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Founded by Ralph I Ashton 1721
Dove Bell ID: 51690 Tower ID: 18762 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Bruera: St Mary
Diocese of Chester
Church, 609086
https://aldfordandbruerachurches.wordpress.comOverview
Grid reference: SJ 437 605
St Mary's is a small rural Norman church with fourteenth and fifteenth century windows and a south chapel added in the late fifteenth century. It has a timber belfry on top of a broad square tower.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 204 m²
Description of Archaeology and History
Essentially Norman, by the end of the nineteenth century the church had fallen into disrepair. It was thoroughly restored in 1897 by WM Boden, with funding from the first Duke of Westminster. There is a fine Arts & Crafts stained glass window in the chancel.
Building Materials
Conglomerate
late 11th / early 12th
Bunter Pebble Beds
Slate
late 11th / early 12th
Slate
Interior
Interior Description
There is a fine Arts & Crafts stained glass window in the chancel. Most of the furnishings are nineteenth century, with two medieval painted figures in the chancel.
The south chapel houses marble monuments to Sir Ellis Cunliffe (1717-1767), a merchant and MP for Liverpool.
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: SJ 437 605
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
The churchyard has war graves.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | No |
| Solar Thermal Panels | No |
| Biomass | No |
| Wind Turbine | No |
| Air Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ev Charging | No |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
Further information
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