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Christ Church, Barnton
Christ Church, Barnton
	Christ Church, Barnton, from the southeast
	Christ Church, Barnton Location in Cheshire
	53°16′08″N 2°32′45″W / 53.2689°N 2.5459°W
OS grid reference	SJ 637,748
Location	Barnton, Cheshire
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	Christ Church, Barnton
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	25 October 1841
Consecrated	7 October 1842
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II
Designated	18 July 1986
Architect(s)	Edmund Sharpe (attributed)
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic Revival
Construction cost	£1,400; (£166,000 in 2023)
Specifications
Materials	Sandstone and brick; Slate roofs
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Chester
Archdeaconry	Chester archdeaconry
Deanery	Great Budworth
Parish	Christ Church, Barnton
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Dave Mock
Assistant	Beryl Dickens
Laity
Reader(s)	Christina Westwell
Organist(s)	Harry Davenport
Churchwarden(s)	Dorothy Slaney, Ian Stanley
Parish administrator	Ann Smith

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Christ Church is in the village of Barnton, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Great Budworth, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the diocese of Chester.^[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.^[2]

History

Christ Church was built in 1841–42. The foundation stone was laid on 25 October 1841, and the church was consecrated on 7 October 1842 by John Sumner, Bishop of Chester. The land for the church cost £30 (equivalent to £3,600 in 2023),^[3] and the church itself cost £1,400 (equivalent to £166,000 in 2023).^[3]^[4] The cost of the land was met by Richard Greenall, vicar of St Matthew's Church, Stretton, Archdeacon of Chester, and a member of the Greenall's family, brewers in Warrington.^[5] The church website states that the architect was Edmund Sharpe of Lancaster.^[5] There is no other documentary evidence that Sharpe was the architect, but owing to the stylistic similarity of the design to his other works at about the same time it has been attributed to him.^[4]

A considerable restoration was undertaken in 1888, which included covering the internal brick walls with cement rendering. In 1899 the church was extended at the east end by enlarging the nave and the chancel, and installing a new east window. A new organ chamber was built on the south side of the church, and the vicar's vestry on the north side was demolished. The extension was consecrated on 19 September 1900 by Francis Jayne, Bishop of Chester.^[5] A small extension was added to the church in 1974.^[2]

Architecture

The church is constructed in Runcorn red sandstone, and its interior is lined with red brick.^[4] It has a Welsh slate roof. The plan consists of an eight-bay nave and chancel in one range, a south porch, and a south chapel containing the organ. At the west end is a double bellcote. The bays along the sides of the nave are divided by buttresses, and each bay contains a lancet window. There are triple lancet windows at the east and west ends of the church.^[2]

Inside the church is a gallery at the west end carried on cast iron columns. The reredos contains Gothic arcading and a carving of the Last Supper.^[2] The Bath stone pulpit had been made in 1842 for St Helen Witton Church, Northwich, and was moved to Christ Church in 1888, having been bought for £10 (equivalent to £1,400 in 2023).^[3]^[5] The authors of the Buildings of England series describe the pulpit as being "Puginesquely elaborate".^[6] The two-manual organ was built in 1913 by Wadsworth and Brother, and may contain pipework from an earlier organ.^[7]

References

^ Christ Church, Barnton, Church of England, retrieved 4 August 2011
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Historic England, "Christ Church, Barnton (1287611)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 February 2012
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hughes, John M. (2010), Edmund Sharpe: Man of Lancaster, John M. Hughes, p. 134
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Christ Church History, Christ Church, Barnton, retrieved 20 February 2012
^ Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 121, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
^ Cheshire, Barnton, Christ Church (N04332), British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 4 August 2011

[1] Christ Church, Barnton, Church of England, retrieved 4 August 2011

[nhl-2] Historic England, "Christ Church, Barnton (1287611)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 February 2012

[inflation-UK-3] 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.

