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St Matthew's Church, Saltney

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Country
  
Wales

Architectural type
  
Church

Completed
  
1911

Diocese
  
Diocese of Chester

Demolished
  
December 2008

Architect
  
John Douglas

Denomination
  
Church in Wales

Groundbreaking
  
1910

Opened
  
1911

Province
  
Province of York

Dedication
  
Matthew the Apostle

St Matthew's Church, Saltney

Location
  
Flint Road, Saltney, Flintshire

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St Matthew's Church, Saltney, was in Flint Road, Saltney, Flintshire, Wales (grid reference SJ368654).

The church was opened in 1911 as a mission church to the parish church of St Mark, Saltney. St Mark's Church is an Anglican church in the parish of Lache cum Saltney, the deanery of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the diocese of Chester.

St Matthew's was designed by the Chester architect John Douglas and built in brick with lancet windows. It was intended to have a longer nave and a tower at the northwest, but these were never completed. Its plan consisted of a broad nave and a chancel with a south aisle. In the series The Buildings of Wales, Edward Hubbard expressed the opinion that the church was "not impressive externally" although "the interior is more rewarding".

After the church became redundant, it was closed on 4 June 2000. The building was destroyed by fire in December 2008.

References

St Matthew's Church, Saltney Wikipedia