St Matthew's Church, Haslington

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St Matthew's Church, Haslington

St Matthew's Church, Haslington
St Matthew's Church, Haslington (Cheshire)
St Matthew's Church, Haslington
Shown within Cheshire
Basic information
Location Haslington, Cheshire, England
Geographic coordinates 53°06′03″N 2°23′32″W / 53.1007, -2.3921Coordinates: 53°06′03″N 2°23′32″W / 53.1007, -2.3921
Religious affiliation Anglican
District Diocese of Chester
Ecclesiastical status Parish church
Leadership Rev. Anne Lawson, vicar
Architectural description
Architect(s) Reginald T. Longden
Architectural type Church
Year completed 1909
Specifications
Materials Brown brick with slate roof

St Matthew's Church, Haslington is in the village of Haslington, Cheshire, England (grid reference SJ737560). It is a Grade II listed building.[1] It continues to be an active parish church.[2]

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[edit] History

Pevsner describes this as a church of "two builds", both of which are "handsome". The west part was built in 1810. The east end was built in in 1909 and was designed by Reginald T. Longden.[3]

[edit] Structure

The church is built in brown brick with a slate roof. Its plan consists of a three-bay nave and a chancel. The entrance is at the west end through a gabled porch. The doors are in a semicircular arched doorway above which is a lunette window and above that is a clock face in the tympanum. On the top of the gable and slightly recessed is a timber louvred bell turret with a lead ogee cupola.[1]

[edit] Fittings and furniture

The nave windows have semicircular heads. The flat-headed east window has seven lights. The reredos is in oak and has a frieze with a grapevine motif. The carved communion rail is in Gothic style. The nave walls have wainscotting to a dado height.[1]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c Images of England: Church of St Matthew, Haslington. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
  2. ^ St Matthew, Haslington. Diocese of Chester. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
  3. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Edward Hubbard [1971] (2003). The Buildings of England: Cheshire. New Haven: Yale University Press, 235. ISBN 0 300 09588 0.