[hughes-4] Hughes, John M. (2010), Edmund Sharpe: Man of Lancaster, John M. Hughes, p. 134

[hist-5] Christ Church History, Christ Church, Barnton, retrieved 20 February 2012

[pev-6] Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 121, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6

[7] Cheshire, Barnton, Christ Church (N04332), British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 4 August 2011

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-'''Christ Church''' is in the village of [[Barnton, Cheshire|Barnton]], [[Cheshire]], England. It is an active [[Anglican]] [[parish church]] in the deanery of Great Budworth, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the [[diocese of Chester]].<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.achurchnearyou.com/barnton-christ-church/| title = Christ Church, Barnton| accessdate = 4 August 2011| publisher = [[Church of England]]}}</ref> The church is recorded in the [[National Heritage List for England]] as a designated Grade&nbsp;II [[Listed building#England and Wales|listed building]].<ref name=nhl>{{NHLE |num= 1287611|desc= Christ Church, Barnton|access-date= 21 February 2012|mode=cs2}}</ref>
+'''Christ Church''' is in the village of [[Barnton, Cheshire|Barnton]], [[Cheshire]], England. It is an active [[Anglican]] [[parish church]] in the deanery of Great Budworth, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the [[diocese of Chester]].<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.achurchnearyou.com/barnton-christ-church/| title = Christ Church, Barnton| access-date = 4 August 2011| publisher = [[Church of England]]}}</ref> The church is recorded in the [[National Heritage List for England]] as a designated Grade&nbsp;II [[Listed building#England and Wales|listed building]].<ref name=nhl>{{NHLE |num= 1287611|desc= Christ Church, Barnton|access-date= 21 February 2012|mode=cs2}}</ref>
 ==History==
-Christ Church was built in 1841–42. The foundation stone was laid on 25 October 1841, and the church was [[consecration|consecrated]] on 7 October 1842 by [[John Sumner (bishop)|John Sumner]], [[Bishop of Chester]]. The land for the church cost £30 (equivalent to £{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|30|1842|r=-2}}}} in {{Inflation-year|UK}}),{{Inflation-fn|UK}} and the church itself cost £1,400 (equivalent to £{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|1400|1842|r=-3}}}} in {{Inflation-year|UK}}).{{Inflation-fn|UK}}<ref name=hughes>{{Citation | last = Hughes| first = John M.| author-link = | publication-date = | date = | year = 2010| title = Edmund Sharpe: Man of Lancaster|  publisher = John M. Hughes|  page = 134}}</ref> The cost of the land was met by Richard Greenall, vicar of [[St Matthew's Church, Stretton]], [[Archdeacon]] of Chester, and a member of the [[De Vere Group|Greenall's]] family, brewers in [[Warrington]].<ref name=hist/> The church website states that the architect was [[Edmund Sharpe]] of [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]].<ref name=hist>{{Citation | url = http://www.christchurchbarnton.org.uk/christ-church-history.html| title = Christ Church History | accessdate = 20 February 2012| publisher = Christ Church, Barnton}}</ref> There is no other documentary evidence that Sharpe was the architect, but owing to the stylistic similarity of the design to his other works at about the same time it has been attributed to him.<ref name=hughes/>
+Christ Church was built in 1841–42. The foundation stone was laid on 25 October 1841, and the church was [[consecration|consecrated]] on 7 October 1842 by [[John Sumner (bishop)|John Sumner]], [[Bishop of Chester]]. The land for the church cost £30 (equivalent to £{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|30|1842|r=-2}}}} in {{Inflation-year|UK}}),{{Inflation-fn|UK}} and the church itself cost £1,400 (equivalent to £{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|1400|1842|r=-3}}}} in {{Inflation-year|UK}}).{{Inflation-fn|UK}}<ref name=hughes>{{Citation | last = Hughes| first = John M.| year = 2010| title = Edmund Sharpe: Man of Lancaster|  publisher = John M. Hughes|  page = 134}}</ref> The cost of the land was met by Richard Greenall, vicar of [[St Matthew's Church, Stretton]], [[Archdeacon]] of Chester, and a member of the [[De Vere Group|Greenall's]] family, brewers in [[Warrington]].<ref name=hist/> The church website states that the architect was [[Edmund Sharpe]] of [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]].<ref name=hist>{{Citation | url = http://www.christchurchbarnton.org.uk/christ-church-history.html| title = Christ Church History | access-date = 20 February 2012| publisher = Christ Church, Barnton}}</ref> There is no other documentary evidence that Sharpe was the architect, but owing to the stylistic similarity of the design to his other works at about the same time it has been attributed to him.<ref name=hughes/>
