Church of St Edith
CHURCH OF ST EDITH, WORTHENBURY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1228322
- Date first listed:
- 01-Mar-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Edith
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST EDITH, WORTHENBURY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1228322
- Date first listed:
- 01-Mar-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Edith
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST EDITH, WORTHENBURY ROAD
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 EDITH, WORTHENBURY ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Shocklach Oviatt and District
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 43180 50180
Details
SJ 45 SW CHURCH SHOCKLACH C.P. WORTHENBURY ROAD West Side
2/11 Church of St Edith
1/3/67
GV I
Church, south wall of nave and south doorway mid C12; north wall of nave probably C13; chancel C15; west wall of nave restored and altered to provide baptistry between 2 deep buttresses C17. Red sandstone in squarish blocks with grey slate roof. Nave, chancel, north vestry (rebuilt 1926), baptistry and west bellcote. Nave has south doorway with nailed, boarded shaped oak door in opening with round arch of 3 orders (chevron:cable:chevron decoration) on square piers with weathered responds and with 2 badly weathered corbel heads, blocked north doorway (converted to a window), I window of 2 ogee-headed lights to south and north side, small west baptistry with leanto roof of slate has a small inserted 1-light window, with inserted west window above its roof; simple 2-bell open bellcote of stone. Chancel has 3-light east window with simple reticulated tracery. Cross finial on east gable of nave. Interior: Internally the nave and chancel walls (and jambs of east window) are battered, said to symbolise the Ark. C18 curved plaster ceiling to nave, plain but for recessed plaster bosses. Medieval round chancel arch, perhaps pre-dating the present chancel roof which intersects it. Arch-braced truss to chancel. C15 7-sided font (carving on bowl restored). Plain pulpit of oak, 1687 in brass nails on front. C18 turned altar rails of oak. Royal arms (1760) and Puleston hatchment on W wall of nave. Dated inscription on vestry doorway (1926). On a pane of the east window is scratched: "I, Robert Aldersey, was here on 1st day of October 1756 along with John Massie and Mr Derbyshire. The roads were so bad that we were in danger of our lives". Mounted knight (C17?) carved on stone in north wall of nave (west). The simple Norman work in this church is unique in Cheshire.
Listing NGR: SJ4318050181
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 402909
- 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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