St Stephen's Church, Moulton

Church in Cheshire, England
53°13′22″N 2°31′00″W / 53.2227°N 2.5168°W / 53.2227; -2.5168OS grid referenceSJ 655,697LocationMoulton, CheshireCountryEnglandDenominationAnglicanHistoryStatusParish churchDedicationSt Stephen the MartyrConsecrated16 January 1877ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveHeritage designationGrade IIDesignated12 March 1986Architect(s)John DouglasArchitectural typeChurchStyleGothic RevivalGroundbreaking1876Completed1877SpecificationsMaterialsSandstone, slate roof, lead spireAdministrationProvinceYorkDioceseChesterArchdeaconryChesterDeaneryMiddlewichParishSt Stephen the Martyr, MoultonClergyVicar(s)Revd Mark GreenPriest(s)Revd Pauline RoweLaityReader(s)Cath MilnesChurchwarden(s)CathMilnes, Beth Domanski

St Stephen's Church is in the village of Moulton, Cheshire, England.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2] and is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Middlewich.[3]

History

The village developed with the growth of the salt industry in nearby Winsford and it was decided to have a church in the village. The church was designed by John Douglas and the foundation stone was laid in 1876. In 1877 St Stephen's was established as a separate parish and the church was consecrated on 16 January 1877 by Dr William Jacobson, Bishop of Chester.[4]

Architecture and fittings

The church is built in yellow sandstone with red sandstone ashlar dressings and has a green slate roof with a lead spire. Its style is Gothic Revival. The plan of the church consists of a nave and chancel with a north-eastern transept, a south-eastern vestry and a southwest porch.[2] While the exterior is in stone, the interior is built in two kinds of brick.[5] In the church is a plain sedilia. The stained glass in the east window is by J. C. Bewsey. Elsewhere there is a millennium window by R. N. Bradley.[6] The organ was built in 1876 by Henry Bevington and Sons.[7]

External features

The vicarage in Jack Lane was also designed by John Douglas and is listed Grade II.[8]

Present day

Anglican services are held regularly on Sundays, and baptisms, weddings and funerals are performed in the church. Regular children's and youth activities are also organised.[4]

See also

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References

  1. ^ Moulton, Streetmap, retrieved 17 January 2011
  2. ^ a b Historic England, "Church of St Stephen, Moulton (1310471)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 August 2012
  3. ^ St Stephen's Church, Moulton, Moulton, Church of England, retrieved 17 January 2011
  4. ^ a b St Stephen's Church, Moulton, St Stephen's Moulton, retrieved 13 March 2008
  5. ^ Hubbard, Edward (1991), The Work of John Douglas, London: The Victorian Society, p. 131, ISBN 0-901657-16-6
  6. ^ Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, pp. 489–490, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
  7. ^ "NPOR [D08299]", National Pipe Organ Register, British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 3 July 2020
  8. ^ Historic England, "Vicarage, Moulton (1139209)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 August 2012
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