St Philip's Church, Alderley Edge

St Philip's Church is in the village of Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[1] It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Knutsford.[2] The architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner described it as "large, ambitious, and unmistakably prosperous-looking".[3]

St Philip and St James Church, Alderley Edge
St Philip's Church, Alderley Edge, from the south
St Philip and St James Church, Alderley Edge
Location in Cheshire
OS grid referenceSJ 841 786
LocationAlderley Edge, Cheshire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
Websitehttp://www.stphilipandstjames.co.uk
History
StatusParish church
DedicationSt Philip and St James
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated6 July 1984
Architect(s)J. S. Crowther
F. P. Oakley
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1853
Completed1903
Specifications
MaterialsSandstone, slate roof
Administration
ParishAlderley Edge
DeaneryKnutsford
ArchdeaconryMacclesfield
DioceseChester
ProvinceYork
Clergy
Vicar(s)Rev Robin Pye
Assistant priest(s)Revd. Canon Professor Loveday Alexander

History

St Philip's was designed by the Manchester architect J. S. Crowther, and was his first independent work. It originated in 1851–52 when the nave, the south aisle and the chancel were built. In 1856–57 the north aisle, a further bay on the west of the church, and a steeple to the south of the church, were added.[4] A vestry was added in 1903 to a design by F. P. Oakley.[1]

Architecture

Exterior

The church is built in hammer-dressed sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings. The slate roof is in bands of three colours.[1] Its architectural style is Decorated.[4] The plan of the church consists of a six-bay nave with north and south aisles, each under its own ridge, a three-bay chancel, a hexagonal vestry, and a southwest tower with a spire. The tower is in four stages with angle buttresses and the spire has three levels of lucarnes.[1]

Interior

In the north wall of the chancel is a sedilia, and in the south wall is a piscina. The carved reredos of 1903 depicts the Last Supper. The choir stalls, pulpit and organ screen, all dated 1907, are panelled.[1] These were designed by Percy Worthington.[4] In the south aisle is a stained glass window made by Morris & Co. dating from 1873.[1] These include figures designed by Edward Burne-Jones and Ford Madox Brown. Elsewhere are windows dating from 1933–35 by Powells.[4] The three-manual organ was built by Wadsworth of Manchester and was rebuilt in 1962 by Jardine and Company, also of Manchester.[5]

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See also

References
  1. Historic England, "Church of St Phillip, Alderley Edge (1138867)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 26 March 2012
  2. St Philip, Alderley Edge, Church of England, retrieved 11 September 2009
  3. Pevsner, Nikolaus; Hubbard, Edward (2003) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 56, ISBN 0-300-09588-0
  4. Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 90, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
  5. "NPOR N02472", National Pipe Organ Register, British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 2 July 2020
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