St Michael's Church, Wincle
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| St Michael's Church, Wincle | |
St Michael's Church, Wincle |
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| Basic information | |
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| Location | Wincle, Cheshire, England |
| Geographic coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Religious affiliation | Anglican |
| District | Diocese of Chester |
| Ecclesiastical status | Parish church |
| Leadership | Revd. Verena Breed |
| Website | St Michael's Wincle |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Edward Witts |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| Year completed | 1882 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Buff rubble gritstone Roof grey tiles |
St Michael's Church, Wincle is in the village of Wincle, Cheshire, England (grid reference SJ959662). It is a Grade II listed building.[1] It continues to be an active parish church.[2]
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[edit] History
The original church was built in 1647 on the site of a Neolithic burial mound.[3] A tower was added around 1820 and the rest of the church was rebuilt in 1882 by Edward Witts.[4]
[edit] Structure
The church is built in buff coursed rubble gritstone with a roof of banded grey tiles. The tower is at the west end and the body of the church has five bays. There are no aisles. The tower is in three stages with a plain west window and bell openings with louvres of Kerridge stone. The top of the tower is battlemented. Over the priest's door is a lintel from the older church which is dated 1647.[1]
[edit] Fittings and furniture
In the church is a font dated 1861. The interior of the church is "unadorned".[1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c Images of England: Church of St Michael, Wincle. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- ^ St Michael's Church. Parish of Wincle. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- ^ Wincle Places: Wincle Church. Parish of Wincle. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Edward Hubbard [1971] (2003). The Buildings of England: Cheshire. New Haven: Yale University Press, 387. ISBN 0 300 09588 0.
