Christ Church, Barnston

Christ Church is in the village of Barnston, near Heswall, Wirral, Merseyside, England. The church was built in 1870–71, and designed by G. E. Street. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Christ Church, Barnston
Christ Church, Barnston, from the north
Christ Church, Barnston
Location in Merseyside
OS grid referenceSJ 281 832
LocationBarnston, Wirral, Merseyside
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
ChurchmanshipConservative Evangelical
WebsiteChrist Church, Barnston
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated2 December 1986
Architect(s)G. E. Street
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1870
Completed1871
Specifications
MaterialsStone, tiled roof
Administration
ParishBarnston
DeaneryWirral, North
ArchdeaconryChester
DioceseChester
ProvinceYork
Clergy
Vicar(s)Revd Peter Froggatt
Curate(s)Revd James Durbin
AssistantRevd Ian Urquhart
Laity
Churchwarden(s)Hilary Bird
Parish administratorJan Murphy

History

The church was built in 1870–71, and was designed by G. E. Street.[1] A west vestry was added later.[2]

Architecture

Christ Church is constructed in rock-faced stone with ashlar dressings, and has a tiled roof. Its plan consists of a nave, a chancel, a northwest porch, and north and west vestries. At the west end there are buttresses that rise to terminate in an octagonal bell-turret. The windows are cusped lancets, those in the nave have varying designs. The east window has three lights and contains Geometrical tracery.[1][2] Inside the church is a 20th-century octagonal font, a pulpit with traceried panels, and a timber screen on a stone base with a trefoil frieze and Tudor roses.[2] The choir stalls have large fleur-de-lys poppyheads. The stained glass includes windows by Powells and by Clayton and Bell.[1]

Appraisal

The church was designated as a Grade II listed building on 2 December 1986.[2] Grade II is the lowest of the three grades of listing and is applied to buildings that are "nationally important and of special interest".[3]

Present day

Christ Church is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wirral, North, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the diocese of Chester. Its benefice is combined with that of St Michael and All Angels, Pensby. Its style of worship is Conservative Evangelical, and its patron is the Bishop of Chester.[4]

See also

References
  1. 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
  2. Historic England, "Christ Church, Barnston (1343513)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 17 December 2014
  3. Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 23 March 2015
  4. Barnston: Christ Church, Wirral, Church of England, retrieved 17 December 2014
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