St Cross Church, Appleton Thorn
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| St Cross Church, Appleton Thorn | |
St Cross Church, Appleton Thorn |
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  Position of church in Cheshire
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| Basic information | |
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| Location | Appleton Thorn, Cheshire, England |
| Geographic coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Religious affiliation | Anglican |
| Province | Province of York |
| District | Diocese of Chester |
| Ecclesiastical status | Parish church |
| Leadership | Revd. Elaine Chegwin Hall, vicar |
| Website | St Cross, Appleton Thorn |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Edmund Kirby |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| Year completed | 1886 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 100 |
| Materials | Red sandstone, red tile roof |
St Cross Church, Appleton Thorn is in the village of Appleton Thorn, Cheshire, England (grid reference SJ638838). It is a Grade II listed building[1] and an active parish church.[2]
The church was built in 1886 to a design by Edmund Kirby at the expense of Piers Egerton Warburton of Arley Hall. It is built in red sandstone with a red tile roof,[1] in Decorated style.[3] Its plan is cruciform with a two-stage tower over the crossing. It has a three-window nave without aisles, a one-window chancel, an oak-framed north porch on a sandstone plinth, and a baptistry projecting from the west end. Above the baptistry is a rose window.[1] The stained glass in the east window is by Harcourt M. Doyle, dated 1970, and that in the rose window is by Celtic Studios of Swansea, dated 1986.[3]
The church has associations with the Royal Naval Association because during the Second World War a Royal Naval Air Service station, HMS Blackcap, was in the village. Its ensign hangs in the church.[2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c Images of England:. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
- ^ a b St Cross Church. St Cross, Appleton Thorn. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
- ^ a b Pollard, Richard; Nikolaus Pevsner (2006). The Buildings of England: Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West. New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 628–629. ISBN 0 300 10910 5.
