Church of St Wilfrid
CHURCH OF ST WILFRID, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1139554
- Date first listed:
- 05-Mar-1959
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST WILFRID, CHURCH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1139554
- Date first listed:
- 05-Mar-1959
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST WILFRID, CHURCH LANE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST WILFRID, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Mobberley
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 79035 80185
Details
In the entry for:
SJ 78 SE MOBBERLEY CHURCH LANE
4/37 Church of St Wilfrid 5.3.59
GV I
The following shall be added to the list description:
The present church is believed to incorporate fragment of an earlier building or buildings. Remains of a Saxon church were found during excavations beneath the chancel arch. This earlier chancel and three aisles are believed to have been added in 1245.
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SJ 78 SE MOBBERLEY C.P. CHURCH LANE
4/37 Church of St Wilfrid 5.3.59
GV I
Church. C14-C15 with west tower of 1533 by Richard Platt, mason, and chancel of 1889 by J S Crowther. Ashlar, grey slate roof. Nave, aisles, chancel with C19 west porch vestry and organ loft. Aisles are of 4 bays with cusped 3-light windows, those on the south side straight headed, those on the north side with Tudor heads. Clerestory is of 5 bays with plainer 2 light straight-headed windows. Chancel has steeper roof and various windows including east window of 5 lights with intersecting tracery. Open timber porch c1900, finely panelled and carved in late Gothic style with stone plinth and miniature balustrade of Jacobean type. Wagon roof with heavy ties and bossed king posts. Interior: 4-bay arcade on octagonal piers. Tall semi-octagonal responds to tower arch and chancel arch. Excellent nave ceiling of low pitch with cambered tie beams. The tie beams are carried on short corbelled posts at the foot of which stand figures of angels (probably C19 addition). The truss nearest the tower is however a hammer beam. Ceilure over screen is richly carved and inscribed and dated 1500. Wagon roof to chancel, which has carved stone reredos with figures, a small medieval piscina and many wall monuments. Tower gallery has Jacobean-style cresting dated 1683. Some faded wall painting on north wall of nave.
Listing NGR: SJ7903580187
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 58412
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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