Calveley Church
CALVELEY CHURCH, CALVELEY HALL LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1135771
- Date first listed:
- 06-Jul-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Calveley Church
- Statutory Address:
- CALVELEY CHURCH, CALVELEY HALL LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1135771
- Date first listed:
- 06-Jul-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Calveley Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- CALVELEY CHURCH, CALVELEY HALL LANE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CALVELEY CHURCH, CALVELEY HALL LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Alpraham and Calveley
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 60384 59270
Details
SJ 65 NW CALVELEY C.P. CALVELEY HALL LANE
5/14 Calveley Church
GV II
Formerly a Coach house, late C17 which was converted, mid C19, into a private chapel serving Calveley Hall. Following the demolition of the Hall, the chapel became the Parish Church of Calveley within the ecclesiastical parish of Bunbury. Jacobean style. Whitened brickwork with tiled roof. 3-bay nave, 1-bay chancel. Rectangular plan with organ chamber and porch projections (north). C19 timber framed porch, on sandstone plinth, and with 3-light stained glass lattice mullion windows both sides. The porch opening has a cambered head inscribed "The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in" and contains an oak door hung on strap hinges. The nave and chancel have stone mid-level transome cross windows with stained lattice glazing. The Vestry, at the west end of the nave, has a two-light mullion window in a wide Tudor arched sunken panel, (the former carriage arch) there is a second similar window high in the gable. The chancel has a six-light mullion and transome east window with Christ and angel figures in stained glass in upper section. Single mullion windows to gable and east side of organ chamber. Stone dressed openings with oak panel doors to vestry and organ chamber. The gables of the chancel, vestry and organ chamber have stone copings with kneelers and pyramid finials to kneelers and apex. Interior: Oak panelled reredos to window transome level flanked by lower panelling with carved frieze. The panelling is again reduced in height between the altar and choir then becomes plainer for full length of choir and nave. Choir stalls, with spindle work to front stalls, are separated from the nave by a five arched screen, in Jacobean style, with strapwork decoration and the inscription "Laudate Dominum" under a high standing carved oak crucifix. The pulpit, which repeats the five arch arrangement, is attached to the screen (north) and the oak lectern (south) also has matching strapwork features. There are two ancient carved oak religious panels, flanking the vestry entrance and a bronze wall memorial in the choir. The chancel has a segmental ceiling of 15 oak panels with diamond motif. The nave and choir have rough braced trusses supporting ridgetree and two runs of purlins. Exposed rafters plastered in between.
Listing NGR: SJ6038459270
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 56735
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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