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 MARY
List entry Number: 1330401
Location
CHURCH OF ST MARY, HIGH STREET
The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
| County |
District |
District Type |
Parish |
| Cheshire East | Unitary Authority | Sandbach |
National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.
Grade: II*
Date first listed: 11-Aug-1950
Date of most recent amendment: 17-Sep-1993
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Legacy System: LBS
UID: 56225
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List entry Description
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History
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Details
SJ 7560 SANDBACH HIGH STREET
918-/1/17 Church of St Mary
11.8.50
GV II*
Anglican Church. C15, restored in 1847-49 by George Gilbert
Scott, and signed above the west entrance. Sandstone, in many
places casing the original masonry; repaired in 1894-5
following fire at the west end; choir vestry by Austin and
Paley of 1930. Furnishings of various dates. Choir and nave of
five bays, with aisles, side chapels and west tower; choir
vestry projects from northwest. The base of the latter is open
on three sides and spans a public footpath across the
churchyard. Largely Perpendicular Gothic style, with
authentically medieval masonry of C13 and C15 to arcades,
particularly on the south side.
Interior furnishings of note include: Caen stone font,
southwest corner of nave, 1859 by builder Thomas Stringer,
with the Romanesque stone font opposite. Leversage Arms in
panelled ceiling, north aisle, c1587, choir stalls, pulpit and
carved Jacobean altar.
Excellent collection of monuments installed by Scott along the
aisle walls. Of particular note is the marble relief of the
Rev. John Armistead, M. A. Vicar from 1828-65, designed by G.
F. Watts and sculpted by George Nelson in 1876. For a full
account see John Minshull, 'A Short History and Description of
St. Mary's Church Sandbach, Cheshire', rev. ed. 1990.
Listing NGR: SJ7595360775
Selected Sources
- Book Reference - Author: John Minshull - Title: A Short History and Description of St Mary's Church Sandbach, Cheshire - Date: 1990
National Grid Reference: SJ 75953 60775
Map
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