St Paul's Church, Helsby
| St Paul's Church, Helsby | |
|---|---|
 St Paul's Church, Helsby, from the south | |
  St Paul's Church, Helsby Location in Cheshire | |
| 53°16′39″N 2°45′40″W / 53.2775°N 2.7612°W | |
| OS grid reference | SJ 493 758 |
| Location | Helsby, Cheshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | St Paul's Helsby |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | Saint Paul |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 6 December 1985 |
| Architect(s) | John Douglas Douglas and Minshull |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1868 |
| Completed | 1909 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Yellow sandstone Green Westmorland slate roofs |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Chester |
| Archdeaconry | Chester |
| Deanery | Frodsham |
| Parish | St Paul, Helsby |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Revd Margaret Saville |
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 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
The churchyard contains the war grave, east of the church, of a Second World War soldier.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Historic England, "Church of St Paul, Helsby (1253457)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 August 2012
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Helsby, St Paul, Church of England, retrieved 9 October 2009
- ^ 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
- ^ ELLAMS, LEONARD JAMES, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, retrieved 3 February 2013
