Weight: 1602 lbs Diameter: 45.5" Bell 1 of 6
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1906
Dove Bell ID: 3053 Tower ID: 12612 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Handley: All Saints
Overview
Grid reference: SJ 466 578
The west tower is Perpendicular, dated 1512 in an inscription on the west wall. The nave and chancel were rebuilt (on the old foundations it seems) in 1854 by James Harrison of Chester using much of the old material. The nave roof was preserved; it is dated 1661.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
West tower, aisleless nave with south porch, chancel with north vestry.
Footprint of Church buildings: 179 m²
Description of Archaeology and History
The west tower is Perpendicular, dated 1512 in an inscription on the west wall. The nave and chancel were rebuilt (on the old foundations it seems) in 1854 by James Harrison of Chester using much of the old material. The nave roof was preserved; it is dated 1661.
Exterior Description
The tower is of three stages, marked externally by moulded stringcourses which have no relation to the floor levels within but which divide the tower into more evenly preportioned sections. At the corners are diagonal buttresses which after several slight off-sets die into the wall just below the parapet. At the foot in the west wall is a small doorway with a four-centred head and moulded jambs, the moulded label having carved heads at the ends. Above this, and separated from it by a moulded stringcourse which appears on this wall only, is a comparatively large three-light window with cinquefoiled heads to the main lights. The parapet stands above a stringcourse interrupted by large gargoyles, those at the corners being particularly prominent. The battlements which crown the tower are enriched at each corner and in the centre of each face by vertical mouldings.
The aisleless nave has windows of two patterns, one being of two trefoiled lights and a quatrefoilund a two-centred arch with a hoodmould and the other three lights with quatrefoils between under a rectangular hoodmould in the Perpendicular fashion; each appears once in the south wall to the east of the porch and in the north wall are two of the three-light type pe flanking a central two-light window.
The chancel, built of larger, smoother masonry than the nave, has a three-light east window with reticulated tracery and a single lancet light in the south wall. The north wall is without a window because of the cross-gabled vestry. This has two trefoil-headed lights in the north gable under an arch of stone flush with the wall-surface.
Building Fabric and Features
Stained Glass
c.1914
The east window is by Hardman, representing The Crucifixion.
Stained Glass
c.1855
The north-west nave window, opposite the door, is by Wailes, and represents the prophet Samuel in the centre light flanked by two scenes from his life.
Building Materials
Conglomerate
1512
Bunter Pebble Beds
Slate
1512
Slate
Interior
Interior Description
The most immediately striking feature of the interior of the church is the nave roof, preserved carefully in its original condition by Harrison in 1854. He supported it on simple stone corbels which do not detract from the appearance of the roof itself. It is an excellent example of its type. The principal rafters which divide the roof into three bays are arch-braced and are carried on short hammerbeams above console brackets; these are carved with scrolls embellished with various shields of arms and initials, doubtless of the incumbent, patron, churchwardens and so forth together with some naturalistic details such as a crudely represented sprig of thistles.
Although differing in height, the tower arch and the chancel arch are of the same basic design, being chamfered arches of two orders of which the inner is carried on semi-octagonal responds with moulded capitals and bases. The tower arch is the taller of the two, and admits much light into the church from the fine west window; the chancel arch, indeed, is rather small, and divides the chancel rather too well from the nave. Both arches seem to incorporate old stones, much re-cut. The windows of the nat are set within plain reveals with chamfered rere-arches and sloping sills.
The chancel is small and rather dark, with only two windows of which one is very small and the other (the east window) is filled with heavily coloured stained glass.
Fixtures and fittings
Clock
Font (object)
The font is octagonal, upon an octagonal stem, of red sandstone.
Organ (object)
The organ is a small two-manual instrument perhaps by Forster and Andrews; it has nine speaking stops.
Pulpit
The pulpit is octagonal in plan, with the usual blind tracery in panels in each face.
Lectern
Late 19th Century
The lectern is a wooden eagle.
Bells
Diameter: 28.5" Bell 2 of 6
Founded by Abraham I Rudhall 1709
Dove Bell ID: 23437 Tower ID: 12612 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Diameter: 29.75" Bell 3 of 6
Founded by Henry Clibury 1682
Dove Bell ID: 23438 Tower ID: 12612 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Diameter: 31.5" Bell 4 of 6
Founded by William Clibury 1615
Dove Bell ID: 23439 Tower ID: 12612 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Diameter: 33.75" Bell 5 of 6
Founded by Seliok (generic)
Dove Bell ID: 23440 Tower ID: 12612 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Weight: 1094 lbs Diameter: 38.5" Bell 6 of 6
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1906
Dove Bell ID: 23441 Tower ID: 12612 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: SJ 466 578
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.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has war graves.
National Heritage record for England designations
There are no records of National Heritage assets within the curtilage of this site.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
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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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