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St Hilery Church, Wrexham
St Hilery Church, Wrexham
St. Hilary’s Church, situated above the north bank of the River Dee in Erbistock, was built in 1860-61
Key Facts
- Location: Erbistock, Wrexham, Wales
- Denomination: Church in Wales
- Grade: Grade II
- Architectural Style: Gothic-Revival
- Date Built: 1860-61
- Architect: Unknown
Overview
St. Hilary’s Church, situated above the north bank of the River Dee in Erbistock, was built in 1860-61 as a memorial to Henry Ellis Boates of Rose Hill, possibly on the site of a medieval church.
The architect remains unknown. The church, designed in Gothic-Revival style with Decorated and Early English elements, features red sandstone ashlar, a slate roof, and red ridge tiles. It comprises a nave and aisles under one roof, a polygonal apse, a south porch, a north vestry, and a west triple bellcote.
Inside, the nave arcade has red sandstone with carved capitals and granite piers. The chancel arch has corbels with granite shafts, leading to a chancel with cusped windows and granite shafts. The nave has a timber scissor-braced roof, while the chancel has ribbed stone corbels. Notable fittings include a Caen stone pulpit, an octagonal font, and an 18th-century chandelier.
A disused font bowl may date back to the Norman period.
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