All Saints' Church, Runcorn | |
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53°20′37″N 2°44′12″W / 53.3435°N 2.73656°W | |
OS grid reference | SJ 511,833 |
Location | Runcorn, Cheshire |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
