St John the Baptist's Church, Smallwood

St John the Baptist's Church, Smallwood
St John the Baptist's Church, Smallwood, from the northeast
St John the Baptist's Church, Smallwood Location in Cheshire
53°08′18″N2°17′29″W / 53.1382°N 2.2913°W / 53.1382; -2.2913
OS grid reference	SJ 806 602
Location	Church Lane, Smallwood, Cheshire
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	St John the Baptist, Smallwood
History
Status	Parish church
Dedication	Saint John the Baptist
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II
Designated	26 March 1987
Architect(s)	Charles and James Trubshaw
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking	1843
Completed	1846
Specifications
Materials	Sandstone, slate roofs
Administration
Province	York
Diocese	Chester
Archdeaconry	Macclesfield
Deanery	Congleton
Parish	Smallwood
Clergy
Rector	Revd Anne-Marie Naylor
Laity
Organist	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

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

Architecture

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]

See also

• Cheshire portal

• Listed buildings in Smallwood, Cheshire

References

1. St John the Baptist, Smallwood, Church of England , retrieved 22 March 2012
2. Historic England, "Church of St John the Baptist, Smallwood (1330068)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 22 March 2012
3. 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