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St Cross Church, Appleton Thorn

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OS grid reference
  
SJ 638 838

Denomination
  
Anglican

Dedication
  
Holy Cross

Capacity
  
100

Architect
  
Edmund Kirby

Country
  
England

Website
  
[1]

Opened
  
1886

Phone
  
+44 1925 730276

St Cross Church, Appleton Thorn

Location
  
Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire

Address
  
St Cross Church, Stretton Rd, Appleton, Warrington WA4 4RT, United Kingdom

Similar
  
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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. 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.

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History

The church was built in 1886 to a design by Edmund Kirby at the expense of Rowland Egerton-Warburton of Arley Hall.

Architecture

It is built in red sandstone with a red tile roof, in Decorated style. 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. 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. The organ was built in 1906 at a cost of £220 (equivalent to £20,000 in 2015), by E. Wadsworth.

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.

References

St Cross Church, Appleton Thorn Wikipedia


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