St Barnabas' Church is a redundant Anglican church in Sibell Street, Chester, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the

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as a designated Grade II

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. It was originally built as a mission church, financed from public subscription, to serve the workers living near Chester railway station. The church and the adjacent curate's house were designed by John Douglas in 1877. The church is built in brick with stone dressings. The house is also in brick with a

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front. Both have slated roofs. The church has a six- bay

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which is continuous with a one-bay

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. There is a two-bay north

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with an attached eastern

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, a west porch and an octagonal northwest baptistry. On the roof is a

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surmounted by ball and cross. Between the church and the curate's house is a roofed

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. From 1985 to 1987 the church was used by the Orthodox Christian parish of St Barbara's before the community moved due to the dilapidated state of the building.Saint Barbara's - Home
retrieved 15 December 2017 The church has subsequently been used as offices.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Barnabas' Church, Chester Churches completed in 1877 19th-century Church of England church buildings Gothic Revival church buildings in England Gothic Revival architecture in Cheshire Former Church of England church buildings Grade II listed churches in Cheshire Church of England church buildings in Cheshire Churches in Chester John Douglas buildings Grade II listed buildings in Chester 1877 establishments in England

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