St Mary's Church, Pulford
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| St Mary's Church, Pulford | |
St Mary's Church, Pulford |
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| Basic information | |
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| Location | Pulford, Cheshire, England |
| Geographic coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Religious affiliation | Anglican |
| District | Diocese of Chester |
| Ecclesiastical status | Parish church |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | John Douglas |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| Year completed | 1884 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Red sandstone with bands of lighter stone Red tiled roof Shingled spire |
St Mary's Church, Pulford is in the village of Pulford, Cheshire, England (grid reference SJ375587). It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]
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[edit] History
The present church was built on the site of an earlier church between 1881 and 1884. The architect was John Douglas and its expense was met partly by the first Duke of Westminster.[2] In the 1990s the spire was destroyed by fire and has been rebuilt.[3]
[edit] Structure
The church is built in red sandstone with bands of lighter stone.[2] The roofs have red tiles and the spire is shingled. The plan of the church is cruciform and consists of a nave without aisles, a chancel with transepts to the north and south, and a north porch.[1] The south transept forms an organ chamber and vestry.[2] The tower is large and buttressed with a spire and octagonal corner spirelets. The church is designed in the Decorated style.[1]
[edit] Fittings and furniture
On the south wall is a coloured plaque to the memory of members of the Burgayney family who died between 1670 and 1693. It was removed from the old church.[3]
[edit] External features
In the churchyard is a sundial dated 1702.[4] To the south of the church are the earthworks of Pulford Castle.[1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d Images of England: Church of St Mary, Pulford. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-01-27.
- ^ a b c Pevsner, Nikolaus; Edward Hubbard [1971] (2003). The Buildings of England: Cheshire. New Haven: Yale University Press, 317. ISBN 0 300 09588 0.
- ^ a b Thornber, Craig (2003-05-10). A Scrapbook of Cheshire Antiquities: Pulford. Retrieved on 2008-01-27.
- ^ Morant, Roland W. (1989). Cheshire Churches. Birkenhead: Countyvise, 169. ISBN 0 907768 18 0.
