grade II* listed.
Wardlow, Derbyshire,
Church of the Good Shepherd. Older O.S. maps call it St. Saviour. SK
1815 7475. © Bill McKenzie.
Another view, and two interior views -
1,
2, all © Mike Berrell (2010).
Link.
Grade II listed, wherein it's dated to 1872-3.
Ware, Hertfordshire.
Wareham, Dorset.
Warehorne, Kent, St. Matthew. TQ 989
325. Link1.
Link2. The former Providence Chapel
Church, now a private residence. TQ 986 329.
Link. Both © Dave Westrap.
Waresley, Cambridgeshire,
St. James the Great. Its
grade II* listing dates it to 1855-7. TL 2495
5455. © Jim Rushton. Link.
This
source tells of the destruction of the old church of St. Andrew (later St.
James the Great) during a storm in 1724, and a replacement church built in 1728,
presumably on the same site. It was later demolished and replaced by the present
church. O.S. maps mark the site of these older churches on Vicarage Road at TL
2521 5444. It remains a graveyard, and was seen by
Streetview (to the right of
the road) in 2023.
Warfield, Berkshire,
St. Michael the Archangel. SU 8800 7220. © Barbara Barklem. Two old postcards from Judy Flynn's
collection show the exterior
(card dated 1906) and interior
(card dated 1923). Link.
Grade II* listed. A monument in the churchyard is listed as
grade II.
Wargrave, Berkshire,
St. Mary the Virgin.
Another view, with a
hand-written addition saying Burnt down by Suffragettes (1914) May
31st. This interior view
is from after the re-build. SU 7827 7846. All
from old postcards in Judy
Flynn's collection. Link.
This
article explains the events of the fire.
Grade II* listed. Two tombs and a mausoleum in the churchyard are listed
separately - they can be found
here. A
former Congregational Church is marked on O.S.
maps, off High Street, at SU 7862 7869. Genuki provides dates as follows
- "founded in 1835. It closed in 1981". The best
view I can find on Streetview
is the one from 2019, but it's poor - a better photo can be seen
here.
Grade II listed. Our Lady of
Peace (R.C.) on Braybrooke Road, as seen by Streetview in 2009. It's dated
here to 1963.
Link.
Wargrave, Lancashire, St. David (R.C.). © Peter Morgan.
Warham, Norfolk, All Saints.
Link. St. Mary Magdalene.
Link. Both © Robin Peel.
Waringstown, Co. Down, Holy Trinity (CoI). J 103 552.
Presbyterian Church (1853). J 105 553. Both © Gerard Close.
Annaghanoon Christian Ministries Meeting House. J 115 527. © Gerard Close (2014).
Wark (on the North Tyne), Northumberland, St. Michael. NY 857 775.
© Bill Henderson. Another view. © Alan
Blacklock (2010).
Link.
Methodist and U.R.C. NY 860 766. Both © Bill Henderson. The nearby Chipchase Castle has a Chapel
in the grounds. NZ 883 757. © Bill McKenzie (2010). Another view. © Bill Henderson (2011).
Grade I listed.
Warkleigh,
Devon, St. John the Evangelist. Two interior views -
1,
2, and the tower
screen, originally the chancel
screen. All © Chris Kippin (2022).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
For listed features in the churchyard, see
here.
Warkton, Northamptonshire,
St. Edmund, King and Martyr. SP 893 798. From an old postcard in Judy Flynn's
Collection. A modern view, © David
Regan (2017).
Link
- which has photos of the splendid monuments.
Grade I listed.
Warkworth, Northamptonshire, St.
Mary. The interior, and the
splendid tomb, of which the
church's
grade II* listing
tentatively identifies the occupant as Sir John de Lyons. SP 4865 4071. All
© Chris Kippin (2022). Link.
Warkworth, Northumberland,
St. Lawrence. NU 2468 0619. © Bill Henderson. Another view.
© Steve Bulman. And another. © Alan
Craxford. NU 248 063. Interior view, and a
tomb, both © Peter
Morgan (2009). Link. Remains of the chapel, Warkworth Castle.
© Peter Morgan (2009). U.R.C. ©
Alan Hopkins. Cemetery Chapel (C).
Another view. NU 250 063.
Both © Steve Bulman (2010). Link.
Warleggan, Cornwall, St. Bartholomew. Interior and
exterior photos are available
here.
SX 1563 6909.
Grade II* listed. A cross and assorted churchyard monuments are listed
separately, and they can be found
here. The former
Methodist Chapel, as seen by Streetview in 2023. Originally Wesleyan, the
date-stone above the door is for 1821, and its closure date is given
here as 1994. SX 1544 6900.
Warley, Essex - see Brentwood. Cemetery Chapel
(C). Another view. NU 250 063. Both © Steve Bulman (2010).
Link.
Warley, West Midlands, St. Mary, at Bearwood.
Redeemed Christian Church of God,
lies on the boundary of Birmingham and Warley. Both © John French. For Warley,
see also
Warley Town, West Yorkshire, St. John the
Evangelist. Its
grade II listing dates it to 1877-8.
Another view. SE 0653 2494. Both
© David Regan (2021).
Link. The former
Congregational Church (1840's). SE
0574 2480. © Gerard Charmley (2014).
Warlingham, Surrey, All Saints. From an old postcard in Reg Dosell's Collection.
Link.
Warminghurst, West Sussex, Holy
Sepulchre.
Another view, the interior
and pulpit.
All © Christopher Skottowe (1961).
Link.
Grade I listed.
Warmington, Northamptonshire,
St. Mary the Virgin. © Robin Peel. Two additional views -
1,
2, the
organ, and the
font.
The vaulted wooden ceiling is
a rare survival. All
© David Regan (2016). Link1.
Link2.
Link3.
Grade I listed. The former
Methodist Chapel, now in residential use.
© David Regan (2016).
Warmington, Warwickshire, Methodist
Church. The stone above the
round window gives the date 1811, and that it was originally Wesleyan. A notice
at the time of John taking these photos suggested that the chapel was closing
imminently. Both © John Bowdler (2009).
Warminster, Wiltshire.
Warmley,
Gloucestershire, St. Barnabas on Church Avenue.
Another view.
Link.
Grade II listed. Warmley
Congregational Church on Chapel Lane. The former
Salem Brethren Chapel, on Cann
Lane, now in residential use. The rather weathered date-stone is for 1871. All ©
Janet Gimber (2018).
Warmsley, West Yorkshire, dedicated to St. Peter.
© Bill Henderson.
Warmsworth, South Yorkshire, St.
Peter (1939-42). SE 553 007. © Bill Henderson.
Grade II listing, which says that the church was built with the proceeds of
the sale of an earlier "Victorian" church. This was at SE 5511 0123, and a "Streetview"
shows the
site with gravestones. In fact, as Howard Richter points out, although the
previous church was indeed Victorian, or perhaps a little earlier, it had
succeeded a medieval one, as registers commence in 1594, and the record of
rectors commences in 1225. A directory of 1889 mentions it as a "modern"
building, and says that there were building works in early 18th century, and on
several occasions in the 19th. As the "Victorian" church was only demolished in
1946-8, there must be photos or illustrations somewhere. The former
Wesleyan Reform Chapel on High
Road. It has a foundation stone for 10 July 1937. SE 5462 0076. © Howard Richter
(2016). Spiritualist Church on
Edlington Lane. SK 542 997. © Howard Richter (2016).
Warners End, Hertfordshire, St. Alban. TL 041 075. © Les Needham.
Warnford,
Hampshire,
Church of Our Lady. © Chris Kippin.
Another view, the
interior, and a fine
monument, all ©
Chris Kippin (2023).
Link.
Grade I listed.
Warren, Cheshire, Gawsworth Methodist Church, originally Wesleyan. SJ
8870 7051. © Mike Berrell.
Facebook.
Warren, Pembrokeshire, St. Mary (built ca. 1290). Interior view. SR 933 975. Both © Mike
Berrell. Another view, without the scaffolding. © Chris Emms (2009). Another view,
plaque commemorating the restoration, and a flower-bedecked doorway
(presumably for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee), all © Mike Berrell (2012).
Warren Row, Berkshire,
St. Paul's Mission
Church. A photo of the interior can be seen
here (scroll
down). SU 8121 8070. © John and Judy Flynn.
Warrenpoint, Co. Down, St. Peter (R.C., 1840). J 141 182. Methodist
Church. J 141 182. Both © Gerard Close (2011). Parish Church (CoI, 1826). J 141 182. © Gerard Close (2012).
Warrington, Cheshire.
Warsash, Hampshire, St. Mary.
Link.
U.R.C.
Link. Both © Graeme Harvey.
Warslow, Staffordshire, St. Lawrence.
Two interior views - 1, 2. All ©
James Murray. Another view, and an interior view, both © Alan Blacklock
(2010). The former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel. This was subsequently used as a a garage for many years, but is
now a private residence.
© Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011). The congregation united
officially with the Primitive Methodists in 1932, and they all then used the Primitive Methodist Chapel, now also
closed. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011).
Warter, East Riding of Yorkshire, the former St. James,
now a Heritage Centre. © James Murray.
Warthill, North Yorkshire, St. Mary. Interior view,
altar and font.
Link. The former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel.
All © David Regan (2012).
Wartling, East Sussex, St. Mary Magdalene. TQ 658
092. From a postcard in the Kevin Gordon Collection.
Link.
Wartnaby, Leicestershire, St. Michael.
Three interior views - 1,
2,
3, and the
font. SK
7124 2316. All © David Regan (2015). A
close-up of the surviving
wall-painting, © Chris Stafford (2015).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Warton, Lancashire, St. Oswald King and Martyr. Methodist Chapel. Both © Elaine Hindson.
Warton, Warwickshire, Holy Trinity.
Another view. Both © David Regan (2017).
Grade II listed.
Warwick, Warwickshire.
Warwick
Bridge, Cumbria, Our Lady and St. Wilfrid (R.C.). Two additional views - 1,
2. NY 4752 5682. All © Chris Stafford (2013).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
The
Methodist Church
at Corby Hill was originally Wesleyan. This
source explains that the first chapel was built in 1852, and a second added
in 1894, at right angles to the first. The second chapel is the one in the
photo, the earlier one can be better seen in these 2011 Streetviews -
1,
2. NY 4798 5702. © Steve Bulman.
The 1" O.S. map of 1954 shows a place of worship at NY 4749 5687. It survives,
though much altered, and can be seen on a
Streetview of 2012. This was
a Primitive Methodist Chapel, according to this
source (although it doesn't look like a typical P.M. Chapel). It has a
date-stone for 1908, and the same source says there had been a P.M. presence in
the village since before 1851.
Warwick-on-Eden,
Cumbria, dedicated to St. Leonard, possesses a fine
Norman
apse.
The closure of this church was announced in May 2016. NY 4660 5680. Both © Steve
Bulman. The My Wesleyan Methodists
website lists a Chapel
(2021 Streetview) here, saying that it was built as a Sunday School before 1828,
and which was being used for worship by Wesleyans by 1828, closing in 1955.
Curiously, it's not shown as a place of worship on any available map. NY 4655
5665.
Wasdale Head,
Cumbria, St. Olaf. NY 1885 0870. © Bruce Gordon. Another view, © Dave Westrap.
An old postcard view (franked 1926, or
possibly 1916), from Alan Bulman's Collection.
Link.
Washaway, Cornwall, St. Conan (1883), as seen by
Streetview in 2023. SX 0356 7002.
Link.
Grade II listed. A little way to the south stood or stands a former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, at SX 0376 6967.
Showing on a map of 1888, it seems to have gone out of use by 1961. Whether the
building (2018
Streetview) on the site is the converted chapel, or a newer building is unclear.
Washfield, Devon, St. Mary the Virgin.
Interior view, and the
screen. SS 9354 1541. A little way
to the south-east is a curious feature, a
stone turret built into a wall, and
modelled on a church. A tablet next to it announces that it was built for the
Millenium, but this is misleading, as it's
grade II listing dates it to "circa 1840's". Perhaps the tablet records a
restoration? All © Chris Kippin (2023). Link.
Grade II* listed. For related listed features, see
here.
Washford, Somerset, St. Mary on Station
Road, shared with the Methodists (see
here). ST 047 410. © Mike Berrell (2014).
Another view,
© Chris Kippin (2019).
The Methodists old chapel survives,
at ST 049 410. © Chris Kippin (2019).
Washford Pyne,
Devon, St. Peter. Interior view.
SS 8123 1183. Both © Chris Kippin (2021).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Washingborough, Lincolnshire, St. John the Evangelist. Another view, and the
tower. All © David Regan (2016).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Methodist Church. The
original chapel, which was built as Free Methodist in 1857, is the white
building in the distance. © David Regan (2018).
Link.
Washington, Tyne and Wear.
Wasperton, Warwickshire, St. John the
Baptist, and its porch. Both © Elaine
Sanders (2016).
Grade II listed.
Wass, North Yorkshire, St. Thomas. © David Regan (2011).
Watchet, Somerset.
Watchfield, Oxfordshire, St. Thomas. ©
Janet Gimber (2016).
Link - the
link from here to the church website doesn't work.
Water Newton, Cambridgeshire,
St. Remigius. TL 1088 9732. © Robin Peel.
Link.
Grade II* listed. For listed features in the churchyard, see
here.
Water Orton, Warwickshire, St. Peter
and St. Paul. Two additional views -
1, 2, two interior views
- 1,
2, the
chancel, the
organ (which also has a
bank of square pipes), and the
font. SP 177 911.
Link.
Grade II listed.
Methodist Church on The Crescent. It has a date-stone for "Wesley Chapel
1868". Another view, also
showing the modern extension. SP 176 911.
Link. All © Dennis Harper (2018).
Water
Stratford, Buckinghamshire,
St. Giles, and its splendid Norman tympanum.
The East window, the
interior, and the
font. All © David
Regan (2017 and 2019). Link.
Grade I listed.
Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, St. John
the Evangelist.
Another view,
two of the interior -
1,
2, the
chancel,
and the
font. TL 4974 6509. All ©
David Regan (2019). Link.
Grade II* listed. The churchyard war memorial is listed as
grade II. Older O.S. maps mark a Wesleyan Methodist
Chapel on Station Road at TL 4970 6522. A photo of it can be seen
here, and I think it survives as the cream coloured building in the
background of a 2023 Streetview.
Also seen in the same Streetview is the Salvation Army
Church. TL 4971 6521. Old O.S. maps also mark a "Salvation Army Fort" off
Chapel Street, at TL 4960 6527. It stood roughly where the building is behind
the garage, as seen in a 2021
Streetview. The Baptist
Church (2021 Streetview) stands on Chapel Street at TL 4963 6526.
Link. The
history page dates it
to 1863. An unidentified place of worship shows on
the 1" O.S. map of 1955 at TL 4958 6529, at the north end of Chapel Street. The
small scale makes it difficult to identify the site accurately, but it will have
been somewhere within this 2021
Streetview. The Primitive Methodists also had a
chapel here, on Back Lane (now Burgess Road). Pre-dating a map of 1887, it had
closed before the mid-20th century. The bungalow on the site can be seen
here (2014 Streetview). TL
4982 6536. The 1" O.S. map also marks Site of Abbey
(Franciscan Nuns) near the southern edge of the village at TL 4981
6503. Its site lies beyond the disused graveyard seen
here in a Streetview from
2023. Link1.
Link2.
Link3.
Waterden,
Norfolk, All Saints, off Waterden Lane
near South Creake. The associated village has long since disappeared, and the church
itself had been abandoned in the mid-20th century, but was restored in the
1970's. Services are now held here on a regular basis.
Another view. TF 8847 3580. Both
© Richard Roberts (2018). Another view,
the porch doorway, two of the interior
- 1,
2, and the
pulpit, all
© Chris Stafford (2014).
Link1.
Link2.
Grade II* listed.
Waterfall, Staffordshire, St. James and St.
Bartholomew.
The gate piers were made from chimneys from the demolished
Ilam Hall. Interior view. Gerard advises that the chancel is panelled with the former box pews. All © Gervase N.
E. Charmley (2011). Grade II* listed - link.
Waterfoot, Co. Antrim, St. Patrick and St. Brigid (R.C.). D 251 245. © Gerard Close (2014).
Waterfoot, Lancashire.
Waterford,
Co. Waterford, Christ Church Cathedral (Anglican).
Link. Roman Catholic
Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity (R.C.), and its
interior.
Link. All © John Balaam (2014).
Waterford, Hertfordshire, St. Michael & All
Angels. © Bill McKenzie. Another view, © Chris Stafford (2013).
Waterhouses, Co. Durham, Russell
Street Wesleyan Methodist. © Steve Bruce.
Waterhouses, Staffordshire, Methodist Chapel, originally Primitive Methodist. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011).
Wateringbury, St. John the Baptist.
TQ 685 737. Both © Geoff Watt.
Waterlip, Somerset, the former
Primitive Methodist Chapel, which has a
date-stone for 1874. ST 6592 4476. Both © Chris Kippin (2021).
Waterloo, Greater London, St. John the Evangelist on Waterloo Road (1824, re-dedicated 1951).
Another view. Both © Gerard Doherty (2011).
Link. St. Patrick (R.C.) on Cornwall Road. The
church is on the first floor. Another view. Both © Gerard Doherty (2011).
Link. The former
Christ Church on Waterloo Bridge
Road, of which only the spire
survives. A distant view (from the London Eye). TQ 311 793. © Steve Bulman.
Another view, and the
foundation stone for 1873, which
also mentions that the church was successor to "Surrey Chapel". The church was
bombed in WWII, and the top of the spire was damaged. The spire was restored,
but the body of the church was demolished. An office block was built on the site
- this contains a church known as
Oasis Church (link). All
© Chris Kippin (2018).
