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Church of St Mary of the Angels, Hooton

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OS grid reference
  
SJ 363 782

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Functional status
  
active

Phone
  
+44 151 327 6158

Material
  
Sandstone

Country
  
England

Website
  
St Mary's, Hooton

Opened
  
1879

Status
  
Parish church

Groundbreaking
  
1878


Location
  
Welsh Road, Hooton, Cheshire

Address
  
Chester Rd, Childer Thornton, Ellesmere Port CH66 1QJ, UK

Diocese
  
Roman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury

Similar
  
St Mary's Church - Coddington, St Mary's Church - Congleton, St Catherine's Church, St Mary's and St Michael's, St Nicholas' Chapel

The Church of St Mary of the Angels is in Welsh Road, Hooton, Cheshire, England. It is an active Roman Catholic parish church in the diocese of Shrewsbury. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. The authors of the Buildings of England series state that it is "an individual design".

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History

The foundation stone of the church was laid on 24 March 1878, and the church was formally opened on 22 August 1879 by Edmund Knight, Roman Catholic Bishop of Shrewsbury. Its architect was E. J. Torver. It was consecrated on 10 June 1883 by Arthur Riddell, Bishop of Northampton, due to the indisposition of Knight.

Architecture

The church is constructed in red sandstone. Its plan consists of a nave, a west porch, a chancel with a polygonal apse, a north chapel, also with an apse, and a vestry acting as a sacristy. On the ridge of the church is a bellcote. The porch contains panels depicting the symbols of the Evangelists. At the west end of the church is a rose window. Windows contain stained glass by Mayer of Munich.

References

Church of St Mary of the Angels, Hooton Wikipedia