St Alkmund's Church, Shrewsbury

Details

Accessibility

•  Wheelchair accessible ( by prior arrangement advised) 

Brief description

The history of St Alkmund's Church of England (C. of E.), Shrewsbury, dates back over 1100 years. It was founded  in the year 912 a.d. by  the 'Lady of the Marches', Princess Aethelfleda, who was the eldest daughter of King Alfred.  Aethelfleda dedicated the church to her ancestor, St. Alkmund, who was a Northumbrian Prince.  

St. Alkmund's present-day building is largely Georgian ( built 1795) with the exception of the church tower which dates back to the 15th Century. Grade II - listed,  The church has had extensive restoration work in the last 200 years, thanks to a number of large and small benefactors,  including  'English Heritage', the 'Georgian Society' and others. 

St. Alkmund's nowadays is partnered with neighbouring St. Chad's C.of E. Church, Shrewsbury, and St Mary the Virgin's C. of E. Church, Shrewsbury with whom it shares the same Pastor.

St Alkmund's hosts regular lunchtime musical recitals and concerts,  to which visitors are welcome. It has a fine, church organ, which was given to St. Alkmund's in 1996 by the Royal College of Church Music. 

Address

St Alkmund’s Church, 6, St Alkmond’s Square, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1UH

Email

An Email contact link is on the Church's website at: Contact and Location – St Alkmund's Church, Shrewsbury (wordpress.com)

Phone

01743 365478  "There is no Office for St Alkmund’s Church (therefore please do not send mail to the church) – please choose the most appropriate contact below :

Telephone: +44 (0)1743 365478 (St Chad’s Church Office) during office hours Mailing Address: c/o St Chad’s Church, 1, St Chad’s Terrace, Shrewsbury SY1 1JX"

Website

St Alkmund's Church, Shrewsbury (wordpress.com)

Directions

By Road: St. Alkmund's Church is in Shrewsbury town centre, just off the A5191. St Alkmund’s Church, St Alkmond’s Square, Shrewsbury SY1 1UH

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Opening Times

Subject to confirmation of relaxation of the UK Government's national COVID-19 restrictions, St. Alkmund's Church intends to resume its Services inside the church building from Sunday, May 23rd 2021. However, please always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times as they may be subject to change.

A series of Lunchtime Concerts are also planned  to resume at St. Alkmund's Church, from late Spring 2021, subject to the  national COVID-19 restrictions being lifted. Concerts are informal and free of charge (though donations are welcome), and begin at 1 p.m..

Transport

By Train: Shrewsbury Station is 0.3 miles  from St. Alkmund's Church (approx. 6-8 minutes' walk).  The Station has step-free access to all platforms - there is lift access available to platforms 3 - 7 inclusive (The lift to Platform 3 is accessible from the front of the station. The lift to Platforms 4 to 7 is situated at the end of the subway beyond the ticket barriers). The station is manned daily during opening hours  with the following facilities available: 

• Ladies, Gents and Disabled toilets - the disabled toilets (accessible by national 'Radar key') are located on platform 4A. 
• Refreshment facilities
• Wheelchairs 
• Car Park available.

No waiting room and no baby-changing facilities are available. A taxi rank is available outside the Station.

By Bus: - Take a bus from either Shrewsbury Bus Station or from Shrewsbury Railway Station towards Shrewsbury High Street or Shrewsbury Dogpole Street (A5191) - bus journey time 2 -4 minutes).  The nearest bus stop to St. Alkmund's Church/ St Alkmund's Square is at the junction of A5191/ St Mary's Street ( approximately 2 minutes' walk away). 

Amenities

• Visitor Toilets inside the Church 
• St Alkmund's has no refreshment facilities; however a good range of cafes, restaurants and bars as well as Visitor Accommodation is to be found within Shrewsbury town centre and the surrounding area.

Parking  Facilites 

St Alkmund's has a very small car park available for authorised visitors only - for availability please contact St Alkmund's by email or by phone number at the contact details in sections above. 

Short-stay (limit 1 hour), on-street 'pay and display' parking is located adjacent to St. Alkmund's Church on Fish Street and on a number of other streets nearby in Shrewsbury town centre. There are also a number of 'pay and display' public car parks within walking distance in the town centre - several of these have disabled parking bays. Further details: 

• Find my nearest car park | Shropshire Council
• Shrewsbury Wyle Cop NCP Car Park
• Official Shrewsbury Train Station Car Park - TFW (ncp.co.uk)