St John the Baptist's Church, Smallwood

St John the Baptist's Church, Smallwood
St John the Baptist's Church, Smallwood
Style	Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking	1843
Completed	1846
Specifications
Materials	Sandstone, slate roofs
Administration
Province	York
Diocese	Chester
Archdeaconry	Macclesfield
Deanery	Congleton
Parish	Smallwood
Clergy
Rector	Revd Anne-Marie Naylor
Laity
Organist(s)	Len Ford

St John the Baptist's Church is in Church Lane,

Anglican parish church in the deanery of Congleton, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield, and the diocese of Chester. Its benefice is combined with those of St Mary, Astbury, and All Saints, Somerford.^[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.^[2]

History

St John's was built between 1843 and 1846, and designed by Charles and James Trubshaw.^[3]

Architecture

The church is constructed in yellow

bellcote. The windows are lancets, some of which contain Y-tracery.^[2] At the east end is a triple stepped lancet window.^[3] At the corners of the church are angle buttresses.^[2] Inside the church is a hammerbeam roof.^[3]

References

^ St John the Baptist, Smallwood, Church of England, retrieved 22 March 2012
^ ^a ^b ^c Historic England, "Church of St John the Baptist, Smallwood (1330068)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 March 2012
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ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6

[coe-1] St John the Baptist, Smallwood, Church of England, retrieved 22 March 2012

[nhl-2] Historic England, "Church of St John the Baptist, Smallwood (1330068)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 March 2012

[pev-3] 
ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6

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