Diameter: 13.75" Bell 1 of 1
Founded by John Taylor & Co 1879
Dove Bell ID: 61211 Tower ID: 24169 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Tonge Fold: St Chad
Diocese of Manchester
Church, 624199
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Overview
Grid reference: SD 731 92
1937, by R. Nickson. The church was listed in 2003.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
Nave with clerestory, chancel, side chapels and vestries, NW campanile.
Footprint of Church buildings: 643 m²
Description of Archaeology and History
The Archaeology Data Service has recorded pre-historic and medieval finds in the vicinity of the church. There was a previous church on the site. The site has some archaeological potential and an archaeological watching brief should be in place for any below-ground excavation. The site is unburied.
There was a previous church on the site: some of its furnishings were relocated to the present church. The building was featured in 50 Modern Churches, Incorporated Church Building Society, London, 1945, p.70-3.
Trees to northern boundary are subject to TPOs.
Exterior Description
Many tall narrow metal-framed windows. The aisles project beyond the west end where there are four tall windows to the gable wall. The baptistery is below. There is an entrance in the SW corner; in the NW corner is the campanile. Campanile has an entrance on the W side, then an arched window above and then tall blank walling up to the bell stage which is stepped-in, white washed, and has tall bell openings.
E end is blank with incised cross high in the gable. The raised sanctuary has its own four-gabled roof (S chapel has one too). Tall triple windows to sides of chancel with much lower vestries and rooms surrounding it. The aisles also have tall windows and there is a narrow clerestory above which has a long row of small windows emphasising the horizontal line.
Building Fabric and Features
Nave
20th century
Clerestory
20th century
Chancel
20th century
Chapel (component)
20th century x2 side
Vestry
20th century x2
Bell Tower (component)
20th century NW
Building Materials
Brick
20th century Flemish bricks, pale red on blue base
Clay
20th century facing
Timber
20th century roof beams
Copper
20th century some roofs
Concrete
20th century
Interior
Interior Description
Interior lined with grey brick, with horizontal joints channelled, in different shades, identifying a dado zone. Brick arches to chancel, chancel aisles and Lady chapel. Nave and aisles have trabeated construction (straight beams, no arches) supported on large, square brickwork piers. Foyer has striated circular columns supporting a shallow coffered ceiling of concrete beams and insulation-boarded soffit panels; benches are built around the W walls.
The high soaring chancel is lit from either side and has a round arch to the nave. The long nave was partitioned at halfway in 1987 but the square nave piers all survive supporting the clerestory and nave roof. This has massive partly decorated tie beams and the roof is partly shallow canted. Some contemporary fittings survive.
The worship area is carpeted; the subdivided area at the W end is not, with wooden floor and marble aisle still visible.
Access to bell-tower used to be by cast-iron staircase; now by galvanized steel ladders beyond new chamber created over the porch for telecoms equipment.
Fixtures and fittings
Altar
20th century Main altar: wood with metal decoration (crowns, a border and a cross) contemporary with building. SE chapel: wood with metal decoration (stars), contemporary with building. Nave altar: plain wooden table.
Lectern
20th century Wooden lectern with cross decoration. Brass plaque records its donation in memory of Roy Mattison, d.1961. SE chapel: plain wooden lectern. Metal plaque records its donation in memory of the Butterworth and Webster families.
Font (object)
20th century Portable font. Old stone font in rear garden.
Reredos
20th century No reredos per se, but on the wall behind the high altar is a wooden cross framed with curtains.
Stall
20th century Choir stalls and frontals at rear of nave. Metal plaque records their donation in memory of Thomas Taylor and Nancy Elizabeth Pickup.
Chair
20th century Upholstered wooden chairs to nave.
Rail
20th century Wooden, plain.
Organ (component)
20th century 2-manual pipe organ. No details known but presumably mid c 20.
Plaque (component)
20th century WW1 and WW2: brass plaque mounted onto wooden backboard, relocated from previous church. WM ref #43828 WW1: stone plaque set into the chancel floor relocated from previous church records the donation of the chancel and sanctuary pavement in memory of the dead of the great war.
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: SD 731 92
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
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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