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St Barnabas' Church is located on West Street in Crewe, Cheshire, England. It is a busy Anglican parish church, which means it's a local church serving the community. This church is officially recognized as a Grade II listed building on the National Heritage List for England, showing it's an important historical building.

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St Barnabas' Church, Crewe
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St Barnabas' Church, Crewe
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OS grid reference SJ 691,562
Location West Street, Crewe, Cheshire
Country England
Denomination Anglican
Website St Barnabas, Crewe
History
Status Parish church
Dedication Saint Barnabas
Architecture
Functional status Active
Heritage designation Grade II
Designated 14 June 1984
Architect(s) Paley and Austin
Architectural type Church
Style Gothic Revival
Completed 1886; 139 years ago (1886)
Specifications
Materials Brick and red terracotta
Red tiled roofs
Administration
Parish St Barnabas, Crewe
Deanery Nantwich
Archdeaconry Macclesfield
Diocese Chester
Province York

When Was St Barnabas' Church Built?

The church was built between 1884 and 1885. It was designed by a famous architectural firm called Paley and Austin, from Lancaster. The London and North Western Railway company paid for the church to be built close to their workshops. It was big enough to seat 500 people and cost about £4,000 at the time.

What Does St Barnabas' Church Look Like?

Outside the Church

St Barnabas' Church is made from brick and red terracotta, with red tiled roofs. It is built in the Perpendicular style, which is a type of Gothic Revival architecture.

The church has a main area called a nave, with side sections called aisles. It also has a chancel at the east end and a small room called a vestry. You can see a tall, thin spire-like structure called a flèche near the back of the roof.

On each side of the church, there are three cross-gables. These are triangular parts of the wall that hold the aisle windows. The very top parts of these gables are made of timber. The gables at the front and back of the church are also made of timber.

Inside the Church

People who have written about the Buildings of England describe the inside of St Barnabas' Church as "noble." They mean it feels clear, spacious, and open, but not empty or cold.

The main arches inside the church are made of terracotta. They rest on pink sandstone piers, which are like strong columns. There is a wooden screen between the nave and the chancel. At the west end of the nave, there is a glass screen that creates a special area for baptisms, called a baptistry.

The reredos, which is a decorated screen behind the altar, and the pulpit, where sermons are given, both have beautiful carvings. The large window at the east end of the church has seven sections of stained glass from 1901.

The church also has a large organ with two manuals (keyboards). It was built in 1887 by Wadsworth and later made bigger in 1957 by J. W. Walker.

See also

  • Listed buildings in Crewe
  • List of ecclesiastical works by Paley and Austin
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