Christ Church, Ellesmere Port
Christ Church is an Elim Pentecostal Church in Station Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[1]
| Christ Church, Ellesmere Port | |
|---|---|
 Christ Church and the cemetery | |
  Christ Church, Ellesmere Port Location in Cheshire | |
| 53.2861°N 2.8951°W | |
| OS grid reference | SJ 404 770 |
| Location | Station Road, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Elim Pentecostal |
| History | |
| Status | Former parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 17 May 1985 |
| Architect(s) | Penson and Ritchie Barnish and Grayson |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1869 |
| Completed | 1925 |
| Closed | 1 April 1994 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Sandstone |
| Clergy | |
| Minister(s) | Revd Peter Israel Peters |
History
Christ Church was built as an Anglican church in 1869–71, the architects being Penson and Ritchie. The nave was extended to the west in 1922–25 by Barnish and Grayson.[2] The church was declared redundant on 1 April 1994.[3] The building was bought in 2010 by the Oasis Christian Centre for £25,000. It was renovated and opened as an Elim Pentecostal Church in March 2011.[4]
Architecture
The church is constructed in sandstone rubble. Its plan is cruciform consisting of a four bay nave, a chancel, single-bay north and south transepts, and a vestry.[1] On the south side is a tower,[2] with louvred bell openings and a pyramidal spire. The east window has three lights and contains Geometric tracery. the nave windows also have three lights, and those in the transepts have two lights.[1] Both the vestry and the transepts are gabled.[2]
External features
The churchyard contains 26 war graves, those of 25 British Army soldiers of World War I, and a Royal Navy seaman of World War II.[5]
See also
References
- Historic England, "Christ Church, Ellesmere Port (1138822)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 February 2012
- Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 355, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
- Diocese of Chester: All Schemes (PDF), Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England, 2010, p. 3, retrieved 13 February 2012
- Stocks-Moore, Laurie (9 March 2011), "Official opening for renovated church building in Ellesmere Port", Ellesmere Port Pioneer, Trinity Mirror North West & North Wales, archived from the original on 20 April 2013, retrieved 7 February 2013
- ELLESMERE PORT (CHRIST CHURCH) CHURCHYARD, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, retrieved 2 February 2013
