| St Stephen's Church, Moulton | |
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 St Stephen's Church, Moulton, from the south | |
  St Stephen's Church, Moulton Location in Cheshire | |
| 53°13′22″N 2°31′00″W / 53.2227°N 2.5168°W | |
| OS grid reference | SJ 655,697 |
| Location | Moulton, Cheshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | St Stephen the Martyr |
| Consecrated | 16 January 1877 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 12 March 1986 |
| Architect(s) | John Douglas |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1876 |
| Completed | 1877 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Sandstone, slate roof, lead spire |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Chester |
| Archdeaconry | Chester |
| Deanery | Middlewich |
| Parish | St Stephen the Martyr, Moulton |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Revd Mark Green |
| Priest(s) | Revd Pauline Rowe |
| Laity | |
| Reader(s) | Cath Milnes |
| Churchwarden(s) | CathMilnes, Beth Domanski |
St Stephen's Church is in the village of Moulton, Cheshire, England.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2] and is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Middlewich.[3]
History
The village developed with the growth of the salt industry in nearby Winsford and it was decided to have a church in the village. The church was designed by John Douglas and the foundation stone was laid in 1876. In 1877 St Stephen's was established as a separate parish and the church was consecrated on 16 January 1877 by Dr William Jacobson, Bishop of Chester.[4]
Architecture and fittings
The church is built in yellow sandstone with red sandstone ashlar dressings and has a green slate roof with a lead spire. Its style is Gothic Revival. The plan of the church consists of a nave and chancel with a north-eastern transept, a south-eastern vestry and a southwest porch.[2] While the exterior is in stone, the interior is built in two kinds of brick.[5] In the church is a plain sedilia. The stained glass in the east window is by J. C. Bewsey. Elsewhere there is a millennium window by R. N. Bradley.[6] The organ was built in 1876 by Henry Bevington and Sons.[7]
External features
The vicarage in Jack Lane was also designed by John Douglas and is listed Grade II.[8]
Present day
Anglican services are held regularly on Sundays, and baptisms, weddings and funerals are performed in the church. Regular children's and youth activities are also organised.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Moulton, Streetmap, retrieved 17 January 2011
- 1 2 Historic England, "Church of St Stephen, Moulton (1310471)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 August 2012
- ↑ St Stephen's Church, Moulton, Moulton, Church of England, retrieved 17 January 2011
- 1 2 St Stephen's Church, Moulton, St Stephen's Moulton, retrieved 13 March 2008
- ↑ Hubbard, Edward (1991), The Work of John Douglas, London: The Victorian Society, p. 131, ISBN 0-901657-16-6
- ↑ Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, pp. 489–490, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
- ↑ "NPOR [D08299]", National Pipe Organ Register, British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 3 July 2020
- ↑ Historic England, "Vicarage, Moulton (1139209)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 August 2012
