St Thomas Anglican Church, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK,
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Tony Smith / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
2JEKR44File size:
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4415 x 5210 px | 37.4 x 44.1 cm | 14.7 x 17.4 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
23 June 2022Location:
London Road, Stockton Heath, Warrington, Cheshire,England,UK, WA4 6HJMore information:
St Thomas' Church is in Stockton Heath, to the south of Warrington, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building, and is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Great Budworth The present church was built in 1868 on the site of a former church that had been erected in 1838. It was designed by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley, the main benefactor being Sir Gilbert Greenall It is constructed in pinkish-red sandstone with Westmorland slate roofs. Its plan consists of a four-bay nave with a south aisle under a parallel ridged roof, a south porch, a north transept, a north vestry, a two-bay chancel and a west tower. The tower is in four stages with an octagonal southeast turret and an embattled parapet. The chancel is decorated with richly coloured patterned tilework and the reredos is of marble and embossed patterned tiles. The organ was built around 1880 by Young and Sons and rebuilt in 1963 by Rushworth and Dreaper of Liverpool