An old engraving of the church is available
here.
St. Andrew stood on Short Street, and was built in
the later 1950's as successor to St. Andrew, Lambeth. Declared redundant in
2003, it was demolished the following year, and the
replacement building includes a
church and community space. A short history is available
here
(.pdf), which includes a photo of the former church. TQ 314 799.
© Chris Kippin (2018).
Waterloo, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire - see Huddersfield.
Watermillock,
Cumbria,
All Saints (1881-4). NY 4317 2298. The
church website
mentions predecessor churches on the same site from the 16th century, and that
the original medieval church is said to have stood on the shores of Ullswater
where the house called Old Church now stands - NY 4421 2117. It isn't
visible on Streetview. © Steve Bulman.
Link.
Grade II listed.
Waterside, East Ayrshire, the former
Parish Church (CoS) now converted to residential use. NS 4362 0881.
© Howard Richter
(2014).
Waterston, Pembrokeshire, Methodist Church. SM 937 057. © Mike Berrell (2009).
Watford, Hertfordshire.
Watford, Northamptonshire,
Saints Peter and Paul. © David Regan (2017).
Link.
Grade I listed. The
site of the Wesleyan
Methodist Chapel (1846-1966, demolished by 1969). SP 601 687. © Howard Richter (2014).
Link.
Wath, North Yorkshire (near Ripon), St, Mary. Another view, a
cross-base,
two interior views (1, 2), and the font,
all © David Regan (2011). A window. © Kenneth Paver. Grade II* listed -
link.
Wath, North Yorkshire (in Nidderdale), Methodist Chapel. This five-sided chapel is unique, and can hold about 50
people. The father and grandfather of Rudyard Kipling preached here. Two interior views -
1,
2. SE 148 677. All © Gerard Charmley (2012).
Another view (notice that the tree visible in Gerard's photo has gone), and an
interior; a notice gives a little history - all © Howard Richter
(2015). Link.
Wath upon Dearne, South Yorkshire.
Watlington, Norfolk, the C13 St. Peter
and St. Paul on Church Road, restored in 1900-2. TF 6210 1119.
© Richard Roberts (2016).
Another view,
©
David Regan (2019).
Link.
Grade I listed.
Watlington, Oxfordshire, St. Leonard. Another view. SU 683 947.
St. Edmund Campion (R.C., 1929). SU 689 943. Methodist Chapel, built
as Wesleyan in 1812. SU 691 945. All © Les Needham.
Wattisham, Suffolk, Strict Baptist Chapel. © Kevin Price.
Wattlesborough, Shropshire, St. Margaret. SJ 356 117. Ebenezer
Methodist Church (1893). SJ 353 116. Both © Les Needham (2011).
Watton, East Riding of Yorkshire, St. Mary. © James
Murray.
Watton,
Norfolk. The Pentecostal Church was formerly a Congregational Chapel (1856). TF
916 009. © Richard Roberts (2019).
Link.
Watton-at-Stone, Hertfordshire, St. Mary & St.
Andrew. © Bill McKenzie.
Watten, Highland, Free Church. © Bill Henderson. Another view. ND 243 547. © Martin Briscoe.
Wattisfield, Suffolk, St. Margaret (K). Two additional views - 1,
2. All © Chris Stafford (2012). Link. Grade II* listed -
link.
Wattstown, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Calfaria Welsh Baptist Church (1894). The former
Carmel Welsh Independent Church (1906). The charmless Bethel
Free Mission. All © Gervase N. E. Charmley.
Waunarlwydd, Swansea (City), Swansea - see
Swansea.
Waunfawr, Gwynedd,
St. John the Evangelist (1880). SH 525 592. © Bill
McKenzie.
Link, which says that the interior (which is "inaccessible and disused"), is
one of the architect's "dreariest". The architect was one
Henry Kennedy.
Wavendon, Buckinghamshire,
St. Mary. Another view.
SP 9114 3719. Both © Bill McKenzie. Link.
Grade II* listed. The war memorial in the
churchyard is listed as
grade II. A Primitive Methodist Chapel
is shown on old O.S. maps on Phoebe Lane at SP 9108
3702. Dated
here to 1846, it had closed by the time of a 1955 map. Streetview saw its
site in 2009. The Chapel,
which stands at the junction of Phoebe Lane and Walton Road, is a former
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel. It was seen by
Streetview in 2021.
Waverton, Cheshire,
St. Peter. SJ 4618 6335. © Peter Morgan.
Two additional views - 1,
2, both © Karel Kuča
(2007). Link.
Grade II* listed. A War Memorial, sun-dial, etc.
are listed separately
here.
Evangelical Fellowship on Eggbridge
Lane. Older maps mark it as a Presbyterian Chapel. SJ 4532 6410. © Peter Morgan (2010).
Link.
Waverton, Cumbria,
Christ Church (1865),
originally a chapel of ease. Interior view. NY 2270
4764. Both © Malcolm Minshaw.
Link.
Wawne, East Riding of Yorkshire, St. Peter. © James
Murray. Link.
Waxham, Norfolk, Another view. Once larger, the former
chancel is now a ruin, and the chancel arch has been filled in to form the east end of the church. Two interior views -
1, 2. TG 440 262. All © Steve Bulman (2012).
Link. Grade II* listed -
link.
Way Village, Devon,
the former Congregational Chapel. It pre-dates a map of 1873-88. SS 8853 1031.
© Chris Kippin (2021).
Waytown, Devon,
the former Bible Christian Chapel. Now in residential use, it pre-dates a map of
1873-88. SX 5467 9801.
© Chris Kippin (2021).
Wealdstone, Greater
London.
Weare, Somerset, St. Gregory, the burial place of Frankie Howerd. © Jack
Frost. Grade I listed.
Weare Giffard, Devon,
Holy Trinity. Previously (and for a long time) in the "Unknown" section. Roger
Hopkins found a box of Victorian negatives, and the only clue to the whereabouts
of the photos was one negative labelled "Moortown Church". Despite
his searches through the numerous Moortown's in Britain and Ireland, he'd been
unable to identify the church, and despite much effort by other keen church detectives, its identity remained undiscovered for a long time. My appreciation to
Greg Mishevski, who finally solved the mystery. SS 467 221. Link.
Weasenham All
Saints, Norfolk, All Saints.
Interior view. TF 850 216. Both
© Richard Roberts (2017).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Weasenham St. Peter, Norfolk, St. Peter. © Chris Stafford (2012).
Grade II* listed.
Weaste, Salford, Greater Manchester.
Weaverham, Cheshire,
St. Mary. SJ 6169 7424. © George Weston.
Link.
Grade I listed. The churchyard war memorial is also listed, as
grade II.
St. Bede (R.C.) on Church Lane and
Farm Road. SJ 6180 7409. © Bruce Read.
Link, which dates
its opening to 1952. The
Methodist Church on Forest Street
is labelled on older maps as Wesleyan. Its
grade II listing dates it to 1878. SJ 6132 7410. © Bruce Read. A map of 1882
shows that there was an earlier Wesleyan Chapel,
though exactly which building is meant isn't clear. However,
Genuki, which dates it to 1835-1878, places it on Chapel Street at SJ 6132
7412. Access to it was though the narrow passage seen
here in a Streetview
from 2011. The same map also shows a United Free Methodist
Chapel on West Road, at SJ 6093 7416.
Genuki dates it to 1882, which, if correct, means it had a very short life -
it's not shown on a map of 1898. Abundant Grace Church
on Forster Avenue. SJ 6216
7383. © Bruce Read. This had become The Stronghold by 2011.
Link.
Weaverthorpe, North Yorkshire, St. Andrew.
Another view. SE 966 711. Both ©
Stella Fisher.
Link.
Wedmore, Somerset, St. Mary. ST 4347 4793.
© Christopher Skottowe
(1965), and an old postcard showing the
wall painting of St. Christopher, from his collection. Another view, the
interior, and carved wooden
pulpit, all © Chris Kippin (2021).
Link.
Grade I listed.
Several churchyard features are listed separately - they can be found
here. The Methodist Church (1817)
on Sand Road is labelled on older maps as Wesleyan. ST 4328 4764. © Chris Kippin
(2021).
Link.
Grade II listed. The former Baptist
Chapel on Grant Lane, undergoing conversion. Its closure is dated to 2010 in
this 2018
news story. Two interior views - 1,
2. ST 4356 4775. All © Chris
Kippin (2021).
Grade II listed.
Wednesbury,
West Midlands.
Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, West Midlands.
Weedon,
Buckinghamshire, Methodist Church (O) on Aston Abbots Road. It was originally
Wesleyan. Two interior views - 1,
2. SP 8146 1810. All © David
Regan (2019).
Link. The
village also had a Primitive Methodist Chapel
on High Street, at SP 8141 1815. This
source dates it to 1892-3, successor to an earlier, un-located chapel of
1846. The leftmost part of the bungalow is, or is on the site of the chapel -
2022 Streetview.
Weedon Bec, Northamptonshire,
St. Peter and St. Paul.
Another view
and an interior view. All © Simon Edwards.
Grade II* listed.
The former Wesleyan Methodist
Chapel (1811) on Bridge Street, now converted for commercial use. SP 6305
5936. © Howard Richter (2014).
U.R.C. on Church Street. SP 631 592. © Howard Richter (2014).
Grade II listed. The site
of the demolished Our Lady of Victories (R.C.) on Church Street. Howard was told
by a local resident that the buff coloured wall behind the wooden fence was part
of the church. Whether this is so or not, map evidence shows that the building
stood to the right of that wall, running across the later driveway. One piece of
evidence that the wall may not have been part of the church comes from Kelly's
Directory of 1898 which says that it was a wooden church.
Another view, which, had the
church remained standing, would have been an interior view. SP 6313 5931. Both ©
Howard Richter (2014). Weedon Lois,
Northamptonshire, St. Mary and St. Peter.
Another view.
SP 602 470. Both © Howard Richter (2015).
Grade II* listed,
from which we learn that the church has some fabric from circa 1100.
Weeford, Staffordshire, St. Mary
on Dog Lane, a James Wyatt church of 1802. SK 141 083. © Richard Roberts (2016).
Two interior views - 1,
2, and the
font, all © Dennis Harper (2018).
Grade II listed.
Week St. Mary, Cornwall,
St. Mary the Virgin. SX 2372
9772. © Les Horn (2009). Link.
Grade I listed.
The Methodist Church on
Bastville, as seen by Streetview in 2009. Older O.S. maps label it as Zion Bible
Christian Chapel. It's dated
here to 1843. SW
2370 9749. Another view, ©
Chris Kippin (2024).
Weekley, Northamptonshire, St. Mary the Virgin.
© Bill McKenzie. Another view, the
interior, two tombs -
1,
2, and the
font, all © David Regan (2017).
Grade I listed.
Weem, Perth & Kinross,
Church of Scotland. This was previously in the "Unknown" section, as follows -
"George Duchow has
a family film clip made in Scotland in 1967. There is a church at 1 minute 32
seconds into the clip, which can be viewed on Youtube
here. Can you advise
the location?". My appreciation to Greg Mishevski for the identification.
The church was built as St. David's Episcopal Church in 1875, and
given to the CoS in 1921 as the new parish church, when the former CoS
building was converted to be used as a clan society hall. NN 84349 49810. Two
additional views - 1,
2, both © Jane Scott.
Link1.
Link2. The
Auld Kirk, dedicated to St. Cuthbert, is
13th-15th century. In 1839 it was taken over as the mausoleum for the Menzies
family, who also gave land for the building of a new Parish Church. NN 84296
49798. © Jane Scott. The new Parish Church, of 1839,
ceased to be used as the Parish Church in 1921, when it became the Menzies clan
society hall. This eventually fell into ruin, and was rebuilt as a
house in 1978. NN 84595 49821. © Jane
Scott. An old postcard has a distant
view of the church. From Jane Scott's Collection.
Weethley, Warwickshire, St. James. SP
0551 5532. © Aidan McRae Thomson. Two more views -
1,
2, and two if the interior - 1,
2, all © Peter Morgan (2023).
Link.
Grade II listed.
Weeting, Norfolk,
St. Mary. TL 7767 8919. © Bill McKenzie.
Another view,
© David Regan (2019).
Link1.
Link2.
Grade II* listed.
Weeting, Suffolk, St. Thomas of
Canterbury (R.C.) on Brandon Road. Dating from 1976, it replaced an earlier
wooden church of 1923. TL 828 873.
Link. The
Harvest Christian Centre (1990,
Pentecostal) on Fengate Drove. TL 780 873.
Link. Both © Richard Roberts (2017).
Weeton, Lancashire, St. Michael. © Mrs. Janet
Dalby.
Weeton, North Yorkshire,
St. Barnabas. © Bill Henderson. Two additional views -
1, 2,
both © David Regan (2016). Link.
Grade II* listed.
Weir (formerly known as Doals), Lancashire, Weir Baptist Church, on Burnley Road. The newest church in the area, having
opened in 2008. © Nigel Birch. It's built on the site of a previous church. From Nigel Birch's Collection. SD 865 245. Very close-by is the former
Heald Methodist Church, now a residential home. © Nigel Birch. An old
photograph, from Nigel Birch's Collection.
Weirbrook, Shropshire, Congregational Chapel (1910). © Peter Morgan (2014).
Weisdale, Mainland, Shetland, the Kirk (CoS, 1863). Grade B listed -
link. © Tim Flitcroft (2012).
Welbourn, Lincolnshire,
St. Chad, on The Nookin. Another view.
SK 9686 5451. Both © Jim Parker. Three interior views -
1,
2,
3, and the
font; the
niches between the clerestory
windows are unusual, and presumably once held statues, all © David Regan (2019).
Link.
Grade I listed. The former
Wesleyan Chapel on High Street, now a private residence.
SK 9669 5426. © Jim Parker.
Welburn, North Yorkshire, St. John the
Evangelist. © Bill Henderson.
Welbury, North Yorkshire, St. Leonard. Two additional views -
1,
2. All © David Regan (2015).
Link.
Grade II listed.
Welby, Leicestershire, St. Bartholomew.
Another view. SK 7252 2098. Both © David
Regan (2019).
Grade II* listed.
Welby, Lincolnshire,
St. Bartholomew. SK 9754 3819. © Dave Hitchborne. Another view, and an
interior view (taken through a window),
both © Mike Berrell (2012). Two additional views -
1, 2,
both © David Regan (2019).
Grade I listed. There is also a former Wesleyan
Methodist Chapel in the village (now in residential use) on Main Street
at SK 9736 3840. It can be seem in a 2011 Streetview
here. This
source
(click on the bottom photo) provides dates of 1866 - 1972.
Welcombe,
Devon, St. Nectan. The interior,
pulpit and
font. SS 2281 1843. All
© Chris Kippin (2024).
Link.
Grade II* listed. For related listed features, see
here.
Weldon (or
Great Weldon), Northamptonshire, St. Mary the
Virgin.
© David Regan (2017).
Link.
Grade I listing, which says that the
unusual glazed lantern on top of the tower is supposed to have been a beacon to
guide travellers through the nearby forest.
Welford, Berkshire, St. Gregory. © Jill
Bennett. Link.
Welford, Northamptonshire,
St. Mary the Virgin. Another view.
Both © David Regan (2017). Another view, from an old postcard franked
1917, from the collection of Mrs. Marion Allen.
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Welford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, St. Peter.
Interior view. Both © Aidan McRae Thomson.
Welham, Leicestershire, St. Andrew (C), on Bowden Lane. Another view, and two interiors
(taken through windows) - 1, 2, all © Chris Stafford (2014).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Well, Lincolnshire,
St. Margaret (1733). TF 4441 7337. © Dave Hitchborne. Two views of the fine
Georgian interior - 1,
2, both © David Regan (2019).
Link.
The
grade I listing references Country Life, Dec. 21, 1972.
Well, North Yorkshire,
St. Michael the Archangel.
Interior view. Both © Alan Blacklock.
Two additional views - 1,
2, an
interior, and the fine
font cover and font, all © David Regan
(2016). Link - which has
a further link to a good history of the church.
Grade I listed.
Well End,
Buckinghamshire, the former Mission Hall. This
source (see page 9) says it was Congregational, and dates it to 1886. SU
8879 8811. © Chris Kippin (2021).
Welland, Worcestershire, St. James. © Peter
Morgan.
Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, St. Peter. Interior view. Both © Aidan McRae Thomson. Methodist Church.
© Graeme Harvey.
Welling, Greater London, Welling Evangelical Free Church
on Upper Wickham Lane and Balliol Road.
This shows on a map of 1909 as
Primitive Methodist. It was relatively new at this time, as it doesn't show on
the edition of the late 1890's. TQ 4670 7635. © Alan K. Taylor (1985). A more
recent view is available on Google Streetview
here (2018). Almost exactly opposite in a terrace, stands a Redeemed
Christian Church of God (Streetview).
Very close by is S and R Domestic Appliances (Streetview).
This stands on the site of (and may include fabric of) Bethel Baptist
Chapel, which shows on a map of 1864. This was Wesleyan Methodist by the time of
the 1896 map.
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.
Wellingham, Norfolk, St. Andrew. Two interior views- 1,
2. The chief glory of Wellingham is the roodscreen, with its painted panels; here's a selection of views -
1, 2, 3,
4. Unusually, it can be dated precisely - to 1532. All © Chris Stafford (2012).
Link. Grade II* listed -
link.
Wellingore, Lincolnshire,
All Saints, on Cliff Road. Another view.
SK 9822 5653. Both © Jim Parker. Another
view, three of the interior - 1,
2,
3, a fine
tomb, and the
font, all
© David Regan (2019).
