All Saints, Hollybush
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Building
- Site NameAll Saints, Hollybush
- Building NameAll Saints Church
- Town or VillageHollybush
- CountyWorcestershire
- PostcodeHR8
Location
- LocationHollybush
- ClusterMalvern Hills
- ParishCastlemorton
- BNG CodeSO
- Easting376878
- Northing236706
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Details
- Building TypePlace of Worship
- General Description architectural glossary1869, nave & chancel in one, west bellcote, rock-faced sandstone, extended 1929 Sandstone
- Construction Commenced1869
- Construction Completed1929
- Main Building MaterialStone
- Building Stone Description Limestone from the Eastnor estate, described as 'Beaconshill stone', perhaps because of its similarity to the Aymestry Limestone quarried at Beacon Hill Quarry, Sedgley, near Dudley, Worcs. Light red Hollington stone for windows, piscina, corbels and other special features. York stone for the sanctuary steps. EVIDENCE From the architects' proposed specification for the extension to the East end in 1928 (work carried out in 1929): "...Taking down: Carefully take down the reredos and lay aside for re-use. Take up the altar steps and lay aside for re-use. Take down the present piscina and lay aside for re-use. Take out the glass from the present East and Vestry windows and carefully store aside for re-use. Take down the East wall of the chapel and Vestry stacking all stones for re-use, and marking the quoins, windows, copings, etc... MASON Stone: The new stone to be of the best selected stone from quarries on the Eastnor estate and to be hard sound, free from all imperfections and to be laid on its natural and quarry bed unless otherwise directed. The stonework is to be well cleaned down at completion and every stone is to be well bedded with complete full squeezed out joints. The Hollington stone and other dressings to be set in fine Masons' mortar and the walling in cement with pointing to match existing. The elevations are to be in Beaconshill stone laid in random coursed rock faced shoddies and the internal thicknesses of walls with stone from the Hollybush quarry. East end wall: Rebuild the existing stonework of the East walls of the Church and Vestry including windows, gable etc and provide new copper dowels, cramps etc required. Properly reset the plinths, copings and quoins. Window: The new window on the North side to be in best selected Hollington stone from approved quarries, and to match the window of the Vestry in every respect. except that the internal jambs are to be splayed. The vertical joints of the sill to have double cement and mortices for same. Finish on inside with arch to match other window and with splayed sill... Piscina: Refix the existing piscina in new position. Form splayed arch over same in light red Hollington stone... Steps: Provide and fix an 18" x 6" hard York stone step from Choir to Sanctuary set and jointed in cement rubbed on top and front sides, to be in long lengths with find joints and double cement plugs. Refix the existing steps to the Altar table.... Plinth: Provide and fix light red Hollington splayed plinth where shown to new walls to match existing. Corbels: Provide No.2 20" x 15" light red Hollington stone corbels to truss to match existing. TILER Tiling: Cover the new roofs with first quality burnt sanded tiles of approved manufacture and to match existing tiles for colour with nibs and laid to a similar gauge as existing, hung to 2" x 1" red deal battens, bedded with a pat of lime and hair mortar and nailed to every three courses with two copper nails to each tile... Ridge: Provide and fix ornamental blue ridge crests bedded in hair mortar and jointed in cement. PAVING [Encaustic?] Tile paving: Lay the floors of Sanctuary and around altar table with 4 x 4" best quality tiles p.c. 24/-- per yard with borders of 3" tiles as at present. The tiles to be well wetted and laid with close open joints... ...Lay floor of Vestry with 6 x 6" red tiles to match existing Gangway: Lay the gangway between the choir seats with sound old tiles taken up from the present Chancel...
- Date Created2014-02-10 00:00:00
- Date Modified2017-03-08 15:17:08
Stones
Local Name | Bath Stone | Hollybush Sandstone (Hollybush Sandstone Formation) |
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Geological Age | - | Comley |
Lithology | - | Sandstone (Green) |
Occurrence | ||
Acquired Stone From | - | - |
Associated People
Name | Role |
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Frederick Preedy | Architect (1869) |
Nicholson & Clarke | Architect (1929) |
Mr Smart of Malvern Wells | Builder (1869) |
References
Archive material/Special Collections
Author/s | Publication Year | Collection | Archive/Library, City | Shelfmark/Doc. Reference | Title | Notes | URL | Date Accessed |
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Registry of the Diocese of Worcester | 1928 | Diocese of Worcester | W.A.A.S. | Ref 728 | Parochial Box for All Saints, Hollybush | Parochial Box for All Saints, Hollybush. Permission to access this material and reproduce images from the collection must be obtained from the Worcester Diocesan Registrar. | ||
Frederick Preedy | 1868 | Incorporated Church Building Society | Lambeth Palace Library | ICBS06883 | Groundplan of Hollybush Chapel, Castlemorton, no 4 | link | 2016-11-16 | |
1868 | Incorporated Church Building Society | Lambeth Palace Library | ICBS 6883 | Sketch of Proposed church for the Hollybush district | Sketch of the Proposed Church for the Hollybush District. Nov. 1868 In the parish of Castlemorton, Worcestershire, itself only a chapelry of London, but having an area of six square miles, there is a district known as "the Hollybush", distant nearly three miles from the church. Adjoining this District, there is also a Hamlet of the Parish of Berrow, three miles from that Church. These two outlying Districts, having a considerable population, in consequence of the distance from their respective Parish Churches, have hitherto been of necessity very inadequately supplied with teh means of grace. Last summer, Cottage services were performed, near the Site of the Proposed Chapel, by the Revd A. Wood, Curate of Castlemorton and the Revd E. Ashfield, Curate of Berrow, and this year similar services have been held by the Revd E. Ashfield in a Schoolroom in Berrow. The average attendance has been 70 adults, besides children. A few friends have combined together to raise Funds for teh erection of a Chapel of Ease. The Bishop of Worcester has kindly promised a subscription of £20, and the Worcester Diocesan Society have granted £50. | link | 2016-11-16 |
Books/e-books
Author/s | Publication Year | Title | Publisher | Notes |
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Alan Brooks & Nikolaus Pevsner | 2007 | The Buildings of England: Worcestershire | Yale University Press | Architectural descriptions, history and some details of stone |
Tim Bridges | 2005 | Churches of Worcestershire | Logaston res |
Newspaper Articles
Publication Year | Newspaper Name & Date | Title/Headline | Pages | URL | Date Accessed | Notes |
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1873 | Worcester Journal 30 August 1873 | CASTLEMORTON -HOLLYBUSH CHAPEL | 3 | link | 2016-11-16 | HOLLY BUSH CHAPEL -A very massive and dignified looking font has just been erected in tis chapel, from the design of Mr. Preedy, who was also the architect of the chapel itself, built about four years ago. The bowl of the font is of Bath stone, octagonal, and has on its east face a sunk quatrefoil, enclosing a bill, polished Greek cross on a red ground. A moulded stem curves upwards to support the bowl, and rests on a plain base of blue stone. The expense of the font is being borne, for the most part, by the agricultural cottagers in the immediate neighbourhood and the collections at the offertory, it being arranged, when the offertory was established at the opening of the chapel, that all that was contributed over and above what was necessary for chapel expenses, should be devoted to this purpose. It is now proposed to devote the offertory to enclosing and planting the surrounding ground. |
Websites
Author/Website Name | Title | URL | Notes |
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Worcestershire and Dudley Historic Churches Trust | Hollybush | link | Gives details of the church building, with photographs, and many references to books and archival sources. |