All Saints Church, Balterley

All Saints Church is in the village of Balterley, Staffordshire, 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 united with that of St Bertoline, Barthomley.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2]

All Saints Church, Balterley
All Saints Church, Balterley, from the southeast
All Saints Church, Balterley
Location in Staffordshire
OS grid referenceSJ 761 504
LocationBalterley, Staffordshire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteAll Saints Memorial Church, Balterley
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated22 April 1988
Architect(s)Austin and Paley
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Completed1901
Specifications
MaterialsBrick with stone dressings
Tiled roofs
Administration
ParishBarthomley
DeaneryCongleton
ArchdeaconryMacclesfield
DioceseChester
ProvinceYork
Clergy
RectorRevd Canon Darrel Craven Speedy

History

The church was built in 1901 to a design by the Lancaster firm of architects Austin and Paley.[3]

Architecture

All Saints is constructed in brick with ashlar dressings, and has a red tiled roof. Its architectural style is Gothic Revival. The plan consists of a two-bay nave and a single-bay chancel in a single cell, a northeast vestry, a southwest porch, and a bellcote at the west end. Buttresses externally mark the division between the nave and the chancel. Along the sides of the church are three two-light windows. The lateral windows have square heads. The central windows are taller, and rise through the eaves forming dormers; they contain Decorated-style tracery. The east window has three lights with Perpendicular tracery. On the north side of the vestry is a three-light window and a door. The bellcote has a gable surmounted by a cross finial.[2]

Inside the church, the octagonal font is in marble with a small wooden cover. The wooden pulpit is also octagonal. The reredos is panelled, and is decorated with shields.[2]

See also

References
  1. All Saints Memorial Church, Balterley, Church of England, retrieved 1 February 2012
  2. Historic England. "Church of All Saints (1188139)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  3. Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974), Staffordshire, The Buildings of England, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, p. 65, ISBN 0-14-071046-9
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