St Mary's Church, Halton

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Coordinates: 53°19′55″N 2°41′47″W / 53.3320°N 2.6963°W / 53.3320; -2.6963
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St Mary's Church, Halton
Style
Gothic Revival
Completed1852; 173 years ago (1852)
Specifications
MaterialsRed sandstone, slate roof
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseChester
ArchdeaconryChester
DeaneryFrodsham
ParishSt Mary, Halton
Clergy
Vicar(s)Revd Tony Mitchell
Laity
Churchwarden(s)Paul Quick

St Mary's Church is in

Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Frodsham.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2]

History

A chapel had been associated with

parish church of Runcorn, but in June 1860 it became a separate parish.[4]

Halton Vicarage

Sir

vicarage in 1739 and also the Chesshyre Library in 1733 to serve the incumbent and other "gentlemen or persons of letters".[5]
Today the library serves as a meeting room attached to the church hall.

Architecture

Exterior

The church is built in local red sandstone with a slate roof. Its plan consists of a four-bay nave with north and south aisles, a south porch and a chancel which has its roof at a lower level. On the east gable of the nave is an octagonal bell-turret. To the north of the chancel is the organ chamber and to its south is a memorial chapel.[2]

Interior

Douglas and Fordham consists of a tablet with a stylized cross in a foliage frame.[6]

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ St Mary, Halton, Church of England, retrieved 2 January 2011
  2. ^ a b c Historic England, "Church of St Mary, Halton (1330344)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 August 2012
  3. ^ Starkey 1990, p. 60
  4. ^ Starkey 1990, p. 99
  5. ^ Starkey 1990, pp. 77–81
  6. ^ Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 566

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