![]() In the south transept is an ornate Gothic monument to Joseph Hirst who died in 1874. Elsewhere there are windows by Powell's, and by A. R. Fisher (1978), William Davies (1997), and Petri Anderson (2003). The west window is by an unknown artist, it is a war memorial dating from about 1920, and again it depicts Saint Michael. Hiller dated 1912, which depicts Saint Michael and angels. The stained glass includes the east window of 1868 by Clayton and Bell. Inside the church the font and reredos are in Caen stone, they were both made by T. Ruddock, and they depict biblical scenes. There is a lancet window in the organ loft, and a three-light window in the vestry. The chancel has a three-light east window, and two-light windows along the sides. In the transepts are three-light windows with a spherical triangle window above. The spire rises to a height of 120 feet (37 m) Along the sides of the church is a Lombard frieze, buttresses, and two-light windows containing Geometrical tracery. At the top of the tower is a cornice with pinnacles, and two tiers of lucarnes on the spire. There is a total of five clock faces, with an additional higher one on the south side because Hirst could not see the lower face from his house. The tower has angle buttresses, two-light windows and clock faces. The church consists of a four- bay nave with a northwest porch, north and south transepts, a chancel with a north organ loft and a south vestry, and a southwest tower with a broach spire. Its architectural style is Geometrical, and it has a cruciform plan. It is roofed in slate with a red tile ridge. ![]() The church is constructed in rock-faced red sandstone with dressings in lighter stone. In the early 20th century a vestry was added by Jonathan Simpson. In addition he paid for a school and school house at Raby, a village nearby. In addition to paying for the building of the church, Hirst also paid for the vicarage, the school, and the school house. It was consecrated on 5 May 1868 by the Rt Revd William Jacobson, bishop of Chester. The cost of the church, excluding the cost of the land, amounted to about £8,500 (equivalent to £810,000 as of 2021). ![]() He bought land in the village to build the church for £600, and laid its foundation stone in March 1867. Joseph Hirst was a woollen mill owner from Wilshaw near Huddersfield, whose wife came from Chester, and he had bought a house near Thornton Hough as a place to recuperate from his business stresses. It was designed by the Huddersfield architects John Kirk and Sons. History Īll Saints was built in 1867–68, and paid for by Joseph Hirst. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Deanery of Wirral, South, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the diocese of Chester.
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