St Michael's Church, Coppenhall
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| St Michael's Church, Coppenhall | |
St Michael's Church, Coppenhall |
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| Basic information | |
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| Location | Crewe, Cheshire, England |
| Geographic coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Religious affiliation | Anglican |
| District | Diocese of Chester |
| Ecclesiastical status | Parish church |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | James Brooks J. Brooks, Son & Adkins |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Year completed | 1910 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Red brick with slate roofs Copper-covered flèche |
St Michael's Church, Coppenhall is in the Coppenhall area of Crewe, Cheshire, England (grid reference SJ702566). It is a Grade II listed building.[1]
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[edit] History
A timber framed church was built on the site around 1373.[1] The structure of the present church dates from 1883–86 when the chancel was built to a design by James Brooks. The nave was added to a design by J. Brooks, Son & Adkins in 1907–10.[2]
[edit] Structure
The church is built in red brick with slate roofs. Its plan consists of a four-bay nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles, transepts, and a chancel with an organ to its north and a chapel to its south. Over the crossing is a copper-covered flèche. The church is built on a blue brick plinth and has a stone cill band and stone lancet windows.
[edit] Fittings and furniture
To the west of the church is the baptistry which contains a marble font with an oak crocketted cover. The reredos is painted in the style of an icon. The pulpit is of oak. On the walls are alabaster memorials and timber Stations of the Cross.
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Images of England: Church of St Michael, Crewe. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Edward Hubbard [1971] (2003). The Buildings of England: Cheshire. New Haven: Yale University Press, 189. ISBN 0 300 09588 0.
