St Christopher's Church, Pott Shrigley
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| St Christopher's Church, Pott Shrigley | |
St Christopher's Church, Pott Shrigley |
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| Location | Pott Shrigley, Cheshire, England |
| Geographic coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Religious affiliation | Anglican |
| District | Diocese of Chester |
| Ecclesiastical status | Parish church |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Gothic |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Sandstone, stone-slate roof |
St Christopher's Church, Pott Shrigley is in the small village of Pott Shrigley, Cheshire, England (grid reference SJ945792). It is a Grade I listed building.[1]
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[edit] History
The church was originally a chapel of ease for the parish of Prestbury. It was probably founded in the late 14th century and completed in its present form with the building of the Downes chantry chapel.[2] The east window was restored in 1872.[1]
[edit] Structure
The plan consists of a west tower, a short nave of two bays, wide north and south aisles and a chancel. The tower is relatively large for the size of the church, with battlements and pinnacles and a four-faced clock dated 1809 made by Thomas Schofield of Manchester. The roofs of the nave and chancel are original and in good condition; the nave roof is camber beam in type and a dormer window has been added to it at a later date. The roofs of the aisles were plastered over in early Georgian times.[2] The style of the architecture is almost entirely Perpendicular.[3]
[edit] Fittings and furnishings
Some of the box pews were moved from St James' Church, Gawsworth when that church was restored in the 19th century. A holy table in the north aisle is dated 1695 and the altar rails are also from an early date. The font is of grey marble and probably dates from the late 18th century. Two sanctuary chairs date from the late seventeenth century. Royal arms of George III are placed over the chancel arch. The monuments are mainly to the Downes and Lowther families.[2] One of these, dated 1798 is by John Bacon, and another, dated 1840 is by A. Gatley.[3] The east window contains much original glass despite the 1872 restoration.[3][4]
Two bells by Robert Crowch date from around 1430[1] and the third is dated 1607. The parish registers for baptisms begin in 1629; burials and marriages were added in 1685. The churchwardens' accounts start in 1833. The silver communion plate includes a paten of 1576, a chalice of 1622, and a flagon, chalice and two patens of 1711.[2]
[edit] External features
In the churchyard is an ancient preaching cross, the base consisting of two large square blocks which are probably medieval. The tall octagonal shaft and cross piece were possibly added when the cross was repaired in the late 18th or early 19th century. The cross is listed Grade II.[5]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c Images of England: Church of St Christopher, Pott Shrigley. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2007-08-05.
- ^ a b c d Richards, Raymond (1947). Old Cheshire Churches. London: Batsford, 278-280.
- ^ a b c Pevsner, Nikolaus; Edward Hubbard [1971] (2003). The Buildings of England: Cheshire. New Haven: Yale University Press, 313–314. ISBN 0 300 09588 0.
- ^ Pott Shrigley, St Christopher. Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi (CVMA) of Great Britain. Retrieved on 2008-01-01.
- ^ Images of England: Church of St Christopher, Pott Shrigley. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
[edit] External links
- Thornber, Craig (2002-12-18). A Scrapbook of Cheshire Antiquities: Pott Shrigley and the Downes family.
