St Philip's Church, Alderley Edge

St Philip and St James Church, Alderley Edge
St Philip's Church, Alderley Edge, from the south
St Philip and St James Church, Alderley Edge is located in Cheshire
St Philip and St James Church, Alderley Edge
St Philip and St James Church, Alderley Edge
Location in Cheshire
53°18′16″N 2°14′19″W / 53.3044°N 2.2387°W / 53.3044; -2.2387
OS grid referenceSJ 841 786
LocationAlderley Edge, Cheshire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
Websitehttp://www.stphilipandstjames.co.uk
History
StatusParish church
DedicationSt Philip and St James
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated6 July 1984
Architect(s)J. S. Crowther
F. P. Oakley
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1853
Completed1903
Specifications
MaterialsSandstone, slate roof
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseChester
ArchdeaconryMacclesfield
DeaneryKnutsford
ParishAlderley Edge
Clergy
Vicar(s)Rev Robin Pye
Assistant priest(s)Revd. Canon Professor Loveday Alexander

St Philip's Church is in the village of Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[1] It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Knutsford.[2] The architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner described it as "large, ambitious, and unmistakably prosperous-looking".[3]

  1. ^ Historic England, "Church of St Phillip, Alderley Edge (1138867)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 26 March 2012
  2. ^ St Philip, Alderley Edge, Church of England, retrieved 11 September 2009
  3. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Hubbard, Edward (2003) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 56, ISBN 0-300-09588-0