Church of the Resurrection and All Saints, Caldy

The Church of the Resurrection and All Saints is in the village of Caldy, Wirral, Merseyside, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[1] It is an active Anglican church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Wirral North.[2] It is a daughter church of St Bridget's Church, West Kirby.[3]

Church of the Resurrection and
All Saints, Caldy
Church of the Resurrection and All Saints, Caldy
Church of the Resurrection and
All Saints, Caldy
Location in Merseyside
OS grid referenceSJ 226,853
LocationCaldy, Wirral, Merseyside
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
ChurchmanshipLiberal Modern Catholic
WebsiteSt Bridget, West Kirby
History
StatusDaughter church
Consecrated1907
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated20 January 1988
Architect(s)G. E. Street
Douglas and Minshull
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1868
Completed1907
Administration
ParishWest Kirby
DeaneryWirral North
ArchdeaconryChester
DioceseChester
ProvinceYork
Clergy
RectorRevd Alex Williams
Assistant priest(s)Revd David Chester
Laity
Reader(s)Mary Lynch, John Smith
Churchwarden(s)Bill Smith, Jane Barlett
Parish administratorPaula Cobby

History

This was built originally as a school to a design by G. E. Street in 1868 at the expense of Elizabeth Barton. It was converted to a church, with the addition of a chancel, a north aisle and a saddleback tower in 1906–07 by Douglas and Minshull.[1][4] The church was refurbished in the 1960s.[5]

Architecture

Exterior

The church is built in rock-faced stone with ashlar dressings. The roof is of slate with tiles on the crest. The plan consists of a nave with a north aisle, a baptistry and a south porch, a chancel with a north vestry and a saddleback tower at the northeast.[1]

Interior

Many of the furnishings are by Kempe and were taken from the chapel of Caldy Manor which was dismantled when the church was built. These include the choir stalls and the reredos.[4] The reredos has panels of marquetry depicting the crucifixion.[1] Some of the stained glass in the church is by Kempe and the southwest window is by A. J. Davies of the Bromsgrove Guild. The west window is by Trena Cox.[4] The church contains many memorials to the Barton family.[5] In the vestry is a fireplace with a coat of arms dated 1868.[1] The two-manual organ was built by Henry Willis & Sons.[6]

See also

References

  1. Historic England, "Church of Resurrection and All Saints, Hoylake (1260170)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 2 April 2012
  2. Churches in the Diocese, Diocese of Chester, archived from the original on 15 April 2009, retrieved 29 April 2009
  3. Parish Church of St Bridget, West Kirby, Parish Church of St Bridget, West Kirby, retrieved 22 March 2008
  4. Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 199, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
  5. History, Parish Church of St Bridget, West Kirby, archived from the original on 5 July 2008, retrieved 22 March 2008
  6. Caldy, Resurrection and All Saints, British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 13 August 2008

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