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Church of St Helen

A Grade II* Listed Building in Tarporley, Cheshire West and Chester

  • St Helen: red sandstone church; basically medieval though exterior appears almost entirely Victorian

  • St Helen: mostly Victorian church, south chapel remodelled 1861, chancel 1865 & nave 1879 under J. Crowther of Manchester

  • St Helen: south-west tower of 1878 with pyramid roof

  • St Helen: nave & chancel with Perpendicular octagonal piers separated by chancel arch; iron screen of 1890

  • St Helen: memorial to John Done of Utkinton, d.1629, with relief bust in oval; dressed in forester’s garb, holds bugle

  • St Helen: inscription from the memorial to John Done of Utkinton, d.1629

  • St Helen: memorial to John Crewe of Utkinton, d.1670; medallion portrait

  • St Helen: inscription from the memorial to John Crewe of Utkinton, d.1670

  • St Helen: white & black marble monument of 1698 to Jane Done, d.1662, & sister Mary Crewe, d.1690

  • St Helen: effigies of Jane Done, d.1662, & sister Mary Crewe, d.1690; Mary's granddaughter Mary Devereux Knightley, d.1674, stands at her feet holding flowers

  • St Helen: recumbent effigy to Jane Done, d.1662; loose kerchief over head, hair curled in orle

  • St Helen: recumbent effigy to Mary Crewe (nee Done), d.1690; propped up on one elbow

  • St Helen: inscription from the monument to Jane Done, d.1662, & sister Mary Crewe, d.1690

  • St Helen: memorial to John Crewe, d.1711; semi-reclining white marble figure at prayer

  • St Helen: memorial to Rowland Sherard, rector from 1661 until his death in 1694

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Entry Name: Church of St Helen

Listing Date: 3 January 1967

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1138446

English Heritage Legacy ID: 57257

ID on this website: 101138446

Location: St Helen's Church, Tarporley, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, CW6

County: Cheshire West and Chester

Civil Parish: Tarporley

Built-Up Area: Tarporley

Traditional County: Cheshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire

Church of England Parish: Tarporley St Helen

Church of England Diocese: Chester

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