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Church in Cheshire, England
St Chad's Church, Farndon St Chad's Church, Farndon, from the northeast
St Chad's Church, Farndon
Location in Cheshire
53°05′02″N 2°52′39″W / 53.0840°N 2.8774°W / 53.0840; -2.8774 OS grid reference SJ 413,544 Location Farndon, Cheshire Country England Denomination Anglican Website St Chad's, Farndon Status Parish church Dedication Chad of Mercia Events Damaged during the Civil War Functional status Active Heritage designation Grade II* Designated 1 March 1967 Architect(s) Kelly and Edwards,John Douglas Architectural type Church Style Gothic Materials Red sandstone ,slate roofs Province York Diocese Chester Archdeaconry Chester Deanery Malpas Parish Farndon, St Chad Vicar(s) Rev Captain David Scurr Reader(s) Raymond Moulton,
St Chad's Church is in the village of Farndon, Cheshire , England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester , the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Malpas. Its benefice is combined with that of St Mary, Coddington .[ 1] National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building .[ 2]
History
A church was present on the site at the time of the survey for the Domesday Book and it is likely that Saxon churches had previously been there.[ 3] civil war the church was badly damaged. In 1643 it was being used as a barracks for the Parliamentarians under Sir William Brereton when it was attacked by Royalists . During the battle the church was set on fire. It continued to be used by the Parliamentarians until 1645 when it was abandoned and left derelict.[ 4] [ 4] 19th-century restoration was carried out by Kelly and Edwards, other than the southeast chapel which was by John Douglas .[ 5]
Architecture
Exterior
The church is built in red sandstone with grey slate roofs.[ 2] [ 3] nave with clerestory , north and south aisles , a chancel and a north porch. Protruding from the east end of the south wall are a vestry and the Barnston chapel. The tower is at the west end.[ 6]
Interior
The furniture includes a 17th-century holy table, and a parish chest dated 1729. Three benefaction boards are dated 1672, 1786 and 1838.[ 3] [ 4] [ 7] Randle Holme memorial boards.[ 8] ring of eight bells, all cast in 1841 by John Taylor and Company .[ 9] parish registers begin in 1603 and the churchwardens ' accounts in 1744.[ 3]
External features
A pair of table tombs in the churchyard are listed at Grade II. They are of yellow sandstone and date from the early 18th century. On one is an image of an hourglass , on the other a skull and crossbones .[ 10] sundial in the churchyard is dated 1793.[ 3]
See also
References
^ Farndon, St Chad Church of England , retrieved 8 October 2009 ^ a b Historic England , "Church of St Chad, Farndon (1279424)" , National Heritage List for England , retrieved 1 August 2012 {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: postscript (link )^ a b c d e Richards, Raymond (1947), Old Cheshire Churches , London: B. T Batsford, pp. 153–156, OCLC 719918 ^ a b c St Chad's, Farndon: History , retrieved 1 September 2007 ^ Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward ; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire , The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press , pp. 358–359, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6 ^ Salter, Mark (1995), The Old Parish Churches of Cheshire , Malvern: Folly Publications, p. 36, ISBN 1-871731-23-2 ^ Farndon, St Chad , retrieved 2 January 2011 ^ Morant, Roland W. (1989), Cheshire Churches , Birkenhead: Countyvise, p. 131, ISBN 0-907768-18-0 ^ Farndon S Chad Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers , retrieved 10 August 2008 ^ Historic England, "Pair of adjacent table tombs in Churchyard (south of St Chad's Church, east of path to church porch, Farndon (1228746)" , National Heritage List for England , retrieved 1 August 2012 {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: postscript (link )
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