St Mark's Church, Antrobus
| St Mark's Church, Antrobus | ||
|---|---|---|
Style Gothic Revival | | |
| Groundbreaking | 1847 | |
| Completed | 1848 | |
| Construction cost | £1,550 | |
| Specifications | ||
| Materials | Sandstone, slate roof | |
| Administration | ||
| Province | York | |
| Diocese | Chester | |
| Archdeaconry | Chester | |
| Deanery | Great Budworth | |
| Parish | St Mark, Antrobus | |
| Clergy | ||
| Vicar(s) | Revd Alec Brown | |
St Mark's Church is in Knutsford Road in the village of
St Mary and All Saints Church, Great Budworth. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[1] It was a Commissioners' church, having received a grant towards its construction from the Church Building Commission.[2]
History
St Mark's was designed by George Gilbert Scott, and built between 1847 and 1848 at a cost of £1,550 (equivalent to £170,000 in 2021).[3][4] A grant of £80 was given towards its construction by the Church Building Commission.[2]
Architecture
The church is constructed in red
weathervane. Along the sides of the church are two two-light windows and a lancet window. The east window has three lights, and the west window has two lights.[1] A broad buttress on the south side of the church contains a priest's door. The porch is in timber. Inside the church is a screen designed by Scott, part of which is in wood and part in iron.[4] There is stained glass in windows in the chancel and the south wall of the nave.[1]
External features
The churchyard contains the war grave of a
First World War soldier of the Cheshire Regiment.[5]
See also
- Listed buildings in Antrobus
- List of new churches by George Gilbert Scott in Northern England
- List of Commissioners' churches in Northeast and Northwest England
References
- ^ a b c Historic England, "Church of St Mark, Antrobus (1329839)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 17 February 2012
- ^ ISBN 978-1-904965-08-4
- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017), "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)", MeasuringWorth, retrieved 11 June 2022
- ^ ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
- ^ ANTROBUS (ST. MARK) CHURCHYARD, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, retrieved 2 February 2013