St Chad's Church, Over

St Chad's Church, Over
St Chad's Church, Over, from the southeast
St Chad's Church, Over Location in Cheshire
Coordinates: 53°10′54″N 2°31′30″W / 53.1818°N 2.5249°W / 53.1818; -2.5249
OS grid reference	SJ 650,651
Location	Winsford, Cheshire
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	St Chad, Over
History
Dedication	Saint Chad
Dedicated	11 October 1949
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II*
Architect(s)	Ewan Christian and W Milford Teulon John Douglas Austin and Paley
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic, Gothic Revival
Completed	1926
Specifications
Height	74 feet (23 m)
Materials	Red sandstone ashlar, lead roof
Administration
Parish	Over
Deanery	Middlewich
Archdeaconry	Chester
Diocese	Chester
Province	York

St Chad's Church, Over, is in the town of Winsford, Cheshire, England. It was formerly in the separate town of Over, but with the growth of Winsford it has become part of that town. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Middlewich.

The church originates from the 14th century and it has been modified on a number of occasions. The original church consisted of a nave with a narrow north aisle, a wide south aisle and a chancel. The south aisle was built in 1543 by Hugh Starkie of Oulton, a gentleman usher to Henry VIII and a benefactor to Cheshire churches. In 1870 the church was restored by Ewan Christian and W. Milford Teulon. In 1897–98 the Lancaster architects Austin and Paley added vestries and an organ chamber. The north aisle was widened in 1904 by John Douglas of Chester. In about 1906 Austin and Paley carried out a further restoration; this included increasing the seating by 56, and installing heating, at an estimated cost of £899. The south aisle and nave were lengthened in 1926 but the 14th-century east window was retained.

The church is built of red sandstone ashlar with a lead roof. Its plan consists of a tower at the west end, a nave with aisles, a chancel, a vestry to the northeast, and a southeast porch. At the east end of each aisle is a chapel. The porch has two storeys, the upper projecting over the lower one. Most of the church is in Perpendicular style although the east window is Decorated.