Nominal: 747 Hz Weight: 1225 lbs Diameter: 40.25" Bell 1 of 6
Founded by Henry II Oldfield 1607
Dove Bell ID: 5382 Tower ID: 11612 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Pott Shrigley: St Christopher
Diocese of Chester
Church, 609287
Overview
Grid reference: SJ 944 792
The church is built in millstone grit random rubble with dressings of brown, grey and red sandstone to windows and doorways, except for the tower which is of narrow slabs of grey millstone grit. The earliest firm date regarding the church is provided by the 1492 will of Geoffrey Downes.
Visiting and facilities
Building is open for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Footprint of Church buildings: 227 m²
Description of Archaeology and History
The earliest firm date regarding the church is provided by the 1492 will of Geoffrey Downes. In this, he refers to the South aisle built to be his chantry and makes provision for the building of the tower and the payment of a priest to conduct services. It is unknown when the tower was actually built but it probably dates from the early 16th Century with battlements and pinnacles added in the 19th Century. The will also provided for the building of a school within the churchyard but no traces of this exist today – the current school building in the village was built in the early 1820’s.
In 1880, a new parish of St Christopher’s Pott Shrigley was created, independent of Prestbury with Rev George F Apthorp as the first vicar. The South Porch was added to the church in 1907 and a small extension added to the North side of the church in 2001 to provide a toilet.
Exterior Description
The church is built in millstone grit random rubble with dressings of brown, grey and red sandstone to windows and doorways, except for the tower which is of narrow slabs of grey millstone grit. The tower’s diagonal buttresses, instead of being sharply defined from the main walls, die into them, rounded off in a curious manner, so that it is difficult to say where the walls finish and the buttresses begin. The roof is of (local) Kerridge stone tiles and of camber beam construction in the nave and chancel with a barrel ceiling internally in the nave. The south aisle has an arcade of octagonal piers; the north aisle is carried on a cluster of 3 colonnettes.
Interior
Interior Description
Most windows are stained glass with the majority dating from the 19th century. The main east window was restored in 1872 and contains some medieval glass. The box pews are oak and, it is believed, came originally from Gawsworth when that church was being re-ordered in the 19th century. The communion rails are of an early period and consist of turned balusters placed between oak top and bottom rails. The oak Holy Table with the 1698 date forming part of its decoration is thought to have originated as a Jacobean dining table, and the font at the rear of the church is also stated to be Jacobean.
Fixtures and fittings
Clock
19th Century made by ThomasSchofiled from Manchester in 1809
Historical Notes
1809 - 1809
Period Qualifier: 2
Bells
Nominal: 1264 Hz Weight: 554 lbs Diameter: 28.25" Bell 2 of 6
Founded by Eijsbouts 1986
Dove Bell ID: 35501 Tower ID: 11612 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: unturned Cracked: No
Nominal: 1127 Hz Weight: 625 lbs Diameter: 30.25" Bell 3 of 6
Founded by Eijsbouts 1986
Dove Bell ID: 35502 Tower ID: 11612 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Turnings: unturned Cracked: No
Nominal: 1007 Hz Weight: 729 lbs Diameter: 32.75" Bell 4 of 6
Founded by Edward Arnold 1796
Dove Bell ID: 35503 Tower ID: 11612 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 944 Hz Weight: 934 lbs Diameter: 35.38" Bell 5 of 6
Founded by Richard Crouch
Dove Bell ID: 35504 Tower ID: 11612 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 837 Hz Weight: 990 lbs Diameter: 37.25" Bell 6 of 6
Founded by Richard Crouch
Dove Bell ID: 35505 Tower ID: 11612 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: SJ 944 792
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
The churchyard has war graves.
Churchyard Structures
Lych Gate
1920
Also serves as the War Memorial
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | No |
| Solar Thermal Panels | No |
| Biomass | No |
| Wind Turbine | No |
| Air Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | No |
| Ev Charging | No |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
Further information
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