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Latitude: 53.1291 / 53°7'44"N
Longitude: -2.8698 / 2°52'11"W
OS Eastings: 341896
OS Northings: 359456
OS Grid: SJ418594
Mapcode National: GBR 7B.6Z9N
Mapcode Global: WH88M.WML1
Plus Code: 9C5V44HJ+J3
Entry Name: Church of St John the Baptist
Listing Date: 1 June 1967
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1135984
English Heritage Legacy ID: 55208
Also known as: St John the Baptist's Church, Aldford
ID on this website: 101135984
Location: St John the Baptist's Church, Aldford, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, CH3
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Civil Parish: Aldford and Saighton
Built-Up Area: Aldford
Traditional County: Cheshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire
Church of England Parish: Aldford St John the Baptist
Church of England Diocese: Chester
Tagged with: Church building Gothic Revival
SJ 45NW ALDFORD C.P. CHURCH LANE
(North side)
6/13 Church of St John the
Baptist
1/6/1967
II
Church, 1866, by John Douglas, built at the expense of 2nd Marquis of
Westminster. Red sandstone with graded grey-green slate roof and
shingled spire. Three stage tower with recessed octagonal spire; nave
with south and north aisles; gabled south porch; chancel and south
vestry; north chapel. Tower has an octagonal stair turret with
spirelet of stone; lancet windows to first and second stage; paired
bell-openings with central shaft and plate tracery to bell chamber;
corbelled open parapet. East, west and aisle windows have geometic
tracery; paired lancets to clerestory have free-standing dividing
shafts internally. Rose north window to chapel.
Interior. Four bay nave has circular columns of polished granite,
crocket capitals and a stone angel in each spandrel; arched trusses on
carved stone corbels. Chancel arch with carved text around reveal.
Painted, panelled cradle roof to chancel. Damaged dedication stone
from the former church over south entry; stone to right commemorates
rebuilding by 2nd Marquis of Westminster. Inlaid marble pulpit; grey
marble font; C19 stained glass with Morris east window in north
chapel; reredos with mosaics in 5 panels by Salviati; C18 and 19
tablets; benefactions board in vestry. The church adjoins remains of
a motte and bailey castle.
Listing NGR: SJ4189659456
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