St Silas Church is a former church built in 1867 in Broomhall, Sheffield, England. It was under the administration of the Diocese of Sheffield from its creation in 1914 until the closure of the church in 2000.
| St Silas Church | |
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 St Silas Church in 2017 | |
  St Silas Church Location in Sheffield | |
| 53°22′33″N 1°28′59″W / 53.37575°N 1.48306°W | |
| Location | Broomhall, Sheffield |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| History | |
| Status | Disused |
| Founded | 1867 |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II listed |
| Architect(s) | John Brightmore Mitchell-Withers |
| Style | Victorian Gothic |
| Closed | 2000 |
History
editSt Silas Church, named after Saint Silas, was built in 1867.[1] The first vicar of the church was Charles Sisum Wright.[2] It was consecrated for use as a church in 1869.[3]
The building was designated a Grade II listed structure on 28 July 1973.[4]
On 1 December 2000, the church was closed after 133 years of continuous operation.[5]
The YMCA acquired ownership of the Church in 2006 with the intention of converting it into a local medical centre and offices with the adjacent vicarage to be used as a car park.[6] However, this plan never came to fruition.
In 2014, Claypenny Properties received permission from the Bishop of Sheffield to convert a portion of the building into student accommodation flats.[7]
Architecture
editThe church was built in the Victorian era in a Gothic revival style of masonry which was a popular architectural movement at the time.[8]
A large four-panelled stained glass window on the northern facade of the church tower depicts four stories from the Bible and three archangels.[9] There are several other stained glass windows around the church which are in-keeping with the Pre-Raphaelite style of the main one.[10]
A plaque in memorial of those who died in the First World War and the original altar are among the objects which remain in the church at present.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Bid to keep memories of church alive". The Star. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ Bell, Pauline (22 May 2014). Sheffield Six at Home in Hillsborough, Loxley and Wadsley. p. 31. ISBN 9781291569049.
- ^ "The Consecration of St Silas Church, Broomhall". Sheffield Independent Newspaper. 6 February 1869. OCLC 17336770.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Silas (1246965)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Gilcar (Sheffield) St Silas Parish Records". The National Archives. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "The Future of St Silas Church, Broomhall". St Andrew's United Reform Church. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "St Silas Flats". Claypenny Properties. Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Church of St Silas". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "The Stained Glass Windows in St Silas Church, Broomhall". Our Broomhall. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "St Silas Church Window Designs". Our Broomhall. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "St Silas Broomhall". Sheffield Soldiers of the Great War. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2017.