St John the Baptist's Church, Aldford
| St John the Baptist's Church, Aldford | |
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St John the Baptist's Church, Aldford,
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 St John the Baptist's Church, Aldford
Location in Cheshire
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| 53°07′44″N 2°52′11″W / 53.1290°N 2.8698°W | |
| OS grid reference | SJ 419,595 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Churchmanship | Conservative Evangelical |
| Website | St John the Baptist, Aldford |
| History | |
| Dedication | St John the Baptist |
| Consecrated | 1866 |
| Associated people | Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 1 June 1967 |
| Architect(s) | John Douglas |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1865 |
| Completed | 1866 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Red sandstone with a slate roof and a shingled spire |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Aldford |
| Deanery | Malpas |
| Archdeaconry | Chester |
| Diocese | Chester |
| Province | York |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Revd Jules Beauchamp |
| Assistant priest(s) | Revd Nic Deane |
| Laity | |
| Reader(s) | Kath Wentel |
St John the Baptist's Church is in the village of Aldford, Cheshire, England. 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 Malpas. Its benefice is combined with those of St Peter, Waverton and St Mary, Bruera. It is described by the authors of the Buildings of England series as "expensive" and "stiffly conventional".
The church was built in 1866 on the site of a previous church to a design by John Douglas at the expense of Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster. The vestry was converted into a chapel, and a new vestry was added in 1902 by Douglas and Minshull.
The church is constructed in red sandstone with a grey-green slate roof and a shingled spire. The architectural style is that of the late 13th century. Its plan consists of a west tower, a four-bay nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles, a chancel with a north chapel, and a south vestry, and a south porch. The tower is in three stages with a recessed octagonal spire, and at its southwest is an octagonal stair turret with a small stone spire. Lancet windows are in the first and second stages of the tower, above which are paired bell-openings. At the top is a corbelled open parapet. A rose window is in the north wall of the chapel. Over the south doorway is the damaged dedication stone from the former church. The porch is in striped stone, and has a pointed barrel vault.
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