Christ Church, Wheelock

Christ Church is in Crewe Road, Wheelock, 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 united with those of St John the Evangelist, Sandbach Heath, and St Philip, Hassall Green.[1]

Christ Church, Wheelock
Christ Church, Wheelock Location in Cheshire
Location	Wheelock, Cheshire
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	Christ Church, Wheelock
History
Status	Parish church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Alfred Price (chancel 1903)
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking	1836
Completed	1902
Specifications
Materials	Brick
Administration
Parish	Wheelock
Deanery	Congleton
Archdeaconry	Macclesfield
Diocese	Chester
Province	York
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Vacant

History

The nave of the church was built in 1836 as a chapel of ease. It was dedicated to Christ in 1843 by the Bishop of Chester.[2] The chancel was added in 1903, the architect being Alfred Price.[3]

Architecture

The church is constructed in brick. Its windows are lancets, with a triple lancet at the west end. Also at the west end is a gabled bellcote.[3]

External features

In the church yard is a stone war memorial dating from about 1920 with a soldier in battledress.[3]

References

1. Christ Church, Wheelock, Church of England, retrieved 26 September 2011
2. Christ Church, Wheelock, The united benefice of Sandbach Heath and Wheelock with Hassall Green, archived from the original on 19 September 2011, retrieved 26 September 2011
3. Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 666, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6