Grade I listed. Wellingore Hall Chapel
(St. Augustine, R.C.), on Hall Street. SK 9834 5655. © Jim Parker.
Grade II* listed. The former
Methodist Church on High Street at SK 9842 5663. This
source
(click on its photo) says that it was built as Primitive Methodist in 1837, but
sold to the Wesleyans only 5 years later, re-fronted in 1887, and closed in
1993. The same information is available in the My Primitive Methodists
entry.
Wellington,
Herefordshire, St. Margaret of Antioch.
Interior view. SO 497 482.
Link.
Grade I listed. Wellington Chapel
(Evangelical).
All © Janet Gimber (2018).
Link.
Wellington, Shropshire, All Saints. ©
Derrick Reeves. Link.
Wellington, Somerset.
Wellow, Nottinghamshire, St. Swithin. Another view. Both © David Regan (2011).
Link.
Wellow, Somerset, St. Julian the Hospitaller on High
Street. Another view. ST 7418 5840. Both ©
Chris Kippin (2022). The
ceiling and an
angel,
effigy of a priest, and two close-ups -
1,
2, and the
monument to Thomas Scudamore (d. 1718),
all © Christopher Skottowe (1975).
Link.
Grade I listed. The churchyard has a good number of
listed tombs - they can be found
here. The former
Ebenezer Primitive Methodist Chapel at ST 7409 5833.
Older O.S. maps show it as P.M., but on-line sources also list it as Free Methodist, and later, as United
Methodist. The date-stone, which
seems to be hiding an earlier one, says United Methodist, but the date - 1869 -
must refer to its building as P.M. It seems to have still been in use into the
1970's, but has since been converted to residential use. Both © Chris
Kippin (2022). The Wesleyan Methodists also had a chapel here, on
High Street, at ST 7370 5810.
Here's a 2019 Streetview, and by zooming-in the
date-stone for 1808 can be
seen.
Wells, Somerset.
Wells next the sea, Norfolk.
Welney, Norfolk, St. Mary.
Link.
Grade II* listed. The former Primitive
Methodist Chapel (1890), which closed in 1994 and subsequently converted to
residential use.
Link. Both © David Regan (2019).
Welsh Bicknor, Herefordshire, St.
Margaret. Interior view, and
its gloriously OTT font. All ©
Nick Oldnall, who also has a comprehensive portfolio of photos
here. Grade II* listed -
link.
Welsh End, Shropshire, Methodist Chapel (1859), built as Primitive Methodist. A virtually identical extension was
added later, seen here, and additional extensions were added at the
back, later yet. © Sandy Calder.
Welsh Hook, Pembrokeshire, St. Lawrence. SM
934 275. © Mike Berrell (2010).
Welsh
Newton, Herefordshire, St. Mary the Virgin, originally a Templar church. The
interior, the
stone screen, and the
font. SO 4995 1802. All ©
Chris Kippin (2022).
Another interior view,
© Christopher Skottowe.
Link.
Grade I listed. A cross and numerous churchyard
memorials are listed separately - they can be found
here. A former Methodist Chapel stands on Welsh
Newton Common at SO 5121 1755. Early maps label it as Primitive Methodist, and aerial views suggest that it survives as a roofless shell, but it can't be seen
by Streetview because of roadside vegetation. This
source has a photo from 1991.
Welsh St. Donat, Vale of Glamorgan,
St. Donat.
© Gerard Charmley.
Welshampton, Shropshire, St. Michael
and All Angels. © James Murray.
Link.
Welshpool, Powys.
Welton,
Cumbria,
St. James. NY 3532 4421. © Steve Bulman.
The former Methodist Chapel, which was built as
Wesleyan in 1836 and closed "by 1991" (source).
It can be seen on a 2010 Streetview
here. NY 3519 4443.
Welton, Lincolnshire,
St. Mary. TF 0114 7976. From an old postcard in
Reg Dosell's Collection. A modern view,
interior view,
altar and font, all © David Regan
(2013). Link.
Grade II* listed.
The Methodist Church on
Cliff Road and Manor Lane, as seen by Streetview in 2012. Although it's
denomination isn't labelled on available maps,
Genuki calls it Wesleyan. It pre-dates a map of 1886, as does the nearby
Free United Methodist Chapel on Chapel Lane. It
hasn't survived, and the housing on the site was seen by
Streetview in 2021. TF 0093
7978. Threshold Church meets in the Village Hall (2021
Streetview) on Ryland Road. TF 0144 8002.
Link. A tiny former
Primitive Methodist Chapel stands on Eastfield
Lane, Ryland, at TF 0215 8007. Dated
here to 1859-1959, it was seen by
Streetview in 2021.
Welton, Northamptonshire,
St. Martin. © Aidan McRae Thomson.
Another view, © David Regan (2017).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Welton cum Melton, East Riding of Yorkshire,
St. Helen. © Bill Henderson.
Welton le
Marsh, Lincolnshire, St. Martin.
Another view.
Link.
Grade II* listed. The former
Methodist Chapel, now in residential use.
Another view. All © David
Regan (2016).
Welton le
Wolds, Lincolnshire, St. Martin.
Interior view, and the
font, with its impressive font
cover. All © David Regan (2015). Link.
Grade II* listed.
Welwick, East Riding of Yorkshire, St. Mary. © James
Murray. Interior view. © Kenneth Paver.
Welwyn, Hertfordshire, St. Mary the Virgin. © Bill
McKenzie.
Welwyn Garden City,
Hertfordshire.
Wem, Shropshire, St. Peter and St. Paul. A
2022 Streetview provides
another view. SJ 5123 2886. © Eirian Evans.
Link.
Grade II* listed. For other listed features
associated with the church, see
here. Our Lady of Perpetual Succour (R.C.) is
in Dramwell Lane. It was seen by
Streetview in 2022, and is dated
here to 1991, replacement (on the same site?) for one of 1962. An old O.S.
map of 1902 marks an earlier R.C. Church on
Chapel Lane, off Noble Street, at SJ 5113 2905. An earlier map of 1881 labels it
as Chapel (Catholic Apostolic). The building (or its site) hasn't been
seen by Streetview. The Methodist Church stands on
Aston Street, and was seen by
Streetview in 2022. SJ 5156 2903.
Link. Directly opposite is a long-disused cemetery, with a
Mortuary Chapel, seen by
Streetview in 2022. SJ 5158
2897. The Baptist Church on
Chapel Street, as seen by Streetview in 2022. Older maps, and its
grade II listing, show that this was originally Congregational. SJ 5132
2884. Link. Also on Chapel
Street
Wembdon, Somerset, St. George, on Church
Road. ST 2894 3796. © Mike Berrell (2016). Link.
Grade II listed.
Wembley, Greater London.
Wembworthy,
Devon, St. Michael and All Angels.
Interior view. SS 6628 0988.
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Wembworthy Chapel appears to be
Independent, advises Chris. The first map to show it (1873-88) labels it as
Independent too, though it was later Congregational. SS 6642 0991. All
© Chris Kippin (2021).
Wemyss Bay, Inverclyde, St. Joseph & St.
Patrick (R.C.). © Martin Briscoe.
Wendlebury, Oxfordshire, dedicated to
St. Giles. SP 558 197. © Steve Bulman.
Wendling,
Norfolk, St. Peter and St. Paul. TF 931 131.
Link.
Grade II* listed. Methodist Church
on Dereham Road and Station Road. It was built as Primitive Methodist in 1914.
TF 930 128. Both © Richard Roberts (2016).
Link, which mentions that this building is at least the third in the
village.
Wendover, Buckinghamshire,
St. Mary. SP 8713 0734. © Les
Needham. An old postcard view, from
Christopher Skottowe's Collection. Link.
Grade II* listed.
The churchyard wall and lych-gate are listed separately as
grade II*.
Wendover Christian Centre (aka
Wendover Free Church) on Aylesbury Road is home to St. Anne (R.C.) and Wendover Baptist and United Reformed Churches. SP 8676 0811.
© Les Needham. Link. A
converted former
Baptist Chapel (2021
Streetview) stands on South Street and Chapel Lane, at SP 8690 0745. A former
Mission Hall, now The Old
Mission Hall (2021 Streetview) stands on South Street, near its junction
with Pound Street. SP 8675 0772. There used to be a
Congregational Chapel on Tring Road, at SP 8714 0803. The
housing on the site today
was seen by Streetview in 2021. Is the apparently old wall to the left of the
buildings a relic of the chapel? A photo of the chapel can be found
here,
where it's closure is dated to 1985.
Wendron, Cornwall,
St. Wendron, Gwendron, or Wendrona. SW 6789 3106. © Steve Taylor.
Link.
Grade I listed. For related listed features see
here.
Wendy, Cambridgeshire,
All Saints, a former school. TL 3237 4768.
This source says it
has been a church since 1972. © Bill McKenzie. Link.
A succession of earlier churches stood on a different site in the village (TL
3227 4759), for details of which consult the source given earlier. The site was
seen by Streetview in 2023.
O.S. maps mark Preceptory & St. Mary's Chapel (Site of)
about ¾ of a mile to the W.S.W. of the village at TL 3104 4732. The field where
it stood can be seen (though not very well) in a
Streetview from 2021.
Link.
Wenham Magna, Suffolk - see Great Wenham.
Wenhaston, Suffolk, St. Peter.
Interior view. The
doom painting is a rare medieval
survival. Another view. All ©
Mike Forbester. Link,
which includes the circumstances of the rediscovery of the doom painting.
Youtube video.
Grade I listed.
Wennington, Essex, St. Mary & St. Peter. TQ
539 809. © Peter Hobday.
Link.
Wensley, Derbyshire,
the Methodist Church, originally Wesleyan. It's dated in this
source to 1829 or
1830. Here was
founded in 1849 the Wesleyan Local Preachers' Aid Association. SK 2620 6111. © Gervase N. E.
Charmley (2011). A 2023
Streetview shows it "for sale".
Wensley, North Yorkshire,
Holy Trinity. © Bill Henderson. Another view, © Percival Turnbull.
Two interior views - 1,
2, the
chancel, and the
font, all © David Regan (2018).
Link.
Grade I listed.
Wentbridge, West Yorkshire, St. John the
Evangelist. © Bill Henderson.
Wentnor, Shropshire, St. Michael & All Angels.
© Bill McKenzie.
Wentworth, Cambridgeshire,
St. Peter.
Another view. TL 4806
7855. Both ©
Chris Stafford (2015).
Link1. Link2.
Grade II* listed.
Wentworth, South Yorkshire, the ruins
of Holy Trinity Old Church, now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
Two additional views - 1, 2.
SK 3837 9828.
Link.
Grade II* listed. Holy Trinity (1875-7).
SK 3838 9814. Link.
Grade II* listed. All © Chris Stafford (2014). A former
Methodist Chapel stands on Clayfield Lane
at SK 3871 9823. Built as Wesleyan, it has a
date-stone for 1834, was active
into the 1980's at least.
Both © David Regan
(2021).
Wentworth Castle,
South Yorkshire,
St. James (photo is on
an external website). SE 3201 0328.
Grade II listed. Churchyard wall, gates etc., are listed separately as
grade II.
Wentworth Wodehouse, South Yorkshire,
the chapel of the
mansion (photo is on an external website, and scroll for an interior view). The
building as a whole is
grade I listed.
Wenvoe, Vale of Glamorgan, St. Andrew. St. Mary. Both © Gerard Charmley.
Former Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, now a private residence.
© Gerard Charmley (2010).
Weobley, Herefordshire,
St. Peter and St. Paul.
SO 4017 5186. © Caroline Webb.
Another view, ©
Paul Wood (2017).
The monument to Col. John Birch (d.
1691) and the tomb slab of Hugh
Bishop of Norton Canon, both © Christopher
Skottowe (1964).
Link.
Grade I listed. The Methodist Church
on Hereford Road. Old maps label it as Primitive Methodist, and this
source, which dates it to 1861, refers to it as The House of Prayer. SO 4044 5131. ©
Paul Wood (2000).
Link. St. Thomas of Hereford
(R.C., cons. 1834) stands to the north-west of the village at SO 3985
5192. © Chris Kippin (2022).
Link.
Wereham,
Norfolk, St. Margaret of Antioch. Another
view. Link1.
Link2.
Grade II* listed. The former Wesleyan
Methodist Chapel. The Genuki entry provides dates of 1844 for its
foundation, and "before 1981" for its closure. Older maps show that the building
to its left was the original chapel, more recent ones indicate that both
buildings constituted the church. All
© David Regan (2019).
Wern, Gwynedd, the site of the former Capel Bryn-Melyn (1802,
Calvinistic Methodist). A house has been built on the site, though not on
exactly the same footprint. Photos of the chapel are available
here, and
here, the latter during
demolition. The planning permission documentation includes a
plan of the chapel. SH 5415 3925. © Howard
Richter (2016).
Link.
Wern, Wrexham, St. Andrew's Mission Church. ©
Martin Briscoe.
Werneth, Oldham, Greater Manchester - see
Oldham.
Werrington,
Cambridgeshire -
see the Peterborough page.
Werrington, Cornwall,
St. Martin of Tours, aka St. Martin and St. Giles. SX 3279 8761. ©
Graeme Harvey (2011).
Link.
Grade I listed. Several related listed features can be seen
here.
Werrington, Staffordshire, Methodist Church. SJ 933 472. © Chris Emms (2010).
Wesham, Lancashire, Christ Church. © Paul
Brown. SD 418 330. St. Joseph (R.C.). © Mrs. Janet
Dalby.
Wessington, Derbyshire,
Christ Church. It's dated in its
grade II listing to 1857-9. SK 3726 6760. © James
Murray. Another view, © Bill
Henderson. Link.
Primitive Methodist Church on Back
Lane. It's dated 1904. James
thought it looked disused - this is indeed the case as the earliest
Streetview from 2009 has
a "Sold" sign. SK 3712 5781. © James Murray. A map of 1884 shows an earlier P.M.
Chapel, a little way north of the church, at SK 3725 5772. It's likely to be the
chapel referred to
here as having been built in 1849. I'm not sure if the building has
survived. It may be the one seen through the trees at the centre of a
Streetview from 2022, if
not it was very close to it.
West Acre, Norfolk, All Saints. Interior view. It stands adjacent to the ruins of
the West Acre Priory of St. Mary and All Saints Gatehouse (Grade I listed). The church dates from the 14th century, the
priory from 1100, dissolved 1538. TF 780 152. All © Richard Roberts (2014). Link.
Grade I listed.
The former Jubilee Primitive Methodist
Chapel (1887), now in use as a theatre.
The
My Primitive Methodist entry says it closed in the 1980's. © David Regan
(2019).
West
Alvington, Devon, All Saints. SX 2339 4388.
© Chris Kippin (2019).
Link.
Grade I listed.
West Anstey, Devon, St. Petroc. Another view, and an
interior view. SS 852 274. All © Martin Richter (2011).
Link.
West Ardsley, West Yorkshire,
Our Lady of the Nativity (R.C.) on Westerton Road and Waterwood Close. SE 2877
2538. © Bill Henderson. Demolished since Bill took his photo, the last
Streetview to show it was in
2008, when it was for sale. In
2016 a house occupied the
site. For Tingley Methodist Church, see Tingley, above). The
Methodist Church on Haigh
Moor Road is labelled on old maps as Ebenezer Chapel (Prim. Meth.). The National
Archives
references documents pertaining to the chapel from 1856. This would appear
to be its foundation or building date, as it doesn't show on a map of 1854. SE
2831 2424. © David
Regan (2021).
Link.
West Ashby, Lincolnshire,
All Saints. © Dave Hitchborne. Another view,
three of the interior - 1,
2,
3, and the
font, all © David Regan (2018).
Link.
Grade I listed.
West Ashton,
Wiltshire, St. John the Evangelist. ST 978 558. © Chris Kippin (2019).
Link.
Grade II listed.
West Auckland, Durham, Methodist
Church. © Bill Henderson.
West Bagborough, Somerset, St. Pancras. ST 169 337. © Lesley Baxendale. Link. Grade II* listed.
West Barkwith,
Lincolnshire, the site of All
Saints. It was closed in 1983, and subsequently demolished. It's hard to believe
that a C14 church could have been demolished so recently. Photos of the church
are available
here, and
here, and an information board at
the site has another. TF 1593 8052. Both © David Regan (2019).
West Barsham, Norfolk, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (K). Another view,
showing the Saxon "port-hole" windows. Interior view. TF 905 33. All © Janice Tostevin.
Link.
West Bay, Devon, St. John. © Graeme Harvey. Another view,
interior view, the font, and the
organ, all © Dennis Harper (2011). Link.
Methodist Church. © Graeme
Harvey. Another view, © Dennis Harper (2011).
West Beckham, Norfolk, St. Helen and All
Saints on Church Road. Dating from the late 19th century, it was built to
replace two medieval churches - those of East Beckham (St. Helen) and West
Beckham (All Saints). Interior view.
TG 143 396. Both © Richard Roberts (2018).
Link1.
Link2.
West Bergholt, Essex, St. Mary Old Church - no longer in use (redundant in 1975), and now in the care of the
Churches Conservation Trust. © Roger Heap.
St. Mary (the new church). Another view. Both © Roger Heap (2011).
Grade I listed - link.
Link (for both churches).
West Bilney,
Norfolk, St. Cecilia.
Following storm damage and closure, the church was scheduled for demolition,
until the Norfolk Churches Trust saved it.
Another view. Both © David Regan (2019).
Link1.
Link2.
Grade II* listed.
West Boldon, Tyne & Wear, St. Nicholas. From an old postcard in Reg Dosell's Collection.
