Christ Church, Ellesmere Port
| Christ Church, Ellesmere Port | ||
|---|---|---|
Style Gothic Revival | | |
| Groundbreaking | 1869 | |
| Completed | 1925 | |
| Closed | 1 April 1994 | |
| Specifications | ||
| Materials | Sandstone | |
| Clergy | ||
| Minister(s) | Revd Peter Israel Peters | |
Christ Church is an Elim Pentecostal Church in Station Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[1]
History
Christ Church was built as an
Architecture
The church is constructed in sandstone rubble. Its plan is cruciform consisting of a four bay nave, a chancel, single-bay north and south transepts, and a vestry.[1] On the south side is a tower,[2] with louvred bell openings and a pyramidal spire. The east window has three lights and contains Geometric tracery. the nave windows also have three lights, and those in the transepts have two lights.[1] Both the vestry and the transepts are gabled.[2]
External features
The churchyard contains 26 war graves, those of 25 British Army soldiers of World War I, and a Royal Navy seaman of World War II.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Historic England, "Christ Church, Ellesmere Port (1138822)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 February 2012
- ^ ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
- ^ Diocese of Chester: All Schemes (PDF), Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England, 2010, p. 3, retrieved 13 February 2012
- ^ Stocks-Moore, Laurie (9 March 2011), "Official opening for renovated church building in Ellesmere Port", Ellesmere Port Pioneer, Trinity Mirror North West & North Wales, archived from the original on 20 April 2013, retrieved 7 February 2013
- ^ ELLESMERE PORT (CHRIST CHURCH) CHURCHYARD, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, retrieved 2 February 2013