St Cross Church, Appleton Thorn
St Cross Church is in the village of Appleton Thorn, Cheshire, 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 parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Great Budworth. Its benefice is combined with that of St Matthew's Church, Stretton.[2]
| St Cross Church, Appleton Thorn | |
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 St Cross Church, Appleton Thorn | |
  St Cross Church, Appleton Thorn Location in Cheshire | |
| OS grid reference | SJ 638 838 |
| Location | Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | Holy Cross |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 23 December 1983 |
| Architect(s) | Edmund Kirby |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Completed | 1886 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 100 |
| Materials | Red sandstone, red tile roof |
| Administration | |
| Parish | St Cross, Appleton Thorn |
| Deanery | Great Budworth |
| Archdeaconry | Chester |
| Diocese | Chester |
| Province | York |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | The Revd Alan Jewell, MA (Oxon) |
History
The church was built in 1886 to a design by Edmund Kirby[1] at the expense of Rowland Egerton-Warburton of Arley Hall.[3]
Architecture
It is built in red sandstone with a red tile roof,[1] in Decorated style.[4] Its plan is cruciform with a two-stage tower over the crossing. It has a three-window nave without aisles, a one-window chancel, an oak-framed north porch on a sandstone plinth, and a baptistry projecting from the west end. Above the baptistry is a rose window.[1] The stained glass in the east window is by Harcourt M. Doyle, dated 1970, and that in the rose window is by Celtic Studios of Swansea, dated 1986.[4] The organ was built in 1906 at a cost of £220 (equivalent to £20,000 in 2019),[5] by E. Wadsworth.[6]
External features
The churchyard contains six war graves of British service personnel, three from World War I and three from World War II.[7]
Connections
The church has connections with the Royal Naval Association because during the Second World War a Royal Naval Air Service station, HMS Blackcap, was in the village. Its ensign hangs in the church.[8]
References
- Historic England, "Church of St Cross, Appleton (1139338)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 April 2015
- St Cross, Appleton Thorn, Church of England, retrieved 29 September 2009
- Foster, Charles (1999), "The History of the House and the Family", in Albrighton, Tom (ed.), Arley Hall and Gardens, Cheshire, Norwich: Jarrold, p. 21
- Pollard, Richard; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2006), Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, pp. 628–629, ISBN 0-300-10910-5
- UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017), "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)", MeasuringWorth, retrieved 2 February 2020
- Appleton Thorn St. Cross, British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 13 August 2008
- APPLETON THORN (ST. CROSS) CHURCHYARD, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, retrieved 2 February 2013
- St Cross Church, St Cross, Appleton Thorn, retrieved 24 March 2008