Church in Cheshire, England
St Catherine's Church, Over Alderley , also known as St Catherine's Church, Birtles , stands in an isolated position in Birtles Lane, near to
since 2022.
History St Catherine's was built as a private chapel by Thomas Hibbert of Birtles Hall in 1840. It became the parish church of Birtles and Over Alderley in 1890.[3]
Architecture Exterior The church is built in red brick with buff
Interior The stained glass and furnishings were collected by the Hibbert family from Germany and the Netherlands.[3] [4] [5] pulpit dated 1686 containing carved panels including one of the Annunciation on the front, and of images including dolphins, putti , and lions on the back,[6] Flemish oak, and a medieval eagle lectern , which may be the earliest of English origin in the county.[3] reredos is decorated with panels, lion masks, and flowers.[6] chandeliers are copies of chandeliers in Milan Cathedral . The tower contains eight bells giving a full octave . The bells were donated in 1895 by the three Hibbert sisters.[3]
The stained glass consists of "an expertly mixed assemblage", with dates ranging from 1541 to 1628.Peter Conacher of Huddersfield. Improvements and renovations were carried out in 1949, 1951 and 1983.
[7] The frescoes were painted over in 1950.
[citation needed In 1999 two etched glass memorials to Major Hugh and Mrs Susan Hibbert by Simon Whistler were installed.
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See also References
^ a b Historic England , "Church of St Catherine, Over Alderley (1139604)" , National Heritage List for England , retrieved 29 March 2012 ^
^ Birtles, St Catherine , retrieved 2 January 2011 ^
^ Cheshire, Birtles, St. Catherine , retrieved 28 October 2007 ^ The Church Building , retrieved 13 October 2009
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