St Michael and All Angels Church, Mottram
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| St Michael and All Angels Church, Mottram | |
St Michael and All Angels Church, Mottram |
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| Location | Mottram in Longdendale, Greater Manchester, England |
| Geographic coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Religious affiliation | Anglican |
| District | Diocese of Chester |
| Ecclesiastical status | Parish church |
| Leadership | Rev. Philip Burrows, Vicar |
| Website | The Parish of Mottram-in-Longdendale |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Perpendicular |
| Year completed | 1855 |
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| Materials | Stone, slate roof |
St Michael and All Angels Church, Mottram stands on Warhill overlooking the village of Mottram in Longdendale, Greater Manchester, England (grid reference SJ997953). It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]
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[edit] History
The earliest evidence of a church on the site is in 1225 when clergy attached to the church were witnesses to local documents.[2] There is a further reference to the church in a taxation document dated 1291.[3] The present church dates from the end of the 15th century. A major restoration took place in 1854–55 by E. H. Shellard, during which the nave roof was raised.[2]
[edit] Structure
The church is built from local stone quarried from Tinsell-Norr[3] in Perpendicular style.[1] The plan consists of a west tower, a five-bay nave with clerestory, north and south aisles, a two-bay chancel and a south porch. At the east end of each aisle is a chapel.[4] The north chapel is known as the Hollingworth Chapel and the south chapel is the Staley Chapel.[3] The tower is in four stages with angled buttresses, a three-light west window above which is a clock face and two-light belfry openings. In one corner is a stair turret. At the top is a castellated parapet with crocketed corner finials.[1]
[edit] Fittings and furniture
The oldest item in the church is the barrel-shaped Norman font. Above the chancel arch are painted panels containing the Ten Commandments, the Lord's Prayer and Creed, together with a painting of Moses and Aaron.[5] The alabaster pulpit of 1885 is by H. Hems.[1] The brass chandelier is dated 1755.[3] The stained glass windows include one by Kempe dated 1917.[2]
The Hollingworth Chapel is now used as an organ gallery. The Staley Chapel contains two sandstone effigies which are thought to be those of Sir Ralph Staveley and his wife dating from the early 15th century. Also in the chapel is a white marble monument to Reginald Bretland who died in 1703. The ring is of eight bells. The parish registers date from 1559 for marriages and burials and from 1562 for baptisms.[3]
[edit] External features
In the churchyard is a sundial with a dial dated 1811. It consists of a stone shaft with a copper dial and a gnomon.[6] It is listed Grade II. Also listed Grade II are the gatepiers, railings, steps and walls of the churchyard.[7] Near the church is a medieval cross which was restored in 1760 and again in 1897, the latter restoration being to celebrate the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria. The octagonal shaft stands on a stepped circular ashlar plinth. On its top is a cubical sundial with three copper faces.[8] It is listed Grade II*.[9]
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[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d Images of England: Church of St Michael and All Angels, War Hill. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2007-12-19.
- ^ a b c History of St. Michael & All Angels. The Parish of Mottram-in-Longdendale. Retrieved on 2007-12-19.
- ^ a b c d e Richards, Raymond (1947). Old Cheshire Churches. London: Batsford, 242–247.
- ^ Salter, Mark (1995). The Old Parish Churches of Cheshire. Malvern: Folly Publications, 54. ISBN 1871731232.
- ^ Thornber, Craig (2006-02-10). A Scrapbook of Cheshire Antiquities: Mottram-in-Longdendale. Retrieved on 2007-12-19.
- ^ Images of England: Sundial. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2007-12-19.
- ^ Images of England: Gatepiers, railings, steps and walls. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2007-12-19.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Edward Hubbard [1971] (2003). The Buildings of England: Cheshire. New Haven: Yale University Press, 283. ISBN 0 300 09588 0.
- ^ Images of England: Cross. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
