St Michael's Church, Marbury
Church in Cheshire, England
St Michael's Church , also known as St Michael and All Angels , stands on a small rise overlooking Big Mere in the village of Marbury , Cheshire , England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building .[ 1] Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester , the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Malpas. Its benefice is combined with those of St Chad, Tushingham , and St Mary, Whitewell.[ 2]
History
A timber, wattle and daub church was present on the site in 1299. The current church dates from the 15th century, the first incumbent being registered in 1530. The church was a parochial chapel annexed to Whitchurch until 1870, when it became a perpetual curacy.[ 3] Sir Jeffry Wyatville .[ 4] restored by Douglas and Fordham , the organ chamber was added, the plaster roof was replaced with carved oak panelling, and oak furnishings were added.[ 1] [ 3] [ 4] Millennium a new sundial was added to the south wall of the church.[ 5]
Architecture
Exterior
The church is built in red sandstone with a slate roof.[ 1] bay nave with a clerestory , north and south aisles , a chancel with vestry to the north, and a south porch.[ 6] Perpendicular in style.[ 1] string courses which are decorated with carvings of animals and flowers,[ 3] gargoyles depicting images such as monkeys, twins, smiling faces and grotesque faces on the exterior of the church.[ 7] [ 3]
Interior
The octagonal timber pulpit , dating from the 15th century, features crocketed ogee panels; it is the oldest in existence in Cheshire.[ 3] [ 7] Gothic canopy . In the tower are charity boards, including a circular one dated 1777.[ 4] ring of six bells. Four of these are by Rudhall of Gloucester , three being dated 1719, the other 1790. The other bells were cast by John Warner and Sons in 1864 and 1892.[ 8] parish registers begin in 1538.[ 7]
External features
A schoolhouse was built in the churchyard in 1688, but was demolished in 1824. The present churchyard contains the hollow trunk of a 1000-year-old yew, held together by chains,[ 3] Royal Field Artillery soldier of World War I .[ 9] lych gate is a memorial to those who fell in World War I and is inscribed "Ye who live on, mid-English pastures green. Remember us and think of what might have been".[ 3] [ 7] [ 10] [ 11]
See also
References
^ a b c d Historic England , "Church of St Michael, Marbury cum Quoisley (1225604)" , National Heritage List for England , retrieved 5 August 2012 ^ Marbury, St Michael Church of England , retrieved 13 October 2009 ^ a b c d e f g Wrenbury and Marbury: The History of Two Parishes and the Nearby Villages , Latham FA, ed. (Local History Group; 1999), p.71 (ISBN 0-9522284-5-9 )^ a b c Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward ; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire , The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press , pp. 471–472, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6 ^ Thornber, Craig (2001), A Scrapbook of Cheshire Antiquities: Marbury-cum-Quoisley , retrieved 3 October 2007 ^ Salter, Mark (1995), The Old Parish Churches of Cheshire , Malvern: Folly Publications, p. 50, ISBN 1-871731-23-2 ^ a b c d Richards, Raymond (1947), Old Cheshire Churches , London: B. T Batsford, pp. 225–227 ^ Marbury S Michael Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers , retrieved 11 August 2008 ^ HOPLEY, ALFRED Commonwealth War Graves Commission , retrieved 3 February 2013 ^ Historic England, "Lychgate in Churchyard of St Michael, Marbury cum Quoisley (1138496)" , National Heritage List for England , retrieved 5 August 2012 ^ Historic England, "Churchyard wall at Church of St Michael, Marbury cum Quoisley (1266265)" , National Heritage List for England , retrieved 5 August 2012
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