Droitwich

 

Anglican: St Andrew

 

St Andrew’s dates back to the 13th century, it stands in the older part of Droitwich Town Centre.
The medieval tower, shown in the old postcard below, was removed in 1926 due to subsidence caused by the extraction of the salt for which the town is famous.
The ground plan in Church Plans Online appears to be for re-seating. 

St Andrew’s is open daily during daylight hours. (Ref Parish Office July 2014)
Droitwich_st_andrew_c1907          Droitwich St And Ext Nov 2011

St Andrew’s from a postcard, c1900.                                              St Andrew’s Exterior, January 2011.

For other recent (2013) pictures Please Click Here.     (www.flickr.com/amthomson)
Interior pictures from 2014, Please Click Here.       (www.flickr.com/tudorbarlow) 

References and other sources:
Bridges, Tim.  Churches of Worcestershire,  2005.
Brooks, Alan and Nikolaus Pevsner.  Buildings of England: Worcestershire,  2007.

Full details of these books are on the Bibliography Page. 

Websites:           Grade I Listed Building:  Listing Details Here.
                            Historic England listing:  Please Click Here   
                            Church Plans Online:  Ground plans of 1829/1839 by Henry Prosser.
                            Parish Website.
                            A Church Near You.
                            Family History Website.

Towers and Spires Cycling Route (PDF)

Entry updated May 2022

Anglican: St Nicholas

The first church of St Nicholas in Droitwich was built in the 12th century and destroyed in the town fire of 1293. A second church from the early 14th century survived until the mid 17th century. The current St Nicholas was  built to the designs of local architect John Smith in 1866 to serve the expanding west side of the town. The original plans included a spire which was never built.

 Droitwich_st_nicholas          St Nich Ext June 2014                
St Nicholas from old undated postcard.                                             St Nicholas, June 2014.

For other recent (2014) pictures Please Click Here.            (www.flickr.com/tudorbarlow)

References and some further sources:
Bridges, Tim.  Churches of Worcestershire,  2005.
Brooks, Alan and Nikolaus Pevsner.  Buildings of England:  Worcestershire,  2007. 

Full details of thses books are on the Bibliography Page.

Wesites:          Church Plans Online:  Original ground plans of 1866 by John Smith.
                         Parish Website.
                         A Church Near You.
                         Family History Website.

Entry updated May 2022

Anglican: St Peter de Witton

Situated about 1 mile south east of the town centre, St Peter de Witton was founded as a Priory Church in the 12th century. The surrounding area is now residential.  The church retains much Norman, 13th century, work. The west tower is 15th century and the building was restored in the 19th century. St Peter’s is usually open during daylight hours. (Ref: Parish Website 2014.)

Droitwich_st_peter      Droitwich_st_peter_interior

                                                             St Peter de Witton from old undated postcards.

Droitwich St P Ext April 2011          Droitwich St P Int April 2011

                                                               St Peter de Witton, April 2011.

For other recent (2011 & 2014) pictures Please Click Here.       (www.flickr.com/tudorbarlow)

References and other sources:
Bridges, Tim.  Churches of Worcestershire,  2005.
Brooks, Alan and Nikolaus Pevsner.  Buildings of England:  Worcestershire,  2007.

Details of these books can be found on the Bibliography Page.

Websites:          Grade I Listed Building:  Listing Details Here.
                           Historic England listing:  Please Click Here
                           Parish Website
                           A Church Near You.
                           Family History Website.
                           British History Online:  Entry for Droitwich Churches etc.

Entry upated May 2022

For St Augustine’s Church please see under Dodderhill. 

Other local churches:  Droitwich Deanery  

For Droitwich Roman Catholic and non conformist churches see below:

Baptist
Independent Evangelical
Methodist
Roman Catholic

Please click on red text for a link.  External websites will open in a new window.                       Page updated  May 2022