St Mary's and St Michael's Church, Burleydam
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| St Mary's and St Michael's Church, Burleydam | |
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| Basic information | |
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| Location | Burleydam, Cheshire, England |
| Geographic coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Religious affiliation | Anglican |
| District | Diocese of Chester |
| Leadership | Revd Jane Parry, rector |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Georgian architecture |
| Year completed | 1886 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Brick with slate roof Timber bellcote with lead roof |
St Mary's and St Michael's Church, Burleydam is in the village of Burleydam in the civil parish of Dodcott cum Wilkesley, Cheshire, England. It is some 1.5 miles (2 km) to the southeast of Combermere Abbey (grid reference SJ606426). It is a Grade II listed building.[1]
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[edit] History
The church was built in 1769 at the expense of the Cottons of Combermere Abbey. This church was cruciform in shape and in 1886 two further transepts, a chancel, a new west wall, a northwestern porch and a bellcote were added. The church was noted by Dr Johnson on his visit to Combermere in 1774.[1]
[edit] Structure
The church is built in brick with a slate roof. The west aspect has pilaster buttresses on each side on top of which are conical caps and ball finials. In the centre are three arched windows above which is a stone cornice and a gable containing a circular clock face with a stone surround. At the apex of the gable is a cross. On the ridge behind this is a timber bellcote with a lead roof and a weather-cock on the summit. The north aspect has a porch to the right with a round arch to the door above which is a carving of St George slaying the dragon. To the left are the transept and chancel with arched windows. The south aspect is similar but without a porch. The east aspect has a triple round-headed window and pilaster buttresses similar to those on the west aspect.[1]
[edit] Fittings and furniture
In the church is a monument to Viscount Combermere who died in 1855. It consists of a bust under a Gothic arch. The stained glass in the east window is by Kempe and is dated 1908.[2]
[edit] External features
The cast iron railings, piers and gates at the entry to the churchyard date from the early 18th century are listed Grade II. They were brought from Llewenny and were also noted by Dr Johnson.[3]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c Images of England: Church of St Michael, Dodcott cum Wilkesley. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-01-12.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Edward Hubbard [1971] (2003). The Buildings of England: Cheshire. New Haven: Yale University Press, 121. ISBN 0 300 09588 0.
- ^ Images of England: Railings, piers and gates. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-01-12.
