All Saints Church, Great Saughall facts for kids

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All Saints Church, Great Saughall, from the southeast
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OS grid reference	SJ 363 704
Location	Church Road, Saughall, Cheshire
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	All Saints, Saughall
History
Status	Parish church
Consecrated	23 October 1901
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II
Designated	10 October 1985
Architect(s)	J. Medland Taylor Isaac Taylor
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking	1895
Completed	1910
Specifications
Materials	Brick, tiled roofs Slate roof to the spire
Administration
Parish	All Saints, Great Saughall
Deanery	Wirral, South
Archdeaconry	Chester
Diocese	Chester
Province	York

All Saints Church in Great Saughall is a special old building in Cheshire, England. You can find it on Church Road. It's an active Anglican church, which means it's part of the Church of England. This church is also a "Grade II listed building." This means it's an important historical building that needs to be protected.

Discovering the History of All Saints Church

All Saints Church was first built as a smaller church, called a "chapel of ease." It was meant to help the main church, St Michael's Church, Shotwick.

Building the Church: 1895-1901

The first stone for the church was laid on July 31, 1895. A lady named Mrs. Trelawny from Shotwick House did the honors. A famous architect from Manchester, J. Medland Taylor, designed the church. It cost about £1,288 to build back then. The church opened for people to worship in 1896. It was officially blessed on October 23, 1901, by the Bishop of Chester, Francis Jayne.

Expanding the Church: 1909-1911

The church became bigger between 1909 and 1910. Another architect, Isaac Taylor, led this expansion. They added a new section called a north aisle. They also put a tall spire on the tower. At the front, they added a chancel (the area around the altar), a sanctuary (a sacred space), an organ room, and a vestry (a room for clergy). The people of the parish paid for the new aisle. The rest of the additions were given by the Vernon family, who lived at Shotwick House. The expanded church was blessed again on January 4, 1911.

Becoming Its Own Parish

In 1921, All Saints Church became its own separate parish. This meant it was no longer just a small chapel helping another church. Later, in the late 1900s, part of the aisle was changed. It became a meeting room with modern facilities for the community.

Exploring the Architecture of All Saints Church

All Saints Church is built from red "Ruabon brick." The main part of the church has a tiled roof. The tower has a roof made of green slate from the Lake District.

Church Layout and Features

The church has a main area called a nave with four sections. It also has a north aisle. At the west end, there's a special projecting room for baptisms, called a baptistry. There's a porch on the south side. The church also has north and south "transepts," which are like arms sticking out from the main body. There's a short chancel with a rounded end called a polygonal apse. In the middle, there's a central tower.

Tower and Windows

The tower has openings with "louvres" for the bells. It also has a decorative "corbel table" near the top. A pointed "broach spire" sits on top of the tower. This spire also has louvred openings. The windows in the nave are triple "lancets," which are tall, narrow, pointed windows. The windows in the apse are double lancets. The large east window is higher than the side windows. The windows in the aisle have either two or four sections.

Inside the Church

Inside, you'll see a series of arches called an "arcade." In the chancel, there's a beautiful altarpiece called a opus sectile reredos. It was made by a company called Powells. On the ceiling of the apse, there's a painting by Herman Saloman. It shows the Angels Appearing to the Shepherds. The church also has a two-manual organ. It was built in 1918 by Poyser of Chester.

External Features

The churchyard is the area around the church. It contains five war graves. These graves belong to four soldiers from World War I and an Aircraftwoman from World War II.

See Also

• Listed buildings in Saughall