St Stephen's Church, Moulton

St Stephen's Church, Moulton
St Stephen's Church, Moulton, from the south
St Stephen's Church, Moulton Location in Cheshire
53.2227°N 2.5168°W / 53.2227; -2.5168
OS grid reference	SJ 655,697
Location	Moulton, Cheshire
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
History
Status	Parish church
Dedication	St Stephen the Martyr
Consecrated	16 January 1877
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II
Designated	12 March 1986
Architect(s)	John Douglas
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking	1876
Completed	1877
Specifications
Materials	Sandstone, slate roof, lead spire
Administration
Province	York
Diocese	Chester
Archdeaconry	Chester
Deanery	Middlewich
Parish	St Stephen the Martyr, Moulton
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Revd Mark Green
Priest(s)	Revd Pauline Rowe
Laity
Reader(s)	Cath Milnes
Churchwarden(s)	CathMilnes, Beth Domanski

St Stephen's Church is in the village of Moulton, Cheshire, England.^[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.^[2] and is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Middlewich.^[3]

History

The village developed with the growth of the salt industry in nearby Winsford and it was decided to have a church in the village. The church was designed by John Douglas and the foundation stone was laid in 1876. In 1877 St Stephen's was established as a separate parish and the church was consecrated on 16 January 1877 by Dr William Jacobson, Bishop of Chester.^[4]

Architecture and fittings

The church is built in yellow sandstone with red sandstone ashlar dressings and has a green slate roof with a lead spire. Its style is Gothic Revival. The plan of the church consists of a nave and chancel with a north-eastern transept, a south-eastern vestry and a southwest porch.^[2] While the exterior is in stone, the interior is built in two kinds of brick.^[5] In the church is a plain sedilia. The stained glass in the east window is by J. C. Bewsey. Elsewhere there is a millennium window by R. N. Bradley.^[6] The organ was built in 1876 by Henry Bevington and Sons.^[7]

External features

The vicarage in Jack Lane was also designed by John Douglas and is listed Grade II.^[8]

Present day

Anglican services are held regularly on Sundays, and baptisms, weddings and funerals are performed in the church. Regular children's and youth activities are also organised.^[4]

See also

• Listed buildings in Moulton, Cheshire
• List of new churches by John Douglas

References

1. Moulton, Streetmap, retrieved 17 January 2011
2. Historic England, "Church of St Stephen, Moulton (1310471)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 August 2012
3. St Stephen's Church, Moulton, Moulton, Church of England, retrieved 17 January 2011
4. St Stephen's Church, Moulton, St Stephen's Moulton, retrieved 13 March 2008
5. Hubbard, Edward (1991), The Work of John Douglas, London: The Victorian Society, p. 131, ISBN 0-901657-16-6
6. Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, pp. 489–490, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
7. "NPOR [D08299]", National Pipe Organ Register, British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 3 July 2020
8. Historic England, "Vicarage, Moulton (1139209)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 August 2012