Christ Church, Adlington

Christ Church, Adlington
Western aspect (2018)
Christ Church, Adlington is located in the Borough of Chorley
Christ Church, Adlington
Christ Church, Adlington
Location in the Borough of Chorley
53°36′49″N 2°36′15″W / 53.6137°N 2.6043°W / 53.6137; -2.6043
OS grid referenceSD 601 132
LocationChurch Street, Adlington, Lancashire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
Architecture
Functional statusRedundant
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated21 February 1984
Architect(s)Edward Welch
Architectural typeChurch
StyleNeo-Norman
Groundbreaking1838
Completed1839
Construction cost£1,560
Closed1 November 1980
Specifications
MaterialsAshlar, slate roof

Christ Church is on Church Street, Adlington, Lancashire, England. It is a redundant Anglican church, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[1]

History

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Christ Church was built in 1838–39, and designed by Edward Welch.[2] It was a Commissioners' Church, having received a grant towards its construction from the Church Building Commission.[3] The total cost of the church was £1,560 (equivalent to £170,000 in 2023)[4] towards which a grant of £400 was given.[3] When St Paul's Church was built on a different site in the town in 1884, Christ Church became its chapel of ease.[5] Christ Church was declared redundant on 1 November 1980, and on 7 April 1982 it was approved for use as an office or for shopping.[6] As of 2013, it is in use as a restaurant.[7]

Architecture

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The church is in Neo-Norman style.[2] It is built in ashlar stone with a slate roof. The church consists of a six-bay nave and a short chancel under one roof. At the west end is a two-stage tower. In the bottom stage of the tower are angle pilaster buttresses and a round-headed west door. The second stage contains two lancet windows on three of its sides, and above this is an octagonal drum.[1] There was originally a spire, but this has been removed.[2] Along the sides of the nave are pilaster buttresses and round-headed lancet windows. The east window consists of five stepped lancets. On the south side of the chancel is a priest's door.[1] The interior has been altered, but three panelled galleries have been retained.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Historic England, "Christ Church, Adlington (1362061)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 October 2013
  2. ^ a b c d Hartwell, Clare; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009) [1969], Lancashire: North, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 82, ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9
  3. ^ a b Port, M. H. (2006), 600 New Churches: The Church Building Commission 1818–1856 (2nd ed.), Reading: Spire Books, p. 334, ISBN 978-1-904965-08-4
  4. ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  5. ^ Farrer, William; Brownbill, J., eds. (1911), "Townships: Adlington", A History of the County of Lancaster, Victoria County History, vol. 6, University of London & History of Parliament Trust, pp. 217–220, retrieved 29 October 2013
  6. ^ Diocese of Blackburn (PDF), Church of England, 1 October 2012, p. 1, retrieved 29 October 2013
  7. ^ Sharju Indian Restaurant, Lancashire Curry Club, archived from the original on 26 June 2014, retrieved 29 October 2013
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