St Swithun's Church, Worcester

St Swithun's Church, Worcester
A Georgian church seen from the northeast, with a Venetian east window, and a Gothic tower with pinnacles at the west end
St Swithun's Church, Worcester, from the northeast
St Swithun's Church, Worcester is located in Worcestershire
St Swithun's Church, Worcester
St Swithun's Church, Worcester
Location in Worcestershire
52°11′33″N 2°13′13″W / 52.1926°N 2.2202°W / 52.1926; -2.2202
OS grid referenceSO 850 549
LocationWorcester, Worcestershire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteChurches Conservation Trust
History
DedicationSaint Swithun
Architecture
Functional statusRedundant
Heritage designationGrade I
Designated22 May 1954
Architect(s)Thomas and
Edward Woodward
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGeorgian with
Gothic features
Groundbreaking1126
Completed1736
Specifications
MaterialsOolitic limestone

St Swithun's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the city of Worcester, Worcestershire, England (grid reference SO850549). It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building,[1] and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2] The church is considered to be "one of the best preserved examples of an early Georgian church in England".[3] Clifton-Taylor includes the church in his list of 'best' English parish churches.[4]

  1. ^ Historic England, "Church of St Swithun and attached railings, Worcester (1063801)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 April 2015
  2. ^ St Swithun's Church, Worcester, Worcestershire, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 29 March 2011
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference info was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Clifton-Taylor, Alec (1974), English Parish Churches as Work of Art, London: Batsford, p. 257, ISBN 0-7134-2776-0