Christ Church, Crowton

Christ Church, Crowton
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Christ Church, Crowton Location in Cheshire
OS grid reference	SJ 580 746
Location	Station Road, Crowton, Cheshire
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	Christ Church, Crowton
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II
Designated	17 April 1986
Architect(s)	J. L. Pearson
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic Revival
Completed	1871
Specifications
Materials	Sandstone, tiled roof
Administration
Parish	Christ Church, Crowton
Deanery	Frodsham
Archdeaconry	Chester
Diocese	Chester
Province	York
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Revd Peter Rugen

Christ Church, Crowton, is located in Station Road, Crowton, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Frodsham, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the diocese of Chester. Its benefice is combined with those of St John the Evangelist, Kingsley, and St John the Evangelist, Norley. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

History

Christ Church was built in 1871, the architect being J. L. Pearson.

Architecture

The church is constructed in red sandstone, with a red tiled roof. Its architectural style is that of the 13th century. The plan consists of a four-bay nave and a two-bay chancel in one range, a transept and a vestry on the north side, a south porch, and a two-tier double bellcote at the west end. The buttresses include a massive stepped buttress on the south side at the division of the nave and the chancel. The windows in the nave have two lights, and those in the chancel have three lights. Inside the church, the nave is divided from the chancel by a low wall and a double chamfered arch. The organ was built in 1871 by Gray and Davidson.

See also

• Listed buildings in Crowton
• List of new ecclesiastical buildings by J. L. Pearson