St Paul's Church, Helsby

Church in Cheshire, England
53°16′39″N 2°45′40″W / 53.2775°N 2.7612°W / 53.2775; -2.7612OS grid referenceSJ 493 758LocationHelsby, CheshireCountryEnglandDenominationAnglicanWebsiteSt Paul's HelsbyHistoryStatusParish churchDedicationSaint PaulArchitectureFunctional statusActiveHeritage designationGrade IIDesignated6 December 1985Architect(s)John Douglas
Douglas and MinshullArchitectural typeChurchStyleGothic RevivalGroundbreaking1868Completed1909SpecificationsMaterialsYellow sandstone
Green Westmorland slate roofsAdministrationProvinceYorkDioceseChesterArchdeaconryChesterDeaneryFrodshamParishSt Paul, HelsbyClergyVicar(s)Reverend Noel Mc Garrigle

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]

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 quarried from nearby Harmers Wood,[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] The churchyard also contains the war grave, east of the church, of a Second World War soldier.[7]

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b 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. ^ "Home page". Friends of Harmers Wood. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  5. ^ Historic England, "Lychgate to St Paul's churchyard, Helsby (1253458)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 16 September 2016
  6. ^ Historic England, "Helsby War Memorial (1437912)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 16 September 2016
  7. ^ ELLAMS, LEONARD JAMES, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, retrieved 3 February 2013
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External links

  • St. Paul Helsby Website