Link1.
Link2.
West Bradenham, Norfolk, St. Andrew,
on Church Lane. Interior view. TF
917 091. Both © Richard Roberts (2019).
Link.
Grade I listed.
West Bradford,
Lancashire, St. Catherine. © John Balaam (2016).
West Bradley, Somerset, St. Andrew
on Lottisham Road, and its interior.
ST 5578 3687. Both © Chris Kippin (2020).
Grade II* listed. About half a mile S.W. of the church
stands the hamlet of Plot Street; old maps show it as
having a Bible Christian Chapel, at ST 5501 3657.
Now converted to residential use, it (or its replacement on the same site) can
be seen here on a 2009
Streetview. This
source
calls it Ebenezer B.C. Chapel, and dates it to 1837, says it was United
Methodist after the merger in 1907, with closure "by 1932".
West Bretton, West Yorkshire, church - apparently called The Church (Anglican and Methodist).
Link. The former St. Bartholomew
was built to serve Bretton Hall, and also served the local village until the early 1990's, when it was replaced by The Church. Both © David Regan (2013).
West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, St. Giles. © Tim Hollinghurst. Link.
West Bromwich, West Midlands.
West Buckland,
Devon, St. Peter. SS 657 313. © Martin Richter (2016).
Grade II* listed, according to which there is some C15 fabric in the tower,
but the building is mostly of the re-build of 1860-3. There are a few more
photos on Geograph.
West Buckland, Somerset, St. Mary the Virgin. Two interior views - 1,
2. The North window is by William Morris. ST 173 205. All © Mike
Berrell (2014). Link.
Grade I listed.
West Burrafirth, Mainland, Shetland, the Kirk. © Tim Flitcroft (2012).
West Burton,
North Yorkshire, Methodist Chapel, built as Wesleyan in 1898-9. Two additional
views - 1,
2, and two interiors -
1,
2. SE 017 866. All © Howard
Richter (2014). Two additional interiors -
1,
2, and the
font, all © Dennis Harper
(2016). It was preceded by an earlier
Wesleyan Chapel of about 1812, which still stands on Back Nook at SE 0168
8687. Compare with the old photo on the link at the end of the entry - note that the
external staircase, which gave access to the meeting room, has been removed. Two
additional views - 1,
2. All © Howard Richter (2016).
Link, which
includes a photo of the earlier chapel
here. A
Congregational Chapel once stood at SE 016 865, the
site of which is now occupied by
the village hall. Built in 1851, it shows as "Independent Chapel" on the OS map
of 1856, and was later Congregational. It closed about the middle of the 20th
century, and was converted to serve as the village hall in 1956. This burnt down
in 1997 (see photo post-fire,
reproduced with permission). Note that the pitch of the roof seems very similar
to the old engraving of the chapel available
here. The present
building dates from 1999, but may not have exactly the same footprint as the
chapel. Another view. Photos ©
Howard Richter (2015 and 2016).
West Butterwick, Lincolnshire, St.
Mary the Virgin. © Dave Hitchborne.
West Byfleet, Surrey, St. John the Baptist. TQ 044 609. © Barbara Barklem.
West Calder, West Lothian, West
Kirk of Calder on West End.
Link.
The
ruins of Old West Calder Parish
Church on Kirkgate. Another
view.
Link1.
Link2. Limefield United
Free Church on Limefield Road.
Link. Our Lady and St. Bridget's
(R.C.) on West End. Link.
The site of Harwood Parish
Church on Harwood Road.
Link,
which includes illustrations of this vanished church, and its predecessor. All ©
Jim Parker (2016).
West Camel, Somerset, dedicated to All Saints. ©
Bill McKenzie. Grade I listed.
West Charleton,
Devon, St. Mary, on Church Lane.
Interior view. SX 7501 4263. Both
© Chris Kippin (2020).
Link.
Grade II listed.
West Chinnock, Somerset, St. Mary on
Higher Street. Two interior views - 1,
2. ST 467 134. All © Mike Berrell (2014).
Grade II listed.
West Clandon, Surrey, SS Peter & Paul. © Barbara Barklem. TQ 044 513.
West Cliffe, Kent, St. Peter. TR 348
448. © Geoff Watt.
West Coker, Somerset, St. Martin of Tours
on Church Street. Another view. ST 5165
1358. Link.
Grade II* listed. A drinking fountain and tombs listed separately can be
found
here. Methodist Church (1839) on
Manor Street was originally Wesleyan. ST 5195 1362.
Grade II listed. All © Chris Kippin (2021). The 25" O.S. map of 1892-1914
shows a Plymouth Brethren Chapel off High Street at
ST 5167 1346. Evidently demolished, it stood immediately behind
Chapel Court, seen in a
Streetview from 2009.
West Cross, Swansea (City), Swansea - see
Swansea.
West Dean, East Sussex, All Saints. TV 525 996.
© Dave Westrap. Link.
West Dean, West Sussex, St. Andrew. From an old postcard in Reg Dosell's Collection.
West Dean, St. Mary, which is a Victorian
replacement for the demolished medieval church. SU 2569 2723. © Les Needham. In
all likelihood, the font came from the
medieval church. © Chris Kippin.
Link. The
Borbach Chantry (now in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust) was originally part of the medieval parish
church, and separated from it in 1868 (according to the Grade I listing).
The rest of the church was subsequently demolished, and the current St. Mary built in its place.
© Les Needham.
Link.
West Deeping,
Lincolnshire, St. Andrew. A difficult church to photograph because of trees.
Four interior views -
1,
2,
3,
4 and the
font. TF 1090 0862. All © David Regan (2019).
Grade I listed. A tombstone in the churchyard is separately listed as
grade II. The 25" O.S. map of 1900 indicates an
Independent Chapel at TF 1099 0876, off King Street. Its Genuki
entry says that it has been demolished, and the Streetmap van hasn't
directly passed the site, but it was some way along this
path, on the left.
West Denton, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Tyne & Wear - see
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.
West Dereham, Norfolk,
St. Andrew (C). From an old postcard in Reg Dosell's
Collection. Three modern views - 1,
2,
3. All
© David Regan (2019).
Link1.
Link2.
Grade I listed.
West Didsdbury, Manchester, Greater Manchester.
West Down
(N.W. of Barnstaple), Devon, St. Calixtus, which earlier maps label as Holy
Trinity. Its
grade I listing (dated 1985) calls it "Church of Holy Trinity (formerly
listed .... Parish Church of St Calixtus)", so it now seems to have reverted to
its earlier dedication. The interior,
a monument and the
font. SS 5165 4203. All © Chris
Kippin (2023). Link.
West Down
(S.W. of Crediton), Devon, Evangelical Chapel, which older
maps label as Plymouth Brethren. The
church website
dates it to 1886. SX 7705 9534. ©
Chris Kippin (2021).
West Drayton, Greater London - see the
London page.
West Drayton,
Nottinghamshire, St. Paul. SK 7112 7474.
© David Regan (2020).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
West Ealing, Greater London - see the
London page.
West Ella, East Riding of Yorkshire, Methodist
Church. Formerly Wesleyan, it dates from 1895. © James Murray.
West
End, Dundee (City), Dundee - see
Dundee.
West End, Hampshire, St. James on Church
Hill, and its interior. SU 4660 1412.
Both ©
Chris Kippin (2023).
Link.
Grade II listed.
St. Brigid of Kildare (R.C.)
on Woodlea Gardens. This
source dates the "first Catholic Church" to 1961,
"just off the High Street in St James Road". This could describe the location of
the present church, so does it imply a predecessor on the same site? SU
4706 1445. © Chris Kippin (2023).
Link. The
former Baptist Church on Beacon Road.
A map of
1896 labels it as Mission Hall. SU 4682 1403. © Chris Kippin (2023).
The
site of a
demolished Church on Swaythling Road, as seen by Streetview in 2023. It appears
on mid-20th century maps, but isn't identified beyond having been a place of
worship. SU 4614 1466. The village also had a Bible
Christian Chapel, on Chapel Road, shown on a map of 1871 and
continuing well into the 20th century, when it was presumably Methodist. Also
now demolished, the housing on the site was seen by
Streetview in 2020. SU
4687 1462. Anchor Community
Church (2023 Streetview) on Quob Lane. SU 4711 1506.
Link.
West End, Somerset, the former Mission
Chapel, now in residential use. Marked as a chapel on maps of 1967 and 1974, it
shows as a Mission Chapel on the 1903 edition, and as Baptist on the 1930-2
edition. Carole has been unable to unearth any
further information about it. ST 44889 69092. © Carole Sage (2016).
West End, Surrey, Holy Trinity. From an old postcard in Reg Dosell's Collection.
West Ewell, Surrey, All Saints. © Peter
Morgan.
West Farleigh, Kent, dedicated to All Saints. TQ 715 535. © Dave Westrap. Link.
West Felton, Shropshire, St. Michael the Archangel. Another view.
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Methodist Church (1909). All © Peter Morgan (2014).
West Grimstead, Wiltshire, St. John. SU 211 266. Link1.
Link2.
Grade II* listed. The former
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (1869; closed in 2012), and now in residential use. SU 209 268.
Link. Both © Les Needham.
West Grinstead, West Sussex, St.
George. TQ 1708 2068. From an old postcard in Reg Dosell's Collection. Two more
views - 1,
2, the
porch, and the
tomb of William
Powlett (d. 1746), all © Christopher Skottowe (1963).
Link1.
Link2.
Grade I listed. Shrine of
Our Lady of Consolation (R.C.), as seen by Streetview in 2019. TQ 1771 2116.
Link.
West Haddon, Northamptonshire,
All Saints. Another view, three
interiors - 1,
2,
3, and two of the superb
font - 1,
2. SP 630 718. All © David
Regan (2017).
Grade I listed.
Baptist Chapel (1882), though the congregation dates from 1821.
Another view. Howard advises that at one point there was also a Wesleyan Chapel just a few yards away,
dating from before 1885 (when it shows on a map of that year). Also on map evidence, it was demolished between 1958 and 1973. SP 632 719. Both © Howard Richter
(2014). Link (for both churches).
West Hall, Cumbria,
the former Methodist Chapel as seen (distantly) by the Streetview van in 2009.
It was built as Wesleyan in 1835. Its My Wesleyan Methodists
entry provides dates of 1835-1990. NY 5669 6776.
West Hallam, Derbyshire, St.
Wilfred.
Another view. SK
4322 4111. Both © David Regan
(2021). Link1.
Link2.
Grade II* listed.
West Halton, Lincolnshire, St. Ethelreda. © David Regan (2011).
West Ham, Greater London.
West Handley,
Derbyshire, the former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel on Main Road, as seen by
Streetview in 2023. It pre-dates a map of 1883. According to this
source it dates
from 1796. SJ 3973 7734.
West Hanningfield, Essex,
St. Mary and St. Edward. Another view. TQ 7350
9982. Both © William Metcalfe. Another
view, all ©
Karel Kuča (2007).
Link.
Grade II* listed. An O.S. map of 1957 shows a place of worship at TQ 7255
9981. I haven't been able to discover what it was. As a small scale map it's
difficult to be precise about where it stood, but it looks as if the wooden
building seen here in a
Streetview of 2009 could be it (or on the site of it). It has recently been
demolished.
West Harptree,
Somerset, St. Mary. © Janet Gimber (2016).
Grade II* listed.
West Hatch, Somerset, St. Andrew on Church
Lane. C15, but heavily restored in 1861. Interior
view. The list of incumbents only begins in 1856, when West Hatch was made a
separate parish. ST 285 211. All © Mike Berrell (2014). Link.
Grade II listed.
West Heslerton, North Yorkshire, All Saints. Another view. Both © David Regan
(2011). Link. Grade II listed -
link.
West Hill,
Devon, St. Michael. Another view, and
the interior. SY 0702 9422. All
© Chris Kippin (2022). Link.
Grade II listed, wherein it's dated to 1845-6. A
Congregational Chapel is marked on older O.S. maps at SY 0738 9407. It
would have stood just to the right of the house seen centrally in a
Streetview from 2011.
West Horndon, Essex, St.
Peter, as seen by the Streetview van in 2009. Better images are available on
Geograph,
here.
TQ 6044 8864.
Grade I listed.
West Horsley. Surrey, St. Mary. Another view. Both © Mehmood Naqshbandi
(2009). Link.
West Ilsley, Berkshire,
All Saints. SU 4734 8249. © Bill McKenzie.
Interior view, from an old
postcard in Judy Flynn's collection.
Link.
Grade II listed. Old maps show a Baptist Chapel
at the east end of the village, at SU 4763 8235. It's dated
here
to 1866, and was seen by
Streetview in 2014.
West Itchenor, West Sussex, St.
Nicholas. © Juile Brutnell.
West Keal, Lincolnshire,
St. Helen. TF 3675 6375. © Dave Hitchborne. Two
views of the interior - 1,
2, two of the fine carved capitals -
1,
2, and the
font, all
© David Regan (2022).
Link.
Grade II* listed. The war memorial in the churchyard is listed as
grade II. Old O.S. maps show a Wesleyan Methodist
Chapel east of the village on Keal Hill at TF 3715 6346. Pre-dating a map
of 1888, it seems to have survived at least into the 1950's. Its site (now a
patch of woodland) was seen by
Streetview in 2021.
West Kensington, Greater London.
West Kingsdown, Kent, St. Edmund King and Martyr. TQ 579 634.
Link.
Catholic Church of St. Bernadette of
Lourdes. TQ 581 627.
Link.
Baptist Church. TQ 580 626.
Link. All © Geoff Watt.
West Kington, Wiltshire, St. Mary the
Virgin at the eastern edge of the village.
Another view and the interior.
A very narrow doorway (they were
thinner in those days!). ST 8128 7757. All © Janet
Gimber (2023).
Link.
Grade II* listed. Numerous churchyard monuments have their own listing
here.
Mount Zion Baptist Chapel is dated
1882. A map of 1887 labels it as Particular Baptist. ST 8082 7715. © Janet
Gimber (2023).
West Kirby, Merseyside,
St. Bridget. Methodist Church. Unitarian Free Church. All © Frank Joinson.
St. Andrew on Meols Drive and Graham
Road. Another view. Both © John
Balaam (2015). Link.
West Knapton, North Yorkshire, Methodist Church. © David Regan (2011).
West Knoyle, Wiltshire, St. Mary the
Virgin. ST8596 3268. © Chris Kippin (2020).
Link (has interior photos).
Grade II* listed.
West Kyloe by Fenwick, Northumberland,
the former St. Nicholas, now a private residence. Its
grade II listing dates it to 1792, with chancel and porch from 1862, and
this
source says that it replaced a Norman predecessor. NU 0520 4038. © Bill Henderson (2012).
Another view, © Steve Bulman (2021).
West Langdon, Kent, St. Mary. TR 317
473. U.R.C. dating from 1863. TR 321
473. Both © Geoff Watt.
West Lavington, Wiltshire, All Saints. ©
Elizabeth Nash. Link.
West Leake, Nottinghamshire, St. Helena. SK 527
264. © Michael Bourne.
Link.
West Lexham, Norfolk,
St. Nicholas. TF 843 173. ©
Anne East (2009). Another view, and two
interiors - 1,
2, all © Peter Morgan (2016).
Link.
West
Littleton, Gloucestershire, St. James. According to its
grade II listing, the bellcote is a medieval survival, most of the church
having been rebuilt in 1855. A directory of 1868, quoted by
Genuki, calls
it St. Mary. The interior and a
rather fine monument. ST 7604
7550. All © Janet Gimber (2023). Link.
The former Brethren Meeting
Room. Pre-dating a map of 1882, its closure is dated here to "after 1921".
ST 7615 7540. © Janet Gimber (2023).
West Lulworth, Dorset, Holy Trinity. Interior view,
altar and font. All © Dennis Harper (2011).
Link. Grade II listed -
link.
West Lutton, North Yorkshire, St. Mary. © James
Murray.
West Lydford, Somerset, St Peter. This
source dates it to a re-build of 1844-6. ST 5647 3188. © Chris Kippin
(2020). Link.
Grade II* listed.
West Lynch, Somerset, Lynch Chapel of Ease
on Bossington Lane. Interior view. SS
900 476. Both © Richard Roberts (2019). The
Grade II* listing advises that it dates from circa 1530, and was restored in
1880.
West Lynn, Norfolk, St. Peter. TF 6120 1974. © Bill Henderson (2011).
Another view, from across the river in
King's Lynn, © Steve Bulman (2024).
Link1.
Link2.
Grade II* listed. The churchyard war memorial is also listed, as
grade II. The village also had Baptist and Methodist Chapels. The former
Methodist Chapel on St. Peter's Road was built as Wesleyan, and is dated 1870 -
2023 Streetview. TF 6116
20028. The Baptist Chapel stood further south on
the same road, at TF 6118 2010, but hasn't survived. Its labelled as Baptist
Chapel (General) on a map of 1886. Its vacant
site was seen by the
first Streetview in 2009.
West Malling,
Kent, St. Mary the Virgin, as seen by Streetview in 2023. TQ 6790 5754.
Link.
Grade II* listed. The listings for numerous churchyard tombs etc., can be
seen
here. St. Thomas More (R.C.).
TQ 687 578. © Geoff Watt. Baptist Church.
on Swan Street. It may not always have been a Baptist Church, as the
grade II listing for "Forecourt Wall to West Malling Free Church" seems to
be at the same position, and the description matches what can be seen. TQ 6823 5779. © Geoff Watt.
Link.
The Pilsdon at Malling Community
Chapel and interior. TQ
6814 5753. Both © Janet Gimber (2023).
Link.
West Malvern, Worcestershire, St. James. © June
Norris.
