St James' Church, Ince

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St James' Church, Ince

St James' Church, Ince
St James' Church, Ince (Cheshire)
St James' Church, Ince
Shown within Cheshire
Basic information
Location Ince, Cheshire, England
Geographic coordinates 53°16′55″N 2°49′28″W / 53.2819, -2.8243Coordinates: 53°16′55″N 2°49′28″W / 53.2819, -2.8243
Religious affiliation Anglican
District Diocese of Chester
Ecclesiastical status Parish church
Architectural description
Architect(s) Simon Ripley
Edward Hodkinson
Architectural type Church
Architectural style Gothic, Gothic Revival
Year completed 1854
Specifications
Materials Red sandstone
Grey slate roofs

St James' Church, Ince is in the village of Ince, Cheshire, England, (grid reference SJ450764). It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

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[edit] History

A Norman chapel once stood on this site. The present church was built in the medieval period but only the tower and part of the chancel remain from this date.[2] The tower by Simon Ripley dates from around 1485–93. The nave, aisle and porch were rebuilt in 1854 in perpendicular style by Edward Hodkinson and the tower was raised by two courses. Windows dating from the 14th and 15th centuries remain in the chancel.[1]

[edit] Structure

The church is built in red sandstone with a grey slate roof.[1] Its plan consists of a west tower, a five-bay nave with a north aisle and a chancel with a lower roof.[3]

[edit] Fittings and furniture

The chancel has a 17th century oak arch-braced collar roof.[1] The deeply carved altar table is Jacobean and the altar rails date from the late 17th century. Also in the chancel is a sanctuary chair of 1634 and a two-tier candelabrum dated 1724.[2] The royal coat of arms of Queen Anne are in the nave.[4] The communion rail with twisted balusters dates from the late 17th century. In the chancel are two stained glass windows by Kempe.[5] A silver chalice was made in Chester in 1788–89 and a flagon and paten are dated 1810. The ring is of three bells, two of which are dated 1622 and 1636. Parish registers begin in 1687 and the churchwardens' accounts in 1749.[2]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Images of England: Church of St James, Ellesmere Port. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2007-09-10.
  2. ^ a b c Richards, Raymond (1947). Old Cheshire Churches. London: Batsford, 190-194. 
  3. ^ Salter, Mark (1995). The Old Parish Churches of Cheshire. Malvern: Folly Publications, 42–43. ISBN 1871731232. 
  4. ^ Morant, Roland W. (1989). Cheshire Churches. Birkenhead: Countyvise, 143. ISBN 0 907768 18 0. 
  5. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Edward Hubbard [1971] (2003). The Buildings of England: Cheshire. New Haven: Yale University Press, 248. ISBN 0 300 09588 0. 

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