St Philip's Church, Alderley Edge
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| St Philip's Church, Alderley Edge | |
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| Basic information | |
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| Location | Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England |
| Geographic coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Religious affiliation | Anglican |
| District | Diocese of Chester |
| Ecclesiastical status | Parish church |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | J. S. Crowther F. P. Oakley |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| Year completed | 1903 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Sandstone with slate roof |
St Philip's Church, Alderley Edge is in the village of Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England (grid reference SJ841786). It is a Grade II* listed building.[1] Pevsner describes it as "large, ambitious, and unmistakably prosperous-looking".[2]
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[edit] History
The church was built in 1853 and a south aisle and spire were added in 1857, both being designed by J. S. Crowther. A vestry was added in 1903 to a design by F. P. Oakley.[1]
[edit] Structure
The church is built in hammer-dressed sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings. The slate roof is in bands of three colours. The plan of the church consists of a six-bay nave with north and south aisles, each under its own ridge, a three-bay chancel, a hexagonal vestry, and a southwest tower with a spire. The tower is in four stages with angle buttresses and the spire has three levels of lucarnes.[1]
[edit] Fittings and furniture
In the north wall of the chancel is a sedilia and in the south wall a piscina. The carved reredos of 1903 depicts the Last Supper. The choir stalls, pulpit and organ screen, all dated 1907, are panelled. In the south aisle is a stained glass window by Morris & Co. dating from 1873.[1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d Images of England: Church of St Phillip, Alderley Edge. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Edward Hubbard [1971] (2003). The Buildings of England: Cheshire. New Haven: Yale University Press, 56. ISBN 0 300 09588 0.
