St John the Baptist's Church, Smallwood explained

St John the Baptist's Church, Smallwood
Pushpin Map:Cheshire
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Label Position:left
Map Caption:Location in Cheshire
Location:Church Lane, Smallwood, Cheshire
Country:England
Coordinates:53.1382°N -2.2913°W
Osgraw:SJ 806 602
Website:St John the Baptist, Smallwood
Dedication:Saint John the Baptist
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Heritage Designation:Grade II
Designated Date:26 March 1987
Architect:Charles and James Trubshaw
Architectural Type:Church
Style:Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking:1843
Completed Date:1846
Materials:Sandstone, slate roofs
Parish:Smallwood
Deanery:Congleton
Archdeaconry:Macclesfield
Diocese:Chester
Province:York
Rector:Revd Anne-Marie Naylor
Organist:Len Ford

St John the Baptist's Church is in Church Lane, Smallwood, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Congleton, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield, and the diocese of Chester. Its benefice is combined with those of St Mary, Astbury, and All Saints, Somerford. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

History

St John's was built between 1843 and 1846, and designed by Charles and James Trubshaw.

Architecture

The church is constructed in yellow sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings and has slate roofs. Its plan consists of a nave, a southwest porch, a chancel, and a northwest vestry. On the west gable is a single bellcote. The windows are lancets, some of which contain Y-tracery. At the east end is a triple stepped lancet window. At the corners of the church are angle buttresses. Inside the church is a hammerbeam roof.

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