 A considerable restoration was undertaken in 1888, which included covering the internal brick walls with cement [[stucco|rendering]]. In 1899 the church was extended at the east end by enlarging the [[nave]] and the [[chancel]], and installing a new east window. A new organ chamber was built on the south side of the church, and the vicar's [[vestry]] on the north side was demolished. The extension was consecrated on 19 September 1900 by [[Francis Jayne]], Bishop of Chester.<ref name=hist/> A small extension was added to the church in 1974.<ref name=nhl/>
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 The church is constructed in [[Runcorn]] red [[sandstone]], and its interior is lined with red brick.<ref name=hughes/> It has a Welsh [[slate]] roof. The plan consists of an eight-[[bay (architecture)|bay]] nave and chancel in one range, a south porch, and a south chapel containing the organ. At the west end is a double [[bellcote]]. The bays along the sides of the nave are divided by [[buttress]]es, and each bay contains a [[lancet window]]. There are triple lancet windows at the east and west ends of the church.<ref name=nhl/>
-Inside the church is a gallery at the west end carried on [[cast iron]] columns. The [[reredos]] contains [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] [[arcade (architecture)|arcading]] and a carving of the [[Last Supper]].<ref name=nhl/> The [[Bath stone]] [[pulpit]] had been made in 1842 for [[St Helen Witton Church, Northwich]], and was moved to Christ Church in 1888, having been bought for £10 (equivalent to £{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|10|1888|r=-2}}}} in {{Inflation-year|UK}}).{{Inflation-fn|UK}}<ref name=hist/> The authors of the ''[[Pevsner Architectural Guides|Buildings of England]]'' series describe the pulpit as being "[[Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin|Puginesquely]] elaborate".<ref name=pev>{{Citation | last = Hartwell | first = Clare |last2 = Hyde | first2 = Matthew |last3 = Hubbard | first3 = Edward | author3-link=Edward Hubbard | last4 =Pevsner | first4 =Nikolaus | author4-link =Nikolaus Pevsner | series= The Buildings of England| title = Cheshire |edition= | publisher =[[Yale University Press]]| year =2011| origyear=1971| location =New Haven and London| page = 121| isbn =978-0-300-17043-6 }}</ref> The two-[[manual (music)|manual]] organ was built in 1913 by Wadsworth and Brother, and may contain pipework from an earlier organ.<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=N04332| title = Cheshire, Barnton, Christ Church (N04332)| accessdate = 4 August 2011| publisher = [[British Institute of Organ Studies]]}}</ref>
+Inside the church is a gallery at the west end carried on [[cast iron]] columns. The [[reredos]] contains [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] [[arcade (architecture)|arcading]] and a carving of the [[Last Supper]].<ref name=nhl/> The [[Bath stone]] [[pulpit]] had been made in 1842 for [[St Helen Witton Church, Northwich]], and was moved to Christ Church in 1888, having been bought for £10 (equivalent to £{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|10|1888|r=-2}}}} in {{Inflation-year|UK}}).{{Inflation-fn|UK}}<ref name=hist/> The authors of the ''[[Pevsner Architectural Guides|Buildings of England]]'' series describe the pulpit as being "[[Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin|Puginesquely]] elaborate".<ref name=pev>{{Citation | last = Hartwell | first = Clare |last2 = Hyde | first2 = Matthew |last3 = Hubbard | first3 = Edward | author3-link = Edward Hubbard (architectural historian) | last4 =Pevsner | first4 =Nikolaus | author4-link =Nikolaus Pevsner | series= The Buildings of England| title = Cheshire | publisher =[[Yale University Press]]| year =2011| orig-year=1971| location =New Haven and London| page = 121| isbn =978-0-300-17043-6 }}</ref> The two-[[manual (music)|manual]] organ was built in 1913 by Wadsworth and Brother, and may contain pipework from an earlier organ.<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=N04332| title = Cheshire, Barnton, Christ Church (N04332)| access-date = 4 August 2011| publisher = [[British Institute of Organ Studies]]}}</ref>
 ==See also==
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 [[Category:19th-century Church of England church buildings]]
 [[Category:Church of England church buildings in Cheshire]]
-[[Category:Anglican congregations established in the 19th century]]
 [[Category:Gothic Revival church buildings in England]]
 [[Category:Gothic Revival architecture in Cheshire]]