All Saints' Church, Daresbury

All Saints' Church, Daresbury
All Saints' Church from the south
All Saints' Church, Daresbury is located in Cheshire
All Saints' Church, Daresbury
All Saints' Church, Daresbury
Location in Cheshire
53°20′26″N 2°37′52″W / 53.3406°N 2.6312°W / 53.3406; -2.6312
OS grid referenceSJ 580,828
LocationDaresbury, Cheshire
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipLiberal Catholic
Websitewww.daresburycofe.org.uk
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated8 January 1970
Architect(s)Paley and Austin
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic, Gothic Revival
Completed1872; 152 years ago (1872)
Specifications
MaterialsRed sandstone, slate roof
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseChester
ArchdeaconryChester
DeaneryGreat Budworth
ParishAll Saints, Daresbury
Clergy
Curate(s)Rev Gill Younger
Laity
Reader(s)Linda Mills, Gill Younger
Director of musicClaire Longstaff
Organist(s)Bob Owens
Churchwarden(s)Doug Johnson,
Brian Heakin
Parish administratorStuart Wigley
Tower

All Saints' Church is in the village of Daresbury, Cheshire, England. It is known for its association with Lewis Carroll who is commemorated in its stained glass windows depicting characters from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[1] The church is an active Church of England parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Great Budworth.[2] The author Lewis Carroll was born in All Saints' Vicarage in 1832 when his father, Charles Dodgson, was perpetual curate at the church.[3] This was commemorated in March 2012 when the Lewis Carroll Centre, attached to the church, was opened.[4]

  1. ^ Historic England, "Church of All Saints, Daresbury (1130450)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 April 2012
  2. ^ All Saints, Daresbury, Church of England, retrieved 16 December 2010
  3. ^ Clark 1979, p. 10–11.
  4. ^ About Us, Lewis Carroll Centre & All Saints Daresbury PCC, retrieved 11 April 2012