West Markham, Nottinghamshire, All Saints. Another view. David advises that this was
the original parish church, and that it was abandoned in favour of the then-new church at Milton, but eventually, Milton was declared redundant, and West
Markham became the parish church again. Both © David Regan (2011).
West Melton, South Yorkshire.
West Meon, Hampshire,
St. John the
Evangelist. SU 632 941. From an old postcard in Reg Dosell's Collection. The
card was franked in 1910. A modern view, © Chris Kippin.
Link.
Grade II listed. To the east of the village, near Westbury House, are the
remains of St. Nicholas' Chapel, at SU 6569 2397.
Not seen by Streetview, there's a photo
here, where it says
it has been "deserted since the Reformation".
Grade II listed.
West Monkton, Somerset, St. Augustine on
Church Hill. Two interiors - 1,
2, and a set of
stocks, which seem to be popular
hereabouts! ST 263 285. All © Mike Berrell (2013).
Link.
Grade I listed.
West Moor, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Tyne & Wear - see
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.
West Ness, North Yorkshire, the former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel of 1836, now in use as a barn! © David Regan (2012).
West Newton, Norfolk,
St. Peter and St. Paul, and the lychgate.
TF 6962 2759. Both © John Salmon.
Interior view, © Richard Roberts (2023).
Link1.
Link2.
Grade II* listed.
West Ogwell,
Devon, Church (no dedication). Pevsner was clearly impressed by this church,
preserving a Georgian interior undisturbed by the Victorian "improvers". ©
Andrew Ross (2018).
Link.
Grade I listed.
West
Orchard, Dorset, St. Luke. ST 8237 1643. © Chris Kippin (2024).
Link.
Grade II listed.
West Overton, Wiltshire, St. Michael and All Angels. A fine sundial. Both ©
Graeme Harvey. Link.
West Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire - see
Leeds.
West
Parkgate, Cheshire, Green Close Methodist
Church. It's labelled on older maps as a New Connexion Chapel, and is dated
here to 1861. SJ 9487 8145. © Len Brankin.
West Peckham, Kent, St. Dunstan. TQ 664 526.
Link1. Link2.
West Pelton, Durham, St. Paul. © Bill
Henderson.
West Pennard, Somerset, St. Nicholas.
Another view, and the
interior. ST 5522 3826. All © Chris
Kippin (2020). The presumed remains of a
Bible Christian Chapel
at the junction of Glastonbury Road and Newtown Lane, as seen on a 2016
Streetview. It shows on the 25" O.S. map of 1886 as Chapel (Nonconformist),
as Bible Christian Chapel on the edition of 1903, and on a map of 1930 as
a United Methodist Free Church. It may be the Bethel B.C. chapel
mentioned
here
as having opened in 1851. ST 5466 3847. The same source mentions a
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel having opened in 1803,
but doesn't locate it. It was succeeded by a new chapel at Piltown in 1847. This
will probably be the one marked on the 25" map of 1886 at ST 5533 3898.
Satellite views suggest it survives (or at least, a building with the same
footprint occupies the same site), and a
2016
Streetview shows what I think is the building.
West Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, the former United Free Methodist Church (1863) on Glenside South, now in secular
use. TF 203 247. © Mike Berrell (2015).
West Portholland, Cornwall, the
former
church of 1858, which shows as Bible Christian on a 1907 map. It was still
active (presumably as Methodist) in 1961. SW 9565 4114. © Paul
E. Barnett (2016).
Another view, © Chris Kippin
(2018).
West Putford, Devon, St Stephen. The
interior and
font. SS 3590 1566. All
© Chris Kippin (2024).
Link.
Grade I listed.
Old maps show a Bible
Christian Chapel (2021 Streetview) at SS 3615 1588. Pre-dating a map of
1884, it was still active at least into the mid-20th century, presumably as
Methodist. Its
grade II listing dates it to 1849.
West Quantoxhead, Somerset, St.
Etheldreda (aka St. Audrey). ST 1133 4200. © Geoff Lees.
Link. (Geoff - the return address on your e-mail isn't working - 3 e-mails
have been returned as undeliverable).
Another view, © Paul E. Barnett (2019).
Grade II* listed. The Orangery
is now used as a wedding venue. Originally built as an orangery,
according to the
grade II listing it was converted to serve as a school chapel in the 1930's.
© Paul E. Barnett (2019).
West Rainton, Co. Durham,
St. Mary the Virgin. It dates from 1864, with the tower added in 1877. NZ 3230
4689. © James Murray.
Grade II* listed. The former
Methodist Chapel (originally Primitive Methodist) on Station Road, Leamside,
is now a
private residence. It was still active in 1940, and a 1991 map marks it as PW
(place of worship), but its closure date is unknown. NZ 3152 4650. © James
Murray. Another view, © Peter Morgan (2019).
The former Ebenezer Wesleyan Methodist Chapel of
1822 stands at NZ 3220 4674. Its date of closure is not so far known, but it was
still active in 1940, and the 1959-60 O.S. map labels it as S.A. Hall. It
can be seen in a 2010 Streetview
here and here, the
latter with the spire of St. Mary in the distance.
Grade II listed.
The former
Methodist Chapel at Rainton
Gate. This was previously Bethesda New Connexion. This
source
gives a building date of 1874, with closure in 2004. It was subsequently
converted for use as a gym.
NZ 3180 4645. © Peter Morgan (2019). A Salvation Army Hall,
shown on a 1959-60 O.S. map, and since demolished, stood at NZ 3204 4680. It was
still standing at the time of the 1991 map. The site can be seen on a 2016
Streetview here. Another
demolished building was the Meeting Hall of the
Plymouth Brethren, at NZ 3131 4641. Present but not labelled on an 1896 map, it
was labelled on the 1920 map, and had been demolished by the time of the 1939
edition. Its site can be seen
here, on a 2017 Streetview, beside the road in the foreground.
West Rasen, Lincolnshire, All Saints. Another view.
TF 0649 8930. Both © David Regan (2011).
Link.
Our Lady of the Rosary (R.C.).
Built as a school in
1872, it closed in 1908, and it subsequently served as the Catholic Church. I've
not been able to find dates of its opening and closing as a church; it is now a
heritage centre. TF 0631 8922. © David Regan (2020).
West Raynham, Norfolk,
the ruins of the C14 St. Margaret, on The Street. It was abandoned in the eighteenth century. TF 8725 2542.
Link.
Grade II listed.
The former Methodist Church on The
Street. Built in 1875, according to its date-stone, maps of the period declare it to have been Wesleyan. Now in residential/holiday use. TF 8733 2525. Both ©
Richard Roberts (2014). St. Michael and
St. George, a former airfield chapel, stands about 2 miles west of the
village. It opened in 1939, was was sold in 2006. TF 843 249. © Richard Roberts
(2017).
West Rounton, North Yorkshire, St. Oswald.
Another view. Both © David Regan (2011).
A fine window, and the ancient and
very disfigured font, both ©
Kenneth Paver (2013).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
West Row, Suffolk, St. Peter.
Another view. This
link explains that the
building started life as a school in 1850, and was subsequently consecrated as a
church in 1874. Methodist Church, built
as Wesleyan, and dated 1841. All © David Regan (2019).
West Rudham, Norfolk, St. Peter on School Road, now in the care of he Norfolk Churches Trust. TF 819 276. © Richard
Roberts (2014). Link.
Grade I listed.
West Runton, Norfolk, Holy Trinity. TG 180 428. From an old postcard, Geoff Watt's Collection. A modern view, © Chris Emms (2009).
Another view, © Bill Henderson (2011). Link.
Grade II* listed. St.
Andrew (Methodist, 1951) on Cromer Road. TG 181 427. © Richard Roberts (2014). Link.
West Sandwick, Yell, Shetland - see
Yell.
West
Scrafton, North Yorkshire, the former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (1866), now
converted to residential use. According to the
Geograph entry, it closed
in 1930, but corroboration would be welcome. SE 0729 8369. The former
Methodist Chapel (built as
Primitive Methodist in 1866 [date-stone],
evidently a good year for chapels in West Scrafton).
Another view. Although closed,
the Circuit page is
still available. SE 0735 8364. All © Howard Richter (2015).
West Shefford, Berkshire - see Great
Shefford, on the Berkshire page.
West Somerton, Norfolk, St. Mary. © Geoff
Watt.
Link.
West Stafford, Dorset, St. Andrew. Interior view of a really lovely
church. Hardy set the marriage of Angel Clare and Tess of "Tess of the D'Urberville's" here. Both © Roger Hopkins.
Link.
West Stockwith, Nottinghamshire,
St. Mary the Blessed Virgin (1722). © David Regan (2012).
Link,
and
link.
Grade II* listed. The former Wesleyan
Chapel of 1803 stands adjacent to St. Mary. It was in use until the
1930's. Two additional views -
1, 2. SK 790 947.
There was also a Primitive Methodist Chapel, at about SK 7918 9489, a
little way north of St. Mary. It shows on the 1886 O.S. map. Following
the merger of the Methodist strands, the Wesleyan Chapel was closed, and
the P.M. Chapel became the Methodist Church. The 1974 O.S. map shows it
as West Stockwith Methodist Chapel. A photo of it is available
here, taken in 1996, by which time it was closed, and for sale.
Subsequently demolished, two houses were built on the site, one of which
bears a date-stone for 1998 - a Streetview image is available
here. All © Howard Richter (2015).
West Stour, Dorset, St. Mary, and its
interior. ST 7846 2291. Both © Chris
Kippin (2024).
Link.
Grade II* listed. Several table-tombs in the churchyard are also listed -
they can be seen
here.
A former Primitive Methodist Chapel stands in the
village, south of the church at ST 7850 2282. It was seen by
Streetview in 2016, and
is dated
here to 1854. Maps indicate that it has been closed for many decades.
West Stourmouth, Kent, All Saints. TR 256 629. © Geoff Watt.
West Stow, Suffolk, St. Mary on Ingham
Road. The fabric includes work of the 11th, 14th and 15th centuries, but was
restored in 1878. Interior view. TL
819 705. Both © Richard Roberts (2017).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
West Tanfield, North Yorkshire, St. Nicholas.
Interior view. SE 268 788.
Both © Alan Blacklock. Another view of St.
Nicholas. The tower to the right is known as the Marmion Tower. © Bill McKenzie. The church has several marble and stone monuments
1, 2. Both © Steve Bulman.
Methodist Church. © Bill
Henderson.
West Taphouse, Cornwall, The Old
Chapel, now a B&B, was originally a Wesleyan Chapel. SX 1538 6342. © Paul E. Barnett (2016).
West Thorney, West Sussex., St. Nicholas. From
an old postcard, Geoff Watt's Collection.
Link1.
Link2.
West Tisted,
Hampshire, St. Mary Magdalene. Another view.
SU 6502 2921. Both
© Chris Kippin (2022).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
West Torrington, Lincolnshire, St. Mary. Interior view. TF 135 819.
United Methodist Free Church. The
carved stone above the door is very weathered, but gives the date 1859. TF 136 821.
All © Mike Berrell.
West Town, Bristol, the site of
West Town Mission Room. West Town was a small industrial site with associated
housing, between Avonmouth and Shirehampton. The mission room was built before
1903, when it shows on the O.S. map of that vintage, it was demolished, along
with the entire settlement, by 1949.
The elevated roadway in the photo is the M5, just before it crosses the Avon. ST
52134 77141. ©
Carole Sage (2017).
West Town, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire - see
Dewsbury.
West Twyford - see the
London page.
West Tytherley,
Hampshire, St. Peter (1833). O.S. maps indicate the site of an earlier church
(presumably the present St. Peter's predecessor) nearby.
Interior view. SU 2741 2974.
© Chris Kippin (2020).
Link.
Grade II listed.
West Walton, Norfolk,
St. Mary the Virgin. From an old postcard in Geoff Watt's Collection. Modern
views of the
church and
detached tower, both ©
David Regan (2019).
The massive buttresses supporting the
leaning western front, three interior views -
1,
2,
3, the
chancel, the
tomb of Prior Albert (founder of the
church), a fragment of the surviving
wall paintings, and the font, all
©
David Regan (2019).
Link.
Grade I listed.
West Wellow,
Hampshire, the Methodist Church. It was originally Wesleyan, and has a
date-stone for 1866. SU 2926 1958.
© Chris Kippin (2022).
Link. Wellow Christian Centre
(Elim Pentecostal), just off the roundabout to the south of the village. SU 2924
1886.
© Chris Kippin (2022).
Link (Facebook).
West Wemyss, Fife, St. Adrian's Parish Church (1890, CoS) on Main Street. This church is united with Buckhaven Parish
Church. Another view. Both © Jim Parker (2013).
Link1.
Link2.
West Wickham,
Cambridgeshire, St. Mary.
Another view, two of the
interior - 1,
2, the
chancel and the
font, and several
monuments. The church has some
interesting and apparently old
carved pews, though neither the
church
website, or the
grade II* listing mention them. TL 6121 4922. All
© David Regan (2019). Older O.S. maps mark a
Mission Hall on High Street at TL 6148 4941. It's presumably the
Primitive Methodist Chapel mentioned
here, where it's dated to 1870, closing between 1960 to 1974. It was seen by
Streetview in 2023. The same
source also mentions a Salvation Army church, which
"drew the largest congregations in the parish in 1960". Although said to have
been near the school (now gone) I haven't been able to discover exactly where
their hall was. However, there is a photo of a S.A. Hall
here - is
this the one which was near the school?
West Winch,
Norfolk, St. Mary on Main Road. The oldest parts date from C13. TF 632 158. ©
Richard Roberts (2016).
Grade II* listed.
West Winterslow, Wiltshire - see
Winterslow, on the Wiltshire page.
West Witton, North Yorkshire, St. Bartholomew. © Bill Henderson. Interior view, and a
window, both © Kenneth Paver. Methodist Church (Wesleyan, 1842, enlarged
1924). SE 061 884. © Bill Henderson. The date-stone seems odd - might one speculate that it had worn away to
the point of indecipherability, and the new date-stone attached on top of the scant remains? The photo of the adjacent
Sunday School (1884 date-stone) also shows an in-filled arch
above the present chapel windows - showing that the appearance of the chapel changed at some point). All © Howard Richter (2013). Howard has advised in 2014
that that this chapel has now closed, and is for sale. He also mentions that
according to the VCH, the village had a R.C. chapel 1823. Can you advise where this was,
and if it still exists?
West Woodburn, Northumberland, All Saints (1907). NY 901 867. © Bill Henderson (2013).
Link.
West Woodhay,
Berkshire, St. Laurence (interior, card posted in 1907). SU 3905 6310.
From an
old postcard in Judy Flynn's collection.
Link, wherein it's dated to 1882.
Grade II listed. It had two known predecessors at West Woodhay
House, one of which is given on O.S. maps at SU 3853 6320. The link already
provided for the current church says that foundations of these are visible in
the gardens of the house, but nothing is visible on Streetview because of
vegetation, and I haven't been able to find a photo.
West Worldham, Hampshire, St.
Nicholas, and its interior. SU
7411 3700. Both
© Chris Kippin (2022).
Link.
Grade II listed.
West Worlington, Devon, St. Mary.
The lych-gate is (unusually) built into a row of housing -
1,
2.
Interior view, the Lady Chapel
screen, a carved
capital, and a carved
bench end. SS 7699 1348. All
© Chris Kippin (2022).
Link.
Grade II listed.
West Wratting,
Cambridgeshire,
St. Andrew on The Causeway.
Another view, two of the
interior - 1,
2, and the
font. TL 6060 5235. All ©
David Regan (2019).
Link.
Grade II* listed. Old O.S. maps show a
Congregational Chapel on Main Street at TL 6063 5204. This
source has
"said to
have been built c. 1815", and that it was "derelict in 1975". Since demolished,
its site was seen by Streetview
in 2023.
West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire,
St. Lawrence, which stands on a hilltop outside the village. SU 8273 9496. From an old postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection. Link1.
Link2. Its
grade I listing includes a modern photo. For the listed war memorial
and mausoleum in the churchyard, see
here. In the village itself is
St. Paul. Not visible on Streetview, photos can be
found here,
where it's dated to 1875. SU 8310 9472. Link.
There's a Christadelphian Chapel
(2022 Streetview) on Church Lane, at SU 8300 9468.
According to this
source, it was originally Wesleyan, of 1815, and was later in commercial
use, with the present owners arriving in the 1950's.
Link.
Grade II listed. The Wesleyans left the Church Lane chapel in 1894,
transferring to the now former Methodist Chapel, now Chapel House, which stands
on High Street. It was seen by
Streetview in 2021. SU 8288 9467. A former
Congregational Chapel, dated
here to 1808, stands behind the High Street. I think the access passage to
it is seen in a Streetview
from 2022.
Here
is the only photo I've been able to find. SU 8293 9470.
Grade II listed.
West Yell, Yell, Shetland - see
Yell.
Westbere, Kent, All Saints. TR 192
611. © Geoff Watt. Link.
Westborough, Lincolnshire, All Saints. Three further views - 1,
2, 3, interior view,
altar and font. All © David Regan (2012). Grade I listed -
link.
Westbourne, Bournemouth,
Dorset - see the
Bournemouth page.
Westbourne, West Sussex, St. John the
Baptist. SU 7555 0731. © Chris Kippin (2023).
Link.
Grade I listed. The cemetery on Cemetery Lane has a
Mortuary Chapel, seen by
Streetview in 2019. SU 7621 0752. The 25" O.S. map of 1898 shows a
Gospel Hall (Baptist) at the north end of the
village on North Street at SU 7575 0771. Today it's Westbourne Meeting Place,
(2022 Streetview). Link.
