St Paul's Church, Helsby

St Paul's Church is in the village of Helsby, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building,[1] and is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Frodsham. Its benefice is combined with that of St Luke, Dunham-on-the-Hill.[2]

St Paul's Church, Helsby
St Paul's Church, Helsby, from the south
St Paul's Church, Helsby
Location in Cheshire
OS grid referenceSJ 493 758
LocationHelsby, Cheshire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteSt Paul's Helsby
History
StatusParish church
DedicationSaint Paul
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated6 December 1985
Architect(s)John Douglas
Douglas and Minshull
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1868
Completed1909
Specifications
MaterialsYellow sandstone
Green Westmorland slate roofs
Administration
ParishSt Paul, Helsby
DeaneryFrodsham
ArchdeaconryChester
DioceseChester
ProvinceYork
Clergy
Vicar(s)Reverend Graham Green

History

The church was built between 1868 and 1870 to a design by the Chester architect John Douglas. The south aisle and chapel were added in 1909 and designed by Douglas and Minshull.[3]

Architecture

The church is built in yellow sandstone with green Westmorland slate roofs. Its plan consists of a five-bay nave, a south aisle, transepts and a polygonal apsidal chancel.[1] The style of the architecture is Early English.[3] Over the west end of the nave is a towerless spire covered in slate. The windows are lancets with simple tracery.[1]

Churchyard

In the churchyard are two structures also listed at Grade II. At the entrance to the churchyard is a lychgate dating from 1911, consisting of an oak frame on low stone plinth. It has a green slate roof that has ornate bargeboards and finials.[4] Inside the churchyard and overlooking the road is a war memorial dating from 1920. This is in sandstone and consists of a Celtic cross decorated with vine patterns and inscribed with the names of those lost in both World Wars.[5] The churchyard also contains the war grave, east of the church, of a Second World War soldier.[6]

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See also

References
  1. Historic England, "Church of St Paul, Helsby (1253457)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 August 2012
  2. Helsby, St Paul, Church of England, retrieved 9 October 2009
  3. Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 394, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
  4. Historic England, "Lychgate to St Paul's churchyard, Helsby (1253458)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 16 September 2016
  5. Historic England, "Helsby War Memorial (1437912)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 16 September 2016
  6. ELLAMS, LEONARD JAMES, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, retrieved 3 February 2013

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