Historic churches · West Midlands
St Alban's Church, Macclesfield
St Alban's Church, Macclesfield — church in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Macclesfield · 0.8 km
- Free entry
About
St Alban's Church, Macclesfield is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1841. Designed by Augustus Pugin. Built in the Gothic Revival style. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.2600°, -2.1340°.
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Heritage listing
St Alban's Church in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, is a Roman Catholic parish church. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. It was designed by A. W. N. Pugin and is described as a "church of exceptional interest among the works of this major architect".
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Alban's Church in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, is a Roman Catholic parish church. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. It was designed by A. W. N. Pugin and is described as a "church of exceptional interest among the works of this major architect".
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Background
History
The church was designed in 1838 and built between 1839 and 1841. Some of the money needed to build it was given by the Earl of Shrewsbury; the total cost was about £8,000 ().
Architecture
The church is built in stone rubble with ashlar dressings and Welsh slate roof. Its plan consists of a west tower, a nave with a high clerestory, north and south aisles, a chancel, a south chapel, a south porch, and a vestry in the northeast angle. Its style is Perpendicular. The tower is unfinished. Its west doorway is deeply moulded with a five-light window above it. Above this is an arched light flanked by statues in niches. The tower has clasping buttresses and a stair turret in the southeast angle. The aisles have five-light windows and in the clerestory are ten closely set two-light windows. The east window has seven lights.
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- Coordinates
- 53.2600, -2.1340
- District
- Cheshire East
- Parish
- Macclesfield
- Postcode
- SK11 6PP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Macclesfield
- Established
- 1841
- Nearest railway station
- Macclesfield — 0.8 km
- Official site
- www.stalbanmacc.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7592239 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Alban's Church, Macclesfield (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Alban's Church, Macclesfield.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Alban's Church, Macclesfield?
- St Alban's Church, Macclesfield is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode SK11 6PP), in the parish of Macclesfield.
- When was St Alban's Church, Macclesfield built?
- Built or established in 1841. Designed by Augustus Pugin.
- Is St Alban's Church, Macclesfield a listed building?
- St Alban's Church, Macclesfield is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is St Alban's Church, Macclesfield free to visit?
- Yes, St Alban's Church, Macclesfield is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Alban's Church, Macclesfield?
- The nearest railway station is Macclesfield, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SK11 6PP.