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St John the Baptist's Church, Smallwood

Coordinates: 53°08′18″N 2°17′29″W / 53.1382°N 2.2913°W / 53.1382; -2.2913
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St John the Baptist's Church, Smallwood
St John the Baptist's Church, Smallwood, from the northeast
St John the Baptist's Church, Smallwood is located in Cheshire
St John the Baptist's Church, Smallwood
St John the Baptist's Church, Smallwood
Location in Cheshire
53°08′18″N 2°17′29″W / 53.1382°N 2.2913°W / 53.1382; -2.2913
OS grid referenceSJ 806 602
LocationChurch Lane, Smallwood, Cheshire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteSt John the Baptist, Smallwood
History
StatusParish church
DedicationSaint John the Baptist
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated26 March 1987
Architect(s)Charles and James Trubshaw
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1843
Completed1846
Specifications
MaterialsSandstone, slate roofs
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseChester
ArchdeaconryMacclesfield
DeaneryCongleton
ParishSmallwood
Clergy
RectorRevd Anne-Marie Naylor
Laity
Organist(s)Len Ford

St John the Baptist's Church is in Church Lane, Smallwood, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Congleton, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield, and the diocese of Chester. Its benefice is combined with those of St Mary, Astbury, and All Saints, Somerford.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2]

History

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St John's was built between 1843 and 1846, and designed by Charles and James Trubshaw.[3]

Architecture

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The church is constructed in yellow sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings and has slate roofs. Its plan consists of a nave, a southwest porch, a chancel, and a northwest vestry. On the west gable is a single bellcote. The windows are lancets, some of which contain Y-tracery.[2] At the east end is a triple stepped lancet window.[3] At the corners of the church are angle buttresses.[2] Inside the church is a hammerbeam roof.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ St John the Baptist, Smallwood, Church of England, retrieved 22 March 2012
  2. ^ a b c Historic England, "Church of St John the Baptist, Smallwood (1330068)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 March 2012
  3. ^ 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, p. 585, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6