Westbury,
Buckinghamshire, St. Augustine.
Another view, two of the interior -
1,
2, the
chancel, and the font. SP 6224
3561. All © David
Regan (2018).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Westbury, Shropshire, St. Mary. © James
Murray.
Westbury, Wiltshire, All Saints, on
Church Lane. © Andrew Ross. Two additional views -
1,
2, the interior, and the
East window and altar, all © Janet Gimber (2017).
Link.
Grade I listed. St. Bernadette
(R.C.), on West End, © Janet Gimber (2017).
Link. Methodist Church (1925) on Station
Road, © Janet Gimber (2017).
Link.
The former Wesleyan Methodist Church,
on Bratton Road, © Janet Gimber (2017).
West End Baptist Church (1823), on West End. © Janet Gimber (2017). The
cemetery is on Bratton Road, and has two chapels, an
Anglican, and a (probably) disused
Non-Conformist. Both © Janet
Gimber (2017).
Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, Holy Saviour, now
usually referred to as Westbury Church
and Community Hall.
Link. Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses on Westbury Leigh. Both © Janet
Gimber (2017).
Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire,
SS. Peter, Paul and Mary.
Another view. SO 7170 1389. Both © Graeme Harvey. The detached
tower is evidently the surviving
part of another church. © Karel Kuča (2007).
Link1.
Link2.
Grade II* listed. The church has an astonishingly
large number of listed monuments in the churchyard - see
here.
Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol (City),
Bristol.
Westbury
Park, Bristol (City), Bristol - see
Bristol.
Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset,
St. Lawrence. ST 4996 4871. © Chris Kippin (2021).
Link.
Grade II* listed. A former Bible Christian Chapel
(1872) stands on Perch Hill, at ST 5041 4877. It pre-dates the 25" map of
1873-1888. Evidently converted to residential use, it can be seen in a
Streetview of 2009. The same
map also shows a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel on Top
Road, at ST 5032 4870. It was
seen by the Streetview van in 2011, again, in residential use.
Westcliff on Sea, Essex, U.R.C. © Brian
Thomson.
Westcombe Park, Greater London, St. George, on Kirkside Road. Another view. Both ©
Gerard Doherty (2011). Link.
Westcote, Gloucestershire, St. Mary the Virgin.
© John Salmon.
Westcotes, Leicester, Leicestershire - see
Leicester.
Westcott,
Buckinghamshire, St. Mary the Virgin - a G.E.
Street church of 1867. Another view.
David also photographed a particularly poignant WWI
gravestone in the churchyard. SP
7167 1714.
All © David Regan (2019).
Link.
Grade II* listed. The former
Mission Hall (2011 Streetview) on Lower Green. It pre-dates a map of 1899.
SP 7207 1705.
Westerdale,
North Yorkshire, Christchurch (1838, on an older
site). Another view, the
interior,
altar and
font. All © David Regan (2016).
Link.
Grade II listed.
Westerfield, Suffolk, St. Mary
Magdalene. © John Balaam (2016).
Link.
Grade I listed.
Westerham, Kent, St. Mary the Virgin.
Three interior views, 1,
2,
3. An old
postcard view, courtesy of Dave
Westrap, and another from Reg Dosell's Collection. TQ 448 540. Link1.
Link2. Link3.
Evangelical Congregational Church. TQ 444
540. Link. All © Dave Westrap.
Westerhope, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, T&W.
Westerleigh, Gloucestershire,
St. James the Great. ST 6995 7966. © Jim Parker. Interior
view, and the attractive font
(described in the appended listing as C17 Norman revival). A painted
screen records the names of the
churchwardens from 1638. All
© Janet Gimber (2023).
Link.
Grade I listed. There are numerous listed monuments in the churchyard - they
can be seen
here. Grace Church on Westerleigh
Road, north of the village, at ST 6993 8045. Older maps (from 1886, the earliest
available) label it as Independent Chapel. Another view. Since Jim took his photo, Grace Church has moved to Yate;
the Westerleigh building is now Immanuel Christian School. Both © Jim Parker. There
are two crematorium chapels; the
Waterside Chapel is under
the glass roof. Another view. Both © Janet Gimber (2014).
More recently Woodside Chapel
has been added. A general grid reference for the complex of buildings here would
be ST 7029 7849. © Janet Gimber (2023).
Western New Town, City of Edinburgh - see City of Edinburgh.
Western Park, Leicester, Leicestershire - see
Leicester.
Westerskeld, Mainland, Highland, Methodist Church.
Interior view. Both © Tim Flitcroft (2012).
Westfield,
Norfolk, St. Andrew on Station Road.
Interior view. TF 992 099. Both © Richard Roberts (2019).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Westgate, Co. Durham, St. Andrew. © Alan Blacklock. Another view, and three
interior views - 1, 2, 3,
all © Peter Morgan (2013). Methodist Church. © Alan Blacklock. Another view, © Peter Morgan (2013).
Westgate on Sea, Kent, Christ Church.
From an old postcard, Geoff Watt's Collection. St. James (interior view), previously in the Unknown section, Michael Selwood found a loose
photo in a second hand book he'd bought. Church
interior are always difficult to identify, and Simon Davies is to be congratulated for this one! See
here for confirmation.
Westhall, Suffolk, Primitive Methodist Chapel. © Iris Maeers.
Westham, East Sussex, St. Mary, situated beneath the walls of Pevensey Castle. TQ 642 046. From a postcard in the Kevin Gordon
Collection, and another from Reg Dosell's Collection.
Link.
Westhide,
Herefordshire, St. Bartholomew, with a massive Norman tower. The interior of the
porch, and the
churchyard cross. All
© Janet Gimber (2017).
Link.
Grade I listed. The cross is separately
grade II listed.
Westhope, Herefordshire,
St. Francis, a tin tabernacle. SO 464 510. © Chris Kippin.
Link.
Westhope, Shropshire,
the church (dedication, if it ever had one, is lost). Remarkably, I have not
been able to find a single reference to this church on-line. SO 4696 8622. ©
Paul Wood (2015).
Westhoughton, Greater Manchester.
Westhouses, Derbyshire, St. Saviour. See Swanwick on the Derbyshire page.
The Methodist Church on Alfreton
Road was built as Primitive Methodist in 1897.
SK 4225 5781. © David Regan
(2020).
Link.
Westhumble, Surrey, St. Michael. From
an old postcard in Geoff Watt's Collection.
Link.
Westlands, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire - see
Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Westleigh, Devon (near Barnstaple),
St. Peter. SS 4726 2864. From
an old postcard in Reg Dosell's Collection. Two modern views -
1,
2, and the enclosed
lych-gate, all
© Chris Kippin (2024).
Link.
Grade I listed. Of available maps, only one of 1888 shows a
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, though it doesn't show
very clearly which building is intended. A directory, quoted on
Genuki, dates it
to 1841, although, from the dates of the registers, there must have been an
earlier chapel or chapels. Fortunately, a Streetview from 2023 shows a building
called The Old Chapel,
which gives it a grid ref. of SJ 4716 2864.
Westleigh (near Burlescombe), U.R.C.
It looked rather different
when the Streetview van went past in 2009. ST 0614 1693.
© Heath Nickels (2016).
Westleigh, Leigh, Greater Manchester - see Leigh.
Westleton, Suffolk, St. Peter. TM 440 691.
© Steve Bulman (2005). Link. The former Primitive
Methodist Chapel, now a book shop. The date-stone says 1806 or 1808. © Iris Maeers.
Westley, Suffolk, St. Mary. Another view.
TL 8238 6451. Both © Chris Stafford (2013).
Link1. Link2.
Grade II* listed.
The churchyard walls are separately listed as
grade II.
Westley Waterless, Cambridgeshire,
St. Mary the Less.
This used to be one of the few round-tower churches in Cambridgeshire, but sadly
the tower collapsed in mid-Victorian times. The
chancel and
font. The church has a number of
good tombs and brasses - 1,
2,
3. TL 6179 5622.
All © David Regan (2019).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Westminster, Greater London.
Westnewton,
Cumbria,
St. Matthew, dated to 1857
here. NY 1356 4417. © Steve Bulman. An
old postcard view, from Reg Dosell's Collection.
Link.
Weston, Cheshire,
All Saints. Another view.
SJ 7328 5224. Both © Peter Morgan (2015).
Link.
Grade II listed, wherein it's dated to circa 1840.
Wesley Place Methodist Chapel
(1831) on Cemetery Road, now in residential use. It was originally Wesleyan. SJ
7298 5229. © Peter Morgan (2015). Old maps show a "Metho. Ch." just west of All
Saints, on Cemetery Road, at SJ 7319 5225. It's identified
here as Mount Pleasant Primitive Methodist Chapel,
dated to 1854 on the site of a predecessor, and closing in 1959. It has been
converted to residential use, and was seen by
Streetview in 2023.
Weston,
Devon (near Honiton), Chapel, of unknown affiliation. ST 1414 0044. © Heath
Nickels (2017). Another view,
© Chris Kippin (2022).
Weston, Southampton,
Hampshire - see Southampton.
Weston, Hertfordshire, Holy Trinity. TL 266 300. © Les Needham (2011).
Link. Grade I listed -
link.
Weston, Lincolnshire,
St. Mary the
Virgin.
TF 2925 2516. © Dave Hitchborne. Another
view, the thatched
churchyard
gate, three of the interior -
1,
2,
3,
and the
font, all
© Chris Stafford (2014).
Link.
Grade I listed.
For listed features in the churchyard, see
here. Older O.S.
maps show a Methodist Chapel (United Free) at the southern end of
the village on High Road, at TF 2913 2501. Pre-dating a map of 1888, it appears to
have gone out of use by no later than the 1950's. It stood about where
the taller trees are at the centre of a
Streetview from 2009.
Weston, North Yorkshire, All Saints. Another view. Both © David Regan (2010).
Weston,
Northamptonshire, Particular Baptist Chapel on High Street.
Another view. SP 5890 4695. Both © Howard Richter (2015).
Link.
Grade II listed.
Weston, Nottinghamshire,
All Saints. SK 7741 6801. © David Regan (2011). Link.
Grade I listed. The former Wesleyan
Methodist Chapel of 1877.
SK 7719 6791. © David
Regan (2020).
Weston, Staffordshire, St. Andrew, on Stafford Road. Another
view. SJ 974 271. Both © John French. Another view, © Mike Berrell (2011).
Link. Methodist Church. SJ 980 268. ©
Chris Emms (2011).
Weston, West Yorkshire, All Saints. Interior view. Both © Kenneth Paver
(2014).
Weston Bampfylde, Somerset, Holy
Cross. The interior. ST 6106
2495. Both © Chris Kippin (2021).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Weston Beggard, Herefordshire, St.
John the Baptist. The remains of the
churchyard cross, now with a tiny
sun-dial attached. All
© Janet Gimber (2017).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Weston by Welland, Northamptonshire, St. Mary.
© Pamela Weston.
Weston
Colville, Cambridgeshire, St. Mary on Church End.
Another view, two of the
interior - 1,
2, and the
chancel, the
font, and
brasses. TL 6162 5316. All ©
David Regan (2019).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Weston in Gordano, Somerset, St.
Peter and St. Paul (1839). Three further views -
1,
2,
3. ST 44377 74211. All © Carole Sage (2016).
Link.
Grade I listed.
Weston-on-Avon, Warwickshire, All Saints.
Interior view. Both © Aidan McRae Thomson.
Weston-on-the Green, Oxfordshire, dedicated to St. Mary (according to Pevsner) or St. Mary the Virgin (church signs). SP
531 186. © Steve Bulman.
Weston-on-Trent, Derbyshire,
St. Mary the Virgin on Church Drive. SK 3976 2760. © Richard Roberts (2014).
Another view, and the
interior, both © Richard Roberts
(2017). Link.
Grade I listed.
The
Methodist Church (formerly Ebenezer
Wesleyan, of 1846) on Main Street. SK 4026 2798. © Richard
Roberts (2013).
Link1.
Link2.
Older O.S. maps also show a Baptist Chapel on Trent
Lane. SK 4050 2790. It was seen by
Streetview in 2022 -
though how much remains of the chapel is unclear. The date-stone is for
1840-something, perhaps 1846.
Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.
Weston Turville,
Buckinghamshire,
St. Mary the Virgin. Another view. SP
8593 1029. Both © Les Needham. Link.
Grade I listed.
The churchyard gate is listed as
grade II. Union Baptist Chapel dates from 1839. SP 8540 1059. © Les Needham. Link.
Grade II listed.
Weston-under-Lizard, Staffordshire, St.
Andrew. SJ 806 106. © Chris Emms (2010).
Link.
Weston under Penyard, Herefordshire, St. Lawrence. © June Norris. Interior view,
© Graeme Harvey (2013). Link.
Grade II* listed.
Weston-under-Wetherley, Warwickshire, dedicated to St. Michael (O). SP 360 693. © Steve Bulman.
Another view, from an old postcard
in Reg Dosell's Collection. Interior
view, © Aidan McRae Thomson. Roof, altar,
side altar, font and cover,
pulpit and lectern, all © John Bowdler (2012). Link. Grade I listed -
link.
Weston
Underwood, Buckinghamshire,
St. Laurence.
Another view. SP 8637 5036. Both © David
Regan (2017). Link.
Grade I listed.
Westoning, Bedfordshire, St. Mary Magdalene. TL 028 327. © Bill McKenzie. Interior view, from
an old postcard in Judy Flynn's Collection. Link.
Grade II* listed.
Westonzoyland, Somerset, St.
Mary the Virgin on Main Road. Three interiors -
1,
2,
3. ST 352 348. All © Mike
Berrell (2015). Link.
Grade I listed.
Westow, North Yorkshire, St. Mary. © James Murray. Another view, © Colin Waters
Collection (2013). Link.
Grade II* listed. Possible
former church, now a Sunday School.
© James Murray.
Westport, County Mayo, St. Mary
(R.C.). Holy Trinity (CoI).
Westvale,
Greetland, West Yorkshire - see the Greetland
page.
Westward,
Cumbria,
St. Hilda. Dated by this
source
to 1785-6, which also mentions a 16th century predecessor known as New Kirk. NY 2732 4489. © Steve Bulman.
Link.
Grade II listed.
Westwell, Kent, St. Mary. © Geoff Watt.
Link.
Westwood, Devon, the former St. Paul. SY
0171 9896. © Chris Kippin (2021).
Grade II listed, wherein it's dated to 1874.
Westwood, Wiltshire, St. Mary the
Virgin. The interior and
pulpit. ST 8122 5901. All © Chris
Kippin (2024). Link.
Grade I listed. Some churchyard monuments are also listed - see
here.
The village also has a former
Baptist Chapel (2023
Streetview) on Orchard Close. It's labelled on a map of 1890 as Baptist
Chapel (Particular). ST 8090 5915. There's also a former
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (2021 Streetview) on Upper Westwood at ST
8040 5952. Pre-dating a map of 1890, it was still in active use at least until
the mid-20th century.
Wetheral,
Cumbria,
Holy Trinity and St. Constantine. NY 4681 5441. © Steve Bulman.
Link.
Grade II* listed. The Methodist
Chapel is labelled as Wesleyan on a map of 1901, and dated
here to 1873. © Steve Bulman. The only remaining above-ground structure from
Wetheral Priory is a gateway. It can be seen
here, on a 2010 Streetview.
NY 4680 5412.
Link.
Grade I listed. The local cemetery has a Mortuary
Chapel - a photo of it can be seen
here. NY 4626 5422.
Wetherby, West Yorkshire, St. James. St. Joseph (R.C.). Wesleyan Chapel.
All © Bill Henderson.
Wetherden, Suffolk, St. Mary the
Virgin on Church Lane. TM 008 627. © John Balaam (2019).
Link.
Grade I listed.
Wetley Rocks, Staffordshire, St. John the Baptist (1834).
Link. Methodist Church
- it succeeded the original Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (1841, with porch added in 1901). The former
Hope
Chapel (Congregational, 1822). All © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2009).
Wetton, Staffordshire, St. Margaret.
Interior view. Both © James Murray. Another view and
interior view, both © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011). Wesleyan Methodist
Chapel, now in residential use. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011).
Wetwang, East Riding of Yorkshire, St. Nicholas.
© Bill Henderson. The Lady Chapel. Both © James Murray. St. Paul's
Methodist Church. © James Murray.
Wexford, Co. Wexford.
Weybourne, Norfolk, All Saints. Also visible are some remains of the Priory. © Geoff Watt.
Interior view, © Richard Roberts (2014). Link.
Grade II* listed. The remains of the
Augustinian Priory, © Richard Roberts (2014).
Link. Grade I listed.
Weyhill, Hampshire, St. Michael and All Angels. Another view. Both © Les Needham.
Link.
Weymouth, Dorset.
Whaddon, Buckinghamshire,
St. Mary.
Another view.
SP 8053 3407. Both © David Regan (2017).
Link.
Grade I listed. The Selbie Memorial
Congregational Chapel (1907) on Stock Lane.
It has a date-stone for 1907.
Another view. The Selbie
memorialised here is presumably William Boothby Selbie - a short piece of
biography is available
here, and his portrait
here.
SP 8077 3398. Both © David Regan (2017).
Link. The 1900 6" O.S. map marks a Chap.
on High Street at SP 8057 3434. I haven't been able to discover anything about
it. The house built on the site was seen by
Streetview in 2011.
Whaddon, Cambridgeshire, St. Mary the
Virgin (C) on Church Street.
Another view. TL 3496 4658. Both ©
David Regan (2019).
Link.
Grade I listed. An otherwise unidentified place of worship shows on
a mid-20th century 1" O.S. map to the east of the village on Meldreth Road at TL
3529 4669 (now a nursery, see the
2023 Streetview). This was
the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, dated
here to circa 1935, built following the burning down of a circa 1900
predecessor on Meldreth Road. This stood at TL 3562 4645, and the house on its
site was seen by Streetview
in 2023.
Whaddon, Gloucestershire, St. Margaret of
Scotland. © Graeme Harvey (2012).
Link.
Whaddon, Wiltshire, the Alderbury and Whaddon Holy Family Chapel (R.C.). It was formerly a Methodist Church (built as
Primitive Methodist in 1884). It was sold to the Catholic Church in 1990, who have used it since. Another view. SU 196
263. Both © Les Needham. Link.
Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire.
Whaley Thorns,
Derbyshire, St Luke (1878).
SK 5324 7112.
© David Regan (2020). As of 2024, Google Streetmaps is labelling it as
"permanently closed" though
ACNY entry is still
available. Link. The former
Methodist Church on West
Street and Chapel Street was originally Wesleyan, built in 1908. It's now a
heritage centre. SK 5314 7108. © David Regan (2020). This
link makes reference
to an earlier chapel of 1894, and quotes another source as it having been
converted to use as a Sunday School. An examination of the 25" O.S. map of 1897
shows that a Sunday School stood nearby, marked on the 25" map of 1898 at SK
5319 7106. The housing now on its site was seen by
Streetview in 2011.
Whalley,
Lancashire.
Whalley Range, Manchester, Greater Manchester.
Whalsay, Whalsay (island), Shetland, Church (unidentified, perhaps CoS?). Parish
Church (CoS). Another view, and an interior view. All © Tim Flitcroft (2012).
Whalton, Northumberland, St. Mary Magdalene.
© Bill Henderson.
Whaplode, Lincolnshire,
St. Mary. TF 3234 2401. © Dave Hitchborne.
Two further views - 1,
2, four interiors -
1,
2,
3,
4, two views of a tomb,
1,
2, and the
font, all © David Regan (2016 and
2019).
Grade II listed. The former
Methodist Chapel, built as Wesleyan in 1838, is now in residential use. TF
3256 2432. © David Regan (2019). The 25" O.S. map of 1903-4 shows another
Methodist Chapel in the village, this one Wesleyan Reform, at TF 3274 2433. It
(or a later building on the same site) can be seen
here on a 2017 Streetview.
There is (or was) a Mortuary Chapel in the
cemetery, at TF 3305 2448. The chapel itself isn't visible on Streetview, but
the entrance to the cemetery is - see
here.
Whaplode Drove, Lincolnshire,
St. John the Baptist on Chapel Gate. From an old postcard in Reg Dosell's
Collection. Another view, and the
interior, both © David Regan
(2016).
Grade II listed.
Wharncliffe Side, South
Yorkshire, Methodist Church (1807; date-stone) on Main Road.
SK 298 950. Both © Mike Berrell (2013).
Wharram-le-Street, East Yorkshire, St. Mary. ©
Steve Watson.
Wharram Percy, North Yorkshire, the ruins
of St. Martin. Wharram Percy
is one of England's deserted villages.
Another view. Both © Stella
Fisher.
Whatcote, Warwickshire, dedicated to St.
Peter. SP 299 446. © Steve Bulman. Interior view. © Aidan McRae Thomson.
Whatfield, Suffolk, St. Margaret.
Interior view. TM 025 466.
Salvation Army Meeting Hall. TM
026 467. Whatfield Chapel,
(U.R.C., formerly Congregational).
Interior view. Most of the
building is a private residence, the chapel occupying a room at the rear. Used
only 4 times a year. TM 023 464. All © Mike Berrell.
Whatley, Somerset, St. George. ST 7340
4760. © Chris Kippin (2021).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Whatlington, East Sussex, St. Mary Magdalene. Another view. Both © Steve
Bulman (2009). Link.
Whatton in the Vale, Nottinghamshire, St. John of Beverley. Another view. Both © David
Regan (2011). Link. Grade II* listed -
link.
Wheal Buller, (near Redruth),
Cornwall,
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (1912). Two more views -
1,
2. SW 6994 4025. All © Paul E.
Barnett (2014 and 2023). It's dated
here (where there is a photo) to 1912-1989, successor to an earlier chapel
of 1833 a little way to the east, at SW 7009 4021 (there's a photo of it on the
link already given). It had gone out of use in the early years of the last
century, and was demolished at some
point - no trace remains today. In this
2023 Streetview it would
have stood to the left of the road somewhere near where the fencing disappears
from view.
Wheal Busy,
Cornwall,
Bible Christian Chapel. SW 738 452. © Paul E. Barnett (2017).
Wheal Francis,
Cornwall,
the former Methodist (Wesleyan) Chapel.
Another view. SW 7876 5242.
Both reproduced by kind permission of Derek Brooks (of the
Goonhavern Community Website). Some modern photos can be seen
here, where it's dated to 1866-1964.
Wheal Rose, Cornwall,
the former Bible Christian Chapel at SW 7160 4521. It's dated
here to 1824-1935 or 1937. Another
view. Both © Paul E. Barnett (2015 and 2022).
Wheatfield, Oxfordshire, St. Andrew. Interior view. SU 688 992. Both © Aidan McRae Thomson. Link.
Wheatley Lane, Lancashire, Inghamite Chapel. SD 839 384. © Stuart Mackrell.
Link.
Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire,
St. Helen.
© Bill McKenzie.
Wheathill, Shropshire, Holy Trinity.
SO 6219 8215. © Paul Wood (2015).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Wheatley Hill, Co. Durham,
All Saints. NZ 3805 3925. © James
Murray. Another more recent view -
note the now-missing gable-end just visible in the older photo, behind the
double-height pallets. The entire aisle with the door in it may have been
re-built, as the door looks wider in Martin's photo. © Martin Richter (2019).
Link1
- which says the church was built as a Mission Church from St. Bartholomew in
Thornley, in 1873.
Link2.
Wheaton Aston, Staffordshire, St. Mary.
SJ 851 125. © Chris Emms (2010).
Link. Zion Congregational Church (1814) on Marston Road.
Another view. SJ 852 127. Both © Dennis Harper (2014). Link.
Wheddon Cross, Somerset, the former
Methodist Chapel (1893), closed in 2006, and now converted to residential use.
The second chapel on this site, the previous one was built in 1839. SS923387. © Andrew Ross (2018).
Another view, © Chris Kippin (2019).
Link.
Wheelock, Cheshire,
Christ Church on Crewe Road
was consecrated in 1843. SJ 7488 5869. © Muriel Winson. The
Methodist Church on Crewe Road
was built in 1874 (as Wesleyan), and had a Methodist-only day school on the ground floor. SJ
7511 5911. © Muriel Winson. A
2023 Streetview provides
another view. Link.
The Congregational Church on Crewe
Road dates from 1892. SJ 7497 5946. © Gervase N.E. Charmley (2010).
Link.
Wheelock Heath, Cheshire,
Wheelock Heath Baptist Church on Hassall Road. SJ 7515 5743. © Gervase N.E. Charmley (2010).
Link.
Wheldrake, ERYorks, St. Helen.
© Bill Henderson.
Whelford, Gloucestershire, St. Anne. © Graeme Harvey (2011).
Link.
Whelpley Hill, Buckinghamshire, former Chapel, now a private residence. SP 9982 0432. © Les Needham. Janet Gimber advises that
this was built as (or possibly was built on the site of) a school. By 1925, a map shows St. Michael and All Angels here, and it continued in use until put up
for sale in 2006.
Whelpo,
Cumbria, the former Quaker Meeting House. It has a date-stone for 1698, and was
closed in 1849 (source).
Another view. NY 3088 3964. The
nearby burial ground, which Kevin
Price advises was last used in 1913, looks sadly neglected. All © Alan
Marsden (2022).
Whenby, North Yorkshire, St. Martin.
Interior view. Both © David Regan
(2010). Link.
Whepstead, Suffolk, St. Petronilla.
TL 8328 5824. © Roger Heap.
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Wherwell,
Hampshire, St. Peter and Holy Cross. SU 3915 4082. © Chris Kippin. The porch,
© Karel Kuča (2007).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
A Mausoleum in the churchyard is
grade II listed.
© Karel Kuča (2007).
The former
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel of 1846. SU 3897 4094. © Chris Kippin (2018).
Link. A
converted Primitive Methodist Chapel
(date-stone 1887) stands to the
south-west of the village on Fullerton Road at SU 3861 4062. Both
© Chris Kippin (2022). A
Streetview
from 2011 is less encumbered by vegetation.
Link.
Whetstone, Leicestershire.
Whinburgh, Norfolk, St. Mary. Pevsner says this
church is redundant, but it didn't appear to be so during my visit. It's also still listed
on findachurch.co.uk. TG 006 089. © Steve
Bulman (2005).
Whichford, Warwickshire, St. Michael. © Aidan McRae Thomson. Two further views - 1,
2, porch, sun-dial,
two interior views - 1, 2, and the
font (and farmer Ted), all © John Bowdler (2011).
Link. Grade I listed -
link.
Whicham,
Cumbria,
St. Mary. SD 1349 8270. © Bruce Gordon.
Another view, and the
interior, both © James D.
Thomas. Link.
Grade II listed.
Whickham, Tyne & Wear, St. Mary the Virgin. © Alan Blacklock.
Link.
Spoor Methodist Church. NZ 2061. © Bill Henderson. Chapel in Garden House
Cemetery on Market Lane. © Norman Cummings (2014).
Whiddon Down, Devon, Methodist
Church. SX 6905 9249.
Link. The former Bible
Christian Chapel. SX 6909 9248. Both © Heath Nickels (2017).
Whilton, Northamptonshire, St. Andrew. © Aidan McRae Thomson.
Whimple, Devon, St. Mary. SY 044 972. ©
Andrew Ross.
Whinfell (near Kendal), Cumbria, the former Primitive Methodist Chapel of
1903, as seen by Streetview in 2021. Its closure is given
here as in the 1970's. SD 5626 9819.
Whippingham, Isle of Wight, St. Mildred. From an
old postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection. An old
engraving © Colin Waters Collection.
Whipsnade, Bedfordshire,
St. Mary Magdalene. TL 0117 1796. © Bill McKenzie.
Link.
Grade II* listed. A former
Methodist Chapel (originally Wesleyan) stands west of the church at TL
0103 1801. Seen by Streetview
in 2021, it's dated
here to 1858-1937.
Link.
Whipton, Exeter,
Devon - see the Exeter page.
Whissendine, Rutland,
St. Andrew. Three interior views -
1,
2,
3, and the
font. SK 8331 1430. All © David Regan (2015
and 2016). Previously in the Unknown section,
Neil Jones was trying to identify a
street scene on an old postcard, which
includes the tower of a church. The church has unusually
large bell-stage openings, and there may be a chapel seen side-on on the left
hand side of the street in the middle distance. Phil Draper has identified it as
St. Andrew at Whissendine, and the possible chapel is the Methodist Church.
Link.
Grade I listed. The former
Methodist Church on Main
Street. It's labelled on older maps as Primitive Methodist, and dated
here to 1868-2009. SK 8342 1424. It replaced an earlier chapel of 1827 on
Ashwell Road, so far un-located. ©
David Regan (2015). Several old maps also show a Chapel
on Oakham Road at SK 8252 1434, though none of them identify it. However this
document (pdf)
identifies it as Wesleyan, and says it was demolished in the 1980's. It
pre-dates a map of 1885. It's site can be seen in a
Streetview from 2011.
Whissonsett, Norfolk, St. Mary (circa 1250) on High Street.
Interior view.
TF 919 233. Link.
Grade II* listed. The former
Primitive Methodist Church on High Street, now a private residence. Its date is uncertain, but it pre-dates 1886,
as it shows on a map of that year. TF 919 231. All © Richard Roberts (2014).
Whiston,
Northamptonshire, St. Mary the Virgin.
© David Regan (2016).
Link.
Grade I listed.
Whiston, South Yorkshire, St. Mary
Magdalene. Another view. SK 4510 9002.
Link.
Grade II* listed. The Methodist
Church on High Street was originally Wesleyan. It's dated
here
to 1865-6, successor to an earlier (un-located) chapel of 1822. SK 4489 9013.
Link.
All © David Regan
(2021).
Whiston, Staffordshire, St. Mildred. Two interior views - 1,
2. All © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011). Primitive Methodist Centenary Church (1908). Interior view.
SJ 897 143. Both © Mike Berrell. The former (and original) Primitive Methodist Chapel now appears to be in secular
use. © Gervase N. E. Charmley (2011).
Whitbeck, Cumbria,
St. Mary. SD 1193 8397. © Bill McKenzie.
Another view, © James D. Thomas.
Interior view, © Jill Coulthard.
Link.
Whitbourne,
Herefordshire, St. John the Baptist. Another view.
SO 7253 5694. Both © Chris Kippin.
Another view, the
lych-gate, two interior views -
1,
2, and the
font, all © Peter Morgan
(2023).
Link.
Grade II* listed. The lych-gate is also listed, as
grade II.
Whitburn, T&W.
Whitburn, West
Lothian, Whitburn South Parish Church (CoS) on Mansewood Crescent. Two further
views - 1,
2 and the
church hall.
Link.
Brucefield Church
(CoS) on East Main Street. The
church hall,
which looks as if it could be a former church.
Link.
St. Joseph (R.C., 1979)
on Raeburn Crescent. Link.
The site of the
former St. Joseph's church (1939), which stood on Armadale Road.
Link.
Whitburn Pentecostal Church
on Reveston Lane. Link.
Whitburn West End Gospel
Hall on West Main Street.
Another view.
Link. All © Jim Parker
(2016).
Whitby, North Yorkshire.
Whitchurch, Bristol (City), Bristol - see
Bristol.
Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire, St. John
the Evangelist on Church Lane.
Another view, the
sun-dial, two of the interior -
1,
2, the
chancel, a
wall painting, and the
font. SP 8028 2087.
Link.
Grade II* listed. The former
Primitive Methodist Chapel on High Street. It's dated
here to 1899-1935, where it also says that it was successor to an earlier
chapel of 1841. Although it shows on a map of 1880, it's not clear which
building is meant, but it was near the later chapel, quite possibly on the same
site. SP 8018 2077. All ©
David Regan (2019). Today's
Methodist Church (2022 Streetview) is on High Street. Dated
here to 1844, it says that the building was re-fronted at some point.
There's a photo of the church from before that work. SP 8012 2088.
Link.
Whitchurch, Cardiff (City), Cardiff - see Cardiff (City).
Whitchurch,
Devon, St. Andrew, and its interior.
SX 4930 7270. Link.
Grade I listed. The war memorial in the churchyard is listed as
grade II. The
Methodist Church on Whitchurch
Road has a date-stone for 1861. Older maps label it as Bible Christian. SX 4910
7243. All © Chris Kippin (2022). O.S. maps mark
Priory Remains of Chantry Chapel at SX 4888
7300. Its
grade II listing describes a 19th century house, with the attached entrance
tower "probably C14, said to be part of a Collegiate Chantry".
Streetview saw it in 2015.
Whitchurch,
Hampshire, All Hallows. SU 4599 4775. ©
Chris Kippin.
Link.
Grade II* listed.
The former Methodist Chapel on
London Street, at SU 4643 4815, was originally Primitive Methodist. The
My Primitive Methodists entry for it gives a building date of 1902, and says that
it was in commercial use by 1990.
Baptist Church on Newbury Road. SU 4622 4822.
Link.
Grade II listed. St. John Fisher
(R.C.) on Bell Street. SU 4606 4806.
Link. All ©
Chris Kippin (2020). The Methodist
Church on Winchester Street was originally Wesleyan. SU 4627 4802. ©
Chris Kippin (2022).
Link. The former Baptist Chapel
on Winchester Street is now in commercial use. SU 4626 4799.
© Chris Kippin (2022).
Whitchurch, Pembrokeshire, St. David. © Chris Emms (2009).
Whitchurch, Shropshire.
Whitchurch, Somerset, St. Nicholas (C).
Dating from the 12th century, the church is thought to have been preceded by a
Saxon chapel. Before the Reformation, the church was dedicated to St. Gregory.
Another view. ST 61219 67590.
Samuel Loxton made two drawings of the church -
1,
2.
Grade II* listed. U.R.C. on
Bristol Road, built as Congregational (founded 1830).
Another view. ST 61259 67799. All
© Carole Sage (2016). A
Brethren Meeting Hall on Bristol Road was built between the wars. When it
ceased to be used for worship is at present unknown, but it was used as a public
hall until quite recently. It received planning permission for conversion to a
day nursery in 2015. ST 61219 67867. © Carole Sage (2017). The
Emmaus Spirituality Centre on
Sleep Lane is a retreat and conference centre, and is successor to Emmaus House
in Bristol, from where they moved in 2015. ST 61678 67260. © Carole Sage (2016).
Link.
Whitchurch, Warwickshire, St. Mary.
Interior view. Both © Aidan McRae Thomson. Link.
Whitchurch Canonicorum,
the C12 St. Candida & Holy Cross, off Gassons Lane. SY 3965 9645. © June Norris.
Interior view,
© Richard Roberts (2016). The
pulpit, and a fine
tomb, both
© Elaine Sanders.
Link.
Grade I listed.
Whitchurch on Thames, Oxfordshire, St. Mary the Virgin. © Marion Hall.
Link.
Whitcombe, Dorset, Whitcombe Church (dedication not known). Interior view.
Detail of a wall painting. In the care of the Churches Conservation Trust, this ancient church was the living of the
dialect poet William Barnes. All © Roger Hopkins.
Link.
Whitcott Keysett,
Shropshire, the former Primitive Methodist Chapel. According to its My Primitive
Methodists
entry, it dates from 1868, with closure in the early 1970's. SO 2734 8346. ©
Chris Kippin (2021).
Link.
White Cross (near Helston), Cornwall,
Cury Methodist Church - originally Wesleyan, of 1890. To its left is its predecessor of the early nineteenth century.
SW 6824 2144. © Chris Kippin (2019). Older O.S. maps also show a
Free United Methodist Chapel at the eastern end of
the village, at SW 6851 2153. It seems to have closed by the mid-20th century.
Converted to residential use, it was seen by
Streetview in 2009.
White Grit, Shropshire, the former Methodist chapel.
Another view. SO 317 975. Corndon Marsh Chapel, a "tin tabernacle".
Another view. SO 314 979. All ©
John Bowdler (2010).
White Hill (or Whitehill), Kidsgrove, Staffordshire
- see Kidsgrove.
White Hill, Wiltshire, the former St.
Matthew. Another view. ST 8231 3074.
Both © Chris Kippin (2020). A
page on Wikipedia gives a closure date of 2004.
White Ladies, Shropshire, the ruins
of the Priory. SJ 826 075. © James Murray.
Link.
White Ladies Aston, Worcestershire, St. John the Baptist. Another view, and two
interior views - 1, 2. All © Peter Morgan (2012).
Link. Grade II* listed -
link.
White Waltham, Berkshire,
St. Mary. SU 8548 7752. © Marion Hall. Link.
Grade II* listed. A tomb and a headstone are listed separately - they can be
seen
here.
Whiteabbey, Co. Antrim.
Whitechapel, Greater London.
Whitechapel,
Lancashire, St. James, on Church Lane.
Interior view. Both © John Balaam
(2018).
Link.
Grade II listed.
Whitecross, Cornwall (near
Penzance), the former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel. It pre-dates a map of 1888, and
went out of use in the first half of the last century. SW 5246 3430. © Paul E. Barnett (2022).
Whitefield, Greater Manchester.
Whitegate, Cheshire,
St. Mary. Another view. SJ 6290 6935.
Both
© Les Needham. Four extra views - 1,
2,
3,
4, all © Karel Kuča
(2007). Link.
Grade II listed.
Whitehall, Bristol (City), Bristol - see
Bristol.
Whitehaven, Cumbria.
Whitehead, Co. Antrim, the
Congregational Church on Chester Avenue. © John Balaam
(2022). Link. The
history page dates it to
1939-40, successor to a tin tabernacle of 1903 on the same site - a distant
photo of it is included.
Whitehill, Co. Fermanagh, St. Molaise (R.C.).
H 231 529. © Gerard Close (2011).
Whitehill (or White Hill), Kidsgrove, Staffordshire
- see Kidsgrove.
Whitekirk, East Lothian,
St. Mary. © Bill Henderson. Three further views -
1,
2,
3, two interior views -
1,
2, and the
font, all © Steve Bulman (2017).
Link.
Whitelackington, Somerset, St. Mary. Two interiors - 1,
2, and a squint. The
list of incumbents commences before 1417. ST 379 153. All © Mike Berrell (2014).
Link1. Link2.
Grade II* listed.
Whitemill,
Carmarthenshire, mortuary chapel, formerly Capel Salem
(Baptist).
SN 4634 2146.
© Gerard Charmley (2011).
Whitemoor, Cornwall, the Methodist
Church, which
dates to before 1879, as Bible Christian. SW 9692 5739. © Paul E. Barnett (2017).
Link.
Whiteness, Mainland,
Shetland, the former Church of Scotland.
Another view.
Circa HU 394 474. The former
Gospel Hall. The
Methodist Church, and
an
interior
view. All © Tim Flitcroft (2012 and 2016).
Whiteparish,
Wiltshire, All Saints. Another view,
and the interior. SU 2461 2359.
All © Chris Kippin (2023). Link.
Grade II* listed. A pair of monuments in the
churchyard share a
grade II listing. The former
Methodist Chapel has a
date-stone for 1859, as Wesleyan. It's now a holiday let.
Another view. SU 2461 2369. All
© Chris Kippin (2023). There is (or used to be) a
Primitive Methodist Chapel as well, on Clay Street, at SU 2451 2316. It's
dated
here to the 1860's. The
building on the site today (2009 Streetview) appears to be the
converted chapel.
Whiteshill, Gloucestershire, St. Paul
(1839-41). © Graeme Harvey (2013).
Link. Grade II Listed -
link.
Whitestaunton, Somerset, St. Andrew.
The interior. ST 2805 1049. Both
© Chris Kippin (2022).
Link.
Grade I listed. Several churchyard monuments, etc., are separately listed
here.
Whitestone,
Devon, St. Katherine (or Catherine) of Alexandria.
Another view. SX 8687 9435. Both
© Chris Kippin (2021).
Link.
Grade I listed.
Whitestreet (S.E. of St Agnes),
Cornwall, the remains of a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel. It pre-dates a map of 1880. A
scant history can be read
here, where there is a photo from when it was in slightly better condition.
SW 7449 4911. © Paul E. Barnett (2022).
Whitewell, Lancashire, St. Michael. © Steve
Bulman. Another view, and an
interior view, both © Alan
Blacklock (2010).
Whitewell Bottom, Lancashire,
the former Methodist Church (1840) closed in the 1990's, and is now in
residential use. © Nigel Birch. An earlier photo from Nigel Birch's Collection.
Whitfield, Kent, St. Peter. TR 311
459. The U.R.C. dates from 1867. TR
301 460. Both © Geoff Watt.
Whitfield, Northamptonshire, St. John the Evangelist. SP 608 395. © Howard
Richter (2015).
Grade II listed. The
site of the demolished Wesleyan
Methodist Chapel, which stood at SP 6075 3948. © Howard Richter (2015).
Whitfield, Northumberland, dedicated
to Holy Trinity. NY 779 569. © Steve Bulman.
Another view, and an
interior view, both © Alan
Blacklock (2010). St. John.
NY 778 584. © Alan Blacklock.
Whitford,
Devon, St. Mary at Cross - dated
here
to 1908. SY 2606 9580. © Chris Kippin (2022).
Link. The former
Methodist
Chapel, converted to residential use. The earliest available map (1889)
labels it as Bible Christian.
Another view. The
National
Archive references documents from 1859 - 1980. SY 2593 9576. Both © Heath
Nickels (2016). O.S. maps also mark Chapel (Site of)
at the southern end of the village at SY 2615 9549. It's
site now lies just behind
the low wall this side of the farm building - seen by Streetview in 2021.
Whitford, Flintshire, St. Beuno and St. Mary. Another view. Both © Martin Briscoe.
Whitgift, East Riding of Yorkshire, St. Mary Magdalene.
The clock, with "13" where the "12"
should be. Both © Heather Holdridge.
Another view of the church, and an
interior view, both © James Murray. The
original clockface, hand-made, is kept
inside the church. © James Murray.
Link.
Methodist Church and
interior view, both © James
Murray.
Whithorn, Dumfries & Galloway,
St. Ninian's
Priory (CoS, the parish church). Interior
view. Adjacent to it are the remains of the 12th century
Priory, which was later the parish
church until the present one was built in 1822. NX 444 403. All
© Dave Westrap. Link1.
Link2.
Link3. A former United Presbyterian
Church now serves (or has served) as a petrol station. It stands on St.
John's Road and Park Lane. A map of 1850 shows
Secession Church on the same site, though aligned at 90° to the later
church. The U.P. Church had closed no later than 1959. NX 4465 4061. © Alan
Marsden (2024).
Whiting Bay, North Ayrshire (on Arran).
Whitkirk, Leeds, West Yorkshire - see the
Leeds page.
Whitland,
Carmarthenshire.
Whitleigh, Plymouth, Devon - see
Plymouth.
Whitley, Cheshire,
Methodist Church, soon to be sold (2008). Older maps label it as Wesleyan. SJ
6127 8116. © Kit Heald.
Whitley, North Yorkshire, Chapel of All Saints. ©
Bill Henderson. Two further views - 1, 2, both © David Regan (2011). See
link, where it says the church is to close.
Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear.
Whitley Chapel, Northumberland, St. Helen. NY 928 577. © Bill Henderson (2011). Grade II Listed -
link.
Whitley Lower, West Yorkshire, St. Mary
and St. Michael.
Another view. SE 2225 1766. Both ©
David Regan (2020).
Link.
Grade II listed.
A Wesleyan Methodist Chapel is indicated on the
earliest O.S. map of 1855 at SE 2202 1790, on Scopsley Lane. The latest map
which still labels it (as Ch.) is of 1938.
There's still a building on the site, but whether
anything of the chapel survives isn't known. Here's its
2009 Streetview.
Whitminster, Gloucestershire, St. Andrew. ©
Graeme Harvey. Link.
Whitmore, Staffordshire, St. Mary and
All Saints. SJ 815 405. © Muriel Winson. Two additional views -
1,
2, both © Peter Morgan (2015).
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton, West Midlands - see
Wolverhampton.
Whitnash, Warwickshire, St. Margaret. Interior view. Both © Aidan McRae Thomson.
Another view, from an old postcard in
Reg Dosell's Collection.
Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, St. Peter and Paul. © Graeme
Harvey. Link.
Grade II* listed.
Whitsome,
Borders, the former Whitsome Kirk, as seen by Streetview in 2021. This
source dates it to 1803, and says it was in
"full ecclesiastical use" in 2003. The Streetview suggests it may now be closed
and converted - or has it just recently had a refurbishment? NT 8604 5049.
Category C listed. The Old Parish Church ruin
stands in a graveyard to the S.E. of the church, at NT 8623 5034. What, if
anything survives of the church itself is unclear from on-line sources. Large
scale O.S. maps mark only a Watch House, presumably against the
depredations of the "Resurrection Men", but this could of course still have been
part of the church. This
source, discussing Whitsome Old Parish Church Site says "This is a
13th century church ruin...". Its
Canmore entry includes some photos of the watch house, but doesn't say if
it's part of the former church.
Here's a distant Streetview of the churchyard and watch house in 2021.
Whitson, Newport, the redundant St. Mary.
Another view showing the leaning
tower. Janet was told that the church will soon be converted to residential use.
Both © Janet Gimber (2015).
Link.
News item.
Grade II* listed.
Whitstable, Kent.
Whitstone,
Cornwall, St. Anne.
Another view, and the
holy well in the churchyard. A
nonconformist cemetery is attached
to the church - it has a date-stone
for 1926. I'm not sure I've ever heard of one before. SX 2629 9861.
All ©
Chris Kippin (2024).
Link.
More exterior and interior photos
can be found
here.
Grade I listed. For other related listed features, see
here.
Whitstone Methodist Church stands about half a mile S.S.E. of the church, at SX
2676 9796 in what was originally the separate hamlet of Boot. Older maps label it as Bible Christian.
© Chris Kippin (2024).
Link.
Its predecessor stands a short distance to the south, at SX 2678 9781.
By the time of a map of 1907 it was in use as a
Sunday School. It's seen here by
Streetview in 2023.
Its
grade II listing
dates it to 1835.
Whittingham, Northumberland, St. Bartholomew. Another view.
Interior view. A closer view of the window. All © Steve
Bulman. Link.
Whittington, Gloucestershire, St.
Bartholomew. © Graeme Harvey (2010).
Link.
Whittington, Lancashire, St. Michael. A mosaic of the saint. Both © Mrs. Janet Dalby.
Whittington,
Norfolk, Christ Church (1874) on Church Lane. TL 716 992.
© Richard Roberts (2019).
Link.
Whittington, Shropshire, St. John the Baptist.
SJ 326 312. © Dave Westrap. Link1. Link2.
Link
to an old drawing of the church in the 18th century.
Whittington, Staffordshire, St. Giles. U.R.C. Both © Bruce Read.
Whittington, Worcestershire, St. Philip &
St. James. © Peter Morgan.
Whittle-le-Woods, Lancashire,
St. John the Evangelist. Its
grade II listing dates it to 1880-2, on the site of an earlier chapel of
1830. SD
5785 2152. © Philip Kapp. Two additional views -
1, 2,
both © Karel Kuča (2019). Link.
The Methodist Church on Preston Road
is labelled on older maps as Wesleyan. SD 5795 2198. © Philip Kapp.
Link. St. Chad (R.C.)
stands on Town Lane about a mile east of the town, and is dated in its
grade II listing to 1791, later extended. A sun-dial in the churchyard is
separately
grade II listed. SD 5962 2082. ©
Peter Morgan. St Therese of Lisieux (R.C.) stands
close to Lisieux Hall, west of the village, at SD 5716 2147. Some photos of it
are available on Genuki,
here.
Whittlebury, Northamptonshire, St. Mary. Another view. SP 689 442. Both
© Dave Westrap (2010). Link1.
Link2.
Link3.
Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire.
Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire,
St. Mary and St. Andrew (O) on Church Lane. TL 4738 4858. © Janice Tostevin. Three additional views
- 1,
2,
3, and the
porch, all © David Regan
(2019).
Link.
Grade I listed. A churchyard tomb is listed as
grade II. Earlier O.S. maps mark a Chapel
on Orchard Terrace, at TL 4713 4799. I suspect it was Primitive Methodist, but I
don't know if it has survived, as the Streetview van hasn't been past it.
U.R.C. on Duxford Road. Seen by
Streetview in 2023, it will
be the originally Congregational Chapel dated
here to 1903. TL 4751
4812.
Whittlesford Bridge,
Cambridgeshire,
Chapel of St. John the Baptist, or Duxford Chapel, it was built as a hospital, and later
became a chantry chapel, was dissolved in 1548. Interior view.
TL 4850 4727. Both © James Murray.
Link.
Grade II* listed.
Whitton, Lincolnshire, St. John the Baptist. Two further views - 1,
2. All © David Regan (2011). Link1.
Link2.
Whitton, Powys, St. David (CiW). SO 270 673. © Ken
Taylor. Another view, interior, and the
font, all © Steve Bulman (2014).
Whitton, Shropshire, St. Mary the Virgin. The porch, and the remains of a medieval
cross. Two interior views - 1, 2. A
door retains a plain tympanum. SO 575 728. All © Steve Bulman (2011). Grade II* listed -
link.
Whittonstall, Northumberland, St. Philip and St. James. © Bill Henderson (2012).
Whitwell, Derbyshire,
St. Lawrence. SK 5263 7683. © David Regan
(2011).
Link.
Grade I Listed. The
Methodist Church on Portland Street, (formerly Dog Lane) at SK 5277 7662, as
seen by Streetview in 2022. Originally Wesleyan, it pre-dates a map of 1899. An
earlier map of 1883 shows what is probably its predecessor (also Wesleyan) on
Scotland Lane, at SK 5260 7671. This
source, quoting from
an old directory, dates it to 1858. Its site was seen by
Streetview in 2023. Also
marked on a map of 1899 on High Street is another chapel at SK 5285 7676. An
earlier map of 1883 labels it as Zion Chapel (Free Untd.
Meth). It, or the building on its site, was seen by
Streetview in 2023.
Whitwell, Rutland, St. Michael and All
Angels. Another view. Both © Robin Peel.
Link. Grade II* listed -
link.
Whitwell Colliery, Co.
Durham, once had a Primitive Methodist Chapel. The colliery site, which is about
3/4 of a mile north-east of the village and now on the other side of the A1(M),
consisted of colliery buildings, several terraces of housing, and the chapel,
has now been completely returned to green fields. I've been unable to find a
photo, and other than a single mention of its existence, nothing on the web
either. A Streetview from
2020. NZ 3085 4054.
Whitwell on the Hill, North Yorkshire, St. John.
© Bill Henderson.
Whitwick, Leicestershire.
Whitworth, Lancashire.
Whixall, Shropshire, St. Mary. As Sandy points out, the old gravestones built into the wall suggest that this is a
re-build and he supplies a date of 1869. The listed building text says 1867, perhaps meaning the commencement of building work. Interestingly, the listing text
says that the old church, which no longer exists, was a quarter of a mile away, so either the gravestones were moved, or the new church was built on a
pre-existing graveyard. © Sandy Calder. Grade II listed.
Methodist Church at Welsh End, built
as Primitive Methodist in 1859. At some point an identical extension was added
to the left of this building (not shown), as was a rear extension. © Sandy
Calder. The dilapidated former Wesleyan
Chapel at Hollinwood. © Sandy Calder.
Whixley, North Yorkshire, Church of the Ascension. Another view,
interior view, and the font. All © David
Regan (2011). Link. Grade II* listed -
link.
Whorlton, Co. Durham,
St. Mary. The church itself isn't listed, but the font, which stands in the
churchyard, from the medieval predecessor of St. Mary, is listed as
grade II. NZ 1069 1474. © Alan Blacklock.
Link. The former
Independent Chapel now serves as
the village hall. Its date-stone
is for 1840. NZ 1064 1474. Both © Gerard Charmley (2021).
Whorlton, North Yorkshire,
Old Church of the Holy Rood.
Most of the church is ruinous, except for the chancel, which is still used as a
Mortuary Chapel. NZ 4832 0245. © Bill Henderson. Two
more views - 1,
2, the
interior, and the
font, all
© Chris Stafford (2015).
Link.
Grade I listed.
Whorlton, Tyne & Wear, St. John (on a very cramped site, and difficult to photograph well). NZ 186 679. © Steve Bulman.
Whyteleafe, Surrey, St. Luke on
Whyteleafe Hill. TQ 337 582. Link.
Free Church on Godstone Road. TQ
339 586. Link. Both
© Chris Kippin (2019).
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