Church of the Holy Angels, Hoar Cross

The Church of the Holy Angels is an Anglican church in Hoar Cross, Staffordshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building.

The Church of the Holy Angels, Hoar Cross
Holy Angels' Church
The Church of the Holy Angels, Hoar Cross
LocationHoar Cross
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipAnglo Catholic
Websitewww.holyangelshx.co.uk
History
DedicationHoly Angels
Consecrated22 April 1876
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I listed
Architect(s)George Frederick Bodley and Thomas Garner
Groundbreaking1872
Completed1876
Specifications
Bells6
Administration
ParishHoar Cross with Newchurch
DeaneryTutbury
ArchdeaconryStoke on Trent
DioceseDiocese of Lichfield
ProvinceCantebury
Clergy
Priest in chargeFather Graham Bott SSC

History

It was built by the pious Anglo-Catholic, Emily Charlotte Meynell Ingram (sister of Charles Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax) in memory of Hugo Francis Meynell Ingram who died in May 1871. The architects were George Frederick Bodley and Thomas Garner. Work started in 1872 and the church dedication took place on 22 April 1876.[1] Further extension and additions took place until the church achieved its present form in 1906.

John Betjeman described the church as "the masterpiece of its late Victorian architect G.F. Bodley" and "great architecture; original, well massed, well sited, well detailed; very English".[2]

Present day

Since 2008, the Church has had received alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Ebbsfleet, as the parish does not accept the ordination of women to the priesthood or episcopate.[3]

Organ
The organ case

The organ was originally built by Samuel Green in 1779 for Bangor Cathedral. It was installed in Hoar Cross by Bishop and Son in 1876 and enlarged by Conacher in 1935. As a result of a very generous donation, it underwent extensive repair and finished at the end of 2012. An electronic organ was used temporarily for services. The specification of the pipe organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register at.[4]

Timeline
  • 1872 Construction started
  • 1876 Services start in April
  • 1891 North side Lady Chapel added
  • 1900 South side All Souls Chapel added
  • 1906 Narthex added
  • 1935 Bells rehung and organ enlarged
  • The liturgical east end of the Church. The Chantry Chapel and the All Souls Chapel are to the left of the picture
  • The sanctuary and high altar
  • The tower crossing and rood screen
  • The rood screen
  • The hymnboard
  • The font
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See also

References
  1. "The new church at Hoar Cross". Derby Mercury. Derby. 26 April 1876. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. Betjeman, John, ed. (1968) Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches; the North. London: Collins; pp. 247, 252
  3. "The Holy Angels, Hoar Cross". The See of Ebbsfleet. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  4. http://www.npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=D02760
  • The Church of the Holy Angels, Hoar Cross. Church guidebook. 4th edition 1996.
  • Pevsner, N. (1974) Staffordshire The Buildings of England. Penguin Books ISBN 0-14-071046-9
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