Church of St Mary the Virgin, Wistaston
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| Church of St Mary the Virgin, Wistaston | |
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Wistaston |
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| Location | Wistaston, Cheshire, England |
| Geographic coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Religious affiliation | Anglican |
| District | Diocese of Chester |
| Year consecrated | 1828 |
| Ecclesiastical status | Parish church |
| Leadership | Rev. Mike Turnbull, rector |
| Website | Church of St Mary the Virgin, Wistaston |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | George Latham |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| Year completed | 1905 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Brick with slate roof |
The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Wistaston is in the village of Wistaston, Cheshire, England (grid reference SJ682536). It is a Grade II listed building.[1] It is an active parish church.[2]
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[edit] History
It is believed that there has been a church or chapel on or near the present site for nearly 700 years. The first record of a rector goes back to 1379. The first church on the would have been a wooden building. The existing records start in 1572. In 1827 the decision was taken that "due to decay it [the church] was unsuitable for public worship".[2] The present church was built in 1827–28 to a design by George Latham. The chancel was lengthened and a transept was added in 1884.[3] Further alterations were made in 1905.[1]
[edit] Structure
The church is built in brick with a slate roof. Its plan consists of a west tower, a nave and a chancel.[1] Pevsner considers that the church is "entirely Georgian" in style and that this style was maintained in the 1884 additions.[3]
[edit] Fittings and furniture
The chancel has oak panelling with carvings of sunflowers. The reredos contains representations of the Agnus Dei and Alpha and Omega signs. The right hand chancel window is to a design of Burne-Jones and was made by Morris and Co.[1] In the church is a parish chest dated 1684 and a number of wall memorials dating from the 19th century.[4]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d Images of England: Church of St Mary the Virgin, Wistaston. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
- ^ a b St. Mary's Church. St. Mary's Church, Wistaston. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
- ^ a b Pevsner, Nikolaus; Edward Hubbard [1971] (2003). The Buildings of England: Cheshire. New Haven: Yale University Press, 390. ISBN 0 300 09588 0.
- ^ Morant, Roland W. (1989). Cheshire Churches. Birkenhead: Countyvise, 191. ISBN 0 907768 18 0.
