St Philip's Church, Kelsall facts for kids
Quick facts for kids St Philip's Church, Kelsall |
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St Philip's Church, Kelsall, from the southeast
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| OS grid reference | SJ 526 681 |
| Location | Kelsall, Cheshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | St Philip, Kelsall |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | Saint Philip |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 8 November 1985 |
| Architect(s) | Thomas Bower |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Completed | 1860 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Sandstone, slate roof |
| Administration | |
| Parish | St Philip, Kelsall |
| Deanery | Chester |
| Archdeaconry | Chester |
| Diocese | Chester |
| Province | York |
St Philip's Church is a beautiful old church located in the village of Kelsall, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church, which means it's a local church serving the community. The church is a special building because it's listed as a Grade II heritage site. This means it's an important historical building that is protected.
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Building History
St Philip's Church was built a long time ago, in 1860. A talented architect named Thomas Bower from Nantwich designed it. He made sure the church looked grand and welcoming.
Church Design and Materials
St Philip's Church is built from strong sandstone. Its roof is made of Welsh slates, which are flat pieces of rock. The top of the roof has a red tiled ridge. The church's style is called Decorated Gothic. This is a type of English Gothic architecture that was popular for churches.
The church has a main area called the nave, which has four sections. There's also a south porch, which is a covered entrance. The front part of the church, where the altar is, is called the chancel. It has two sections and a small room called a vestry on the north side.
Special Features
A small tower for bells, called a bellcote, stands at the east end of the nave. Along the sides of the church, the windows are separated by stone supports called buttresses.
The windows in the nave have two parts. They have interesting shapes at the top, like quatrefoil (four-leaf clover) and trefoil (three-leaf clover) designs. These designs are part of the window's stone patterns, known as tracery. The chancel windows are pairs of tall, narrow windows called lancets, also with trefoil tops. The window at the very front (east) has three parts, and the one at the back (west) has four parts. The vestry roof is shaped like a pyramid.
Inside the church, there is a large organ. This organ has two keyboards, called manuals, and was built in 1900 by Nicholson and Lord.
Churchyard and Memorials
The area around the church is called the churchyard. Here, you can find the graves of soldiers and airmen. There are war graves for two soldiers from World War I and two airmen from World War II. These graves honor those who served their country.
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