St Mark's Church, Connah's Quay

St Mark’s Church stands in the town of Connah’s Quay, Flintshire, a plain Anglican parish church with a modest west tower. Built in 1836–37 by John Lloyd, it originally had a nave and small apse before John Douglas enlarged it between 1876 and 1878. The choir vestry was added in 1933 using stone from a former brewery, and the lych gate moved in the 1970s to make way for a lay-by. A clock from 1837 was repaired in 1991, while unsafe bells donated in 1891 were later removed. The church is recognised as a Grade II listed building by Cadw. Inside, the Caen-stone pulpit and lectern date from 1876, and the font is from the same year. A portable nave altar is used at most services, while the painted reredos was installed in 1924 to honour those lost in the Great War. The organ, built by Whiteley Brothers in 1879, was renovated in 1974 and restored in 2000. Memorial doors in the gallery were gifted in 2000, and a William Spence monument from 1839 stands within the nave. Outside, an Arts and Crafts lych gate in sandstone and timber was erected in 1917 and is also Grade II listed. The churchyard includes a memorial garden laid out in the 1970s after gravestones were repositioned. Services continue regularly, with a morning Holy Eucharist each Thursday. The Rev’d Alexier Mayes serves as the current vicar, licensed in 2018.