St Mary's Church, Cheadle
| St Mary's Church, Cheadle | ||
|---|---|---|
Style Perpendicular | | |
| Specifications | ||
| Materials | Sandstone, slate roof | |
| Administration | ||
| Province | York | |
| Diocese | Chester | |
| Archdeaconry | Macclesfield | |
| Deanery | Cheadle | |
| Parish | Cheadle | |
| Clergy | ||
| Rector | Revd George T Crowder | |
| Honorary priest(s) | Revd Canon Mike Lowe | |
| Curate(s) | Revd Stan Tomalin Revd Mike Newman Revd Ian Chidlow | |
| Laity | ||
| Churchwarden(s) | Steve Mealand Sarah Parikh | |
St Mary's Church in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England, is a Grade I listed building.[1] It is an Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Cheadle. Its benefice is united with that of St Cuthbert.[2]
History
A church has been on this site since at least 1200, but the present church was built mainly between 1520 and 1550.[3] The south chapel was completed in 1530, the nave in 1541, and the tower was built between 1520 and 1540.[1] The chancel was built between 1556 and 1558 for Lady Katheryn Bulkeley, who had formerly been the Abbess of Godstow.[4] The south porch is dated 1634, but this was the date it was repaired rather than the date of its building.[5] The church was rebuilt and restored between 1859 and 1862, and there was a further restoration by J. Medland Taylor in 1878–80.[6] In the 20th century, a cloakroom was added.[1]
Architecture
Exterior
The church is built in grey
Interior
The roof is
External features
In the churchyard are the base of a medieval cross shaft which has been converted into a sundial,
Present day
On 24 March 1950, the church was designated as a
St Mary's Church is within the
Notable clergy
- Donald Allister, later Bishop of Peterborough, was Rector of the benefice from 1989 to 2002.
- Leonard Ashton, later Chaplain-in-Chief of the RAF and Bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf, served his curacy here.
- Colin Buchanan, later Principal of St John's College, Nottingham and a bishop, served his curacy here.
- Wallace Benn, later Bishop of Lewes, served his curacy here
- Rob Munro, later Bishop of Ebbsfleet who was appointed on the 9th December 2022, served here for almost 20 years, from 2003 to January 2023.[18]
See also
- Grade I listed churches in Greater Manchester
- Listed buildings in Cheadle and Gatley
- List of churches in Greater Manchester
References
- ^ a b c d e Historic England, "Church of St Mary, Cheadle (1241643)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 2 April 2012
- ^ St Mary, Cheadle, Church of England, retrieved 13 May 2011
- ^ Basic History, Cheadle Parish Church, retrieved 16 December 2007
- ^ ISBN 1-871731-23-2
- ^ OCLC 719918
- ^ ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
- ^ The Cheadle Cross, Cheadle Parish Church, retrieved 16 December 2007
- ^ Cheadle Conservation Area Character Appraisal, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, March 2006, archived from the original on 4 April 2012, retrieved 5 April 2010
- ^ Cheadle, St Mary, Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi (CVMA) of Great Britain, retrieved 16 December 2007
- National Pipe Organ Register, British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 30 June 2020
- ^ Cheadle S Mary, Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers, retrieved 10 August 2008
- ^ Historic England, "Sundial to east of Church of St Mary, Cheadle (1241726)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 2 April 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Cross to south of Church of St Mary, Cheadle (1241644)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 2 April 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Crosier family chest tomb north of Church of St Mary, Cheadle (1241709)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 2 April 2012
- ^ Historic England, "Lychgate to Church of St Mary, Cheadle (1260363)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 2 April 2012
- ^ CHEADLE (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, retrieved 6 February 2013
- ^ "Christmas 2016 Newsletter" (PDF), bishopofmaidstone.org, December 2016, retrieved 1 January 2017
- ^ Thornton, Ed (9 December 2022). "Rob Munro, next Bishop of Ebbsfleet, appointed to serve conservative Evangelicals in the C of E". Church Times. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
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