St Catherine of Siena, Sheffield
St Catherine of Siena, Sheffield
St Catherine of Siena is a Grade II parish church on Richmond Road, Sheffield, in the Diocese of Sheffield, a sculptural modern church by Basil Spence built to serve the Woodthorpe and Richmond estates.
- Location
- Sheffield, Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- County
- Yorkshire
- City / town
- Sheffield
- Address
- Richmond Road, Sheffield, Yorkshire, S13 8EJ
- Postcode
- S13 8EJ
- Built
- 1958–62
- Architect
- Basil Spence
- Denomination
- Church of England
- Dedication
- Catherine
- Diocese
- Sheffield
- Parish
- Richmond Road St Catherine of Siena
- Grade
- II
- Style
- Mid twentieth-century sculptural modern
- Materials
- Brown brick; slate cladding to the entrance block of the parish hall
- Grid reference
- SK 395 851
- Opening hours
- Open Monday to Friday 10am to 2pm. Sunday Parish Mass 10am. See parish notices for daily mass times, other services and events.
- Access
- Level access throughout. Accessible toilets in church
Overview
Historic England lists a church of 1958–62 by Basil Spence, of brown brick, with slate cladding to the entrance block of the parish hall. The plan is a rectangular nave sweeping into a semicircular apsed sanctuary. The entrance is at the liturgical south-west; a tower linked at the liturgical south-east comprises two convex slabs forming a sacristy at ground level, linked by concrete beams above, with a patinated bronze sculptural group of the crucified Christ on the east side. Listing NGR is SK 39527 85115.
The interior is aisleless, with vertical slit windows and a roof sloping up toward the chancel on laminated timber beams, separated from the walls by a narrow glazed strip. Light is thrown onto the east wall by a concealed window. The sanctuary is raised; the altar, originally against the east wall, has been brought forward. Fittings include a polished fossil limestone font, a large timber cross of overlapping beams, laminated timber pews and an organ above the sacristy entrance. The National Churches Trust notes a bronze by Ronald Pope of St Catherine at the foot of the cross on the bell tower. The listing describes a strongly sculptural design with a powerful presence.