Christ Church, Ellesmere Port

Church in Cheshire, England
53°17′10″N 2°53′42″W / 53.2861°N 2.8951°W / 53.2861; -2.8951OS grid referenceSJ 404 770LocationStation Road,
Ellesmere Port, CheshireCountryEnglandDenominationElim PentecostalHistoryStatusFormer parish churchArchitectureFunctional statusActiveHeritage designationGrade IIDesignated17 May 1985Architect(s)Penson and Ritchie
Barnish and GraysonArchitectural typeChurchStyleGothic RevivalGroundbreaking1869Completed1925Closed1 April 1994SpecificationsMaterialsSandstoneClergyMinister(s)Revd Peter Israel Peters

Christ Church is an Elim Pentecostal Church in Station Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[1]

History

Christ Church was built as an Anglican church in 1869–71, the architects being Penson and Ritchie. The nave was extended to the west in 1922–25 by Barnish and Grayson.[2] The church was declared redundant on 1 April 1994.[3] The building was bought in 2010 by the Oasis Christian Centre for £25,000. It was renovated and opened as an Elim Pentecostal Church in March 2011.[4]

Architecture

The church is constructed in sandstone rubble. Its plan is cruciform consisting of a four bay nave, a chancel, single-bay north and south transepts, and a vestry.[1] On the south side is a tower,[2] with louvred bell openings and a pyramidal spire. The east window has three lights and contains Geometric tracery. the nave windows also have three lights, and those in the transepts have two lights.[1] Both the vestry and the transepts are gabled.[2]

External features

The churchyard contains 26 war graves, those of 25 British Army soldiers of World War I, and a Royal Navy seaman of World War II.[5]

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b c Historic England, "Christ Church, Ellesmere Port (1138822)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 February 2012
  2. ^ 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. 355, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
  3. ^ Diocese of Chester: All Schemes (PDF), Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England, 2010, p. 3, retrieved 13 February 2012
  4. ^ Stocks-Moore, Laurie (9 March 2011), "Official opening for renovated church building in Ellesmere Port", Ellesmere Port Pioneer, Trinity Mirror North West & North Wales, archived from the original on 20 April 2013, retrieved 7 February 2013
  5. ^ ELLESMERE PORT (CHRIST CHURCH) CHURCHYARD, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, retrieved 2 February 2013
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