List entry Summary
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Name: CHURCH OF ST CHRISTOPHER
List entry Number: 1277234
Location
CHURCH OF ST CHRISTOPHER, SHRIGLEY ROAD
The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
| County |
District |
District Type |
Parish |
| Cheshire East | Unitary Authority | Pott Shrigley |
National Park: PEAK DISTRICT
Grade: I
Date first listed: 14-Apr-1967
Date of most recent amendment: Not applicable to this List entry.
Legacy System Information
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Legacy System: LBS
UID: 407435
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List entry Description
Summary of Building
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Reasons for Designation
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History
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Details
SJ 97 NW POTT SHRIGLEY C.P. SHRIGLEY ROAD
(West Side)
5/93 Church of
St. Christopher
14/4/1967
GV I
Church: mainly C15, some later repairs and alterations. Coursed
sandstone rubble and stone-slate roof. Nave and aisles of 2 bays,
chancel, west tower and small south porch. Angle buttresses and
rolled copings, 2 and 3-light windows of various forms, some with hood
moulds ending in large stops carved as heads. West tower of 4 stages
with deeply set west doorway and 2-light, louvred, bell opening;
castellated parapet and pinnacles.
Interior: South aisle arcade of octagonal piers, north aisle carried
on a cluster of 3 colonnettes. Nave has slightly curved, open, wooden
ceiling, carried on braces springing from moulded corbels. All major
members are moulded. Chancel roof of open pitch type is otherwise
similar. East window has sortie original stained glass restored in
1872. Early C18 baluster font. Box pews throughout nave and aisle
brought from Gawsworth in C19. 2 bells by Robert Crowch, c.1430.
Tower and south aisle result from will of Geoffrey Downes of 1492.
(Pevsner and Hubbard).
Listing NGR: SJ9444679209
Selected Sources
- Article Reference - Author: Nikolaus Pevsner and Edward Hubbard - Title: Cheshire - Date: 1971 - Journal Title: The Buildings of England
National Grid Reference: SJ 94448 79208
Map
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