All Saints Church, Thelwall

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All Saints Church, Thelwall
All Saints Church, Thelwall (Cheshire)
All Saints Church, Thelwall
Shown within Cheshire
Basic information
Location Thelwall, Cheshire, England
Geographic coordinates 53°23′00″N 2°31′32″W / 53.3834, -2.5255Coordinates: 53°23′00″N 2°31′32″W / 53.3834, -2.5255
Religious affiliation Anglican
District Diocese of Chester
Year consecrated 1843
Ecclesiastical status Parish church
Website All Saints. Thelwall
Architectural description
Architect(s) J. Mountford Allen
William Owen
Architectural type Church
Architectural style Gothic Revival
Year completed 1890
Specifications
Materials Sandstone with slate roofs

All Saints Church, Thelwall is in the village of Thelwall, Cheshire, England (grid reference SJ650875). It is a Grade II listed building.[1] It is an active parish church.[2]

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[edit] History

The origins of a church or chapel at Thelwall are unclear. It has been thought that a chapel was built by Richard Brooke of Norton Priory but a legal suit in 1663 suggests that there was a chapel on the site before this date. At this time Thelwall was in the parish of Runcorn. In 1663 the chapel on the site was restored by Robert Pickering. After this the chapel fell into disrepair. It was restored again and re-opened in 1782.[3] By the following century the church was too small for its congregation and in 1843 a new church was built and consecrated.[4] This consisted of a nave which was designed by J. Mountford Allen.[5] In 1856 the chancel was built at the expense of James Nicholson and the nave was extended by one bay.[4] In 1890 Henry Stanton commissioned a new north aisle, a new baptistry with a new font, and a new vestry.[6] The aisle and vestry, together with a north porch, were designed by William Owen.[1]

[edit] Structure

The church is built in sandstone with steeply pitched slate roofs. Its plan consists of a nave of six bays, a chancel of two bays, a north aisle and a west porch. A west bellcote has one bell.[1]

[edit] Fittings and furniture

The chancel has a floor of marble and coloured glazed tiles. The reredos has two panels of Biblical scenes in marble which are separated by plaster angels.[1] In the church is a memorial to Edward the Elder who founded Thelwall in 923. This is dated 1907 and is by Eric Gill.[5] The frame of the memorial is by F. C. Eden and Helfar Bros.[1] From around 1884 the organ was by Gray & Davidson. In 1964 it was rebuilt by Jardine. By the 21st century the electrical control system had deteriorated and this was replaced by a solid-state system in 2005 by John Lifton.[7]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Images of England: Church of All Saints, Thelwall. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-01-27.
  2. ^ All Saints, Thelwall. All Saints Church, Thelwall. Retrieved on 2008-01-27.
  3. ^ History - Page 1. All Saints Church, Thelwall. Retrieved on 2008-01-27.
  4. ^ a b History - Page 2. All Saints Church, Thelwall. Retrieved on 2008-01-27.
  5. ^ a b Pevsner, Nikolaus; Edward Hubbard [1971] (2003). The Buildings of England: Cheshire. New Haven: Yale University Press, 356–357. ISBN 0 300 09588 0. 
  6. ^ History - Page 3. All Saints Church, Thelwall. Retrieved on 2008-01-27.
  7. ^ Pipe Organ. All Saints Church, Thelwall. Retrieved on 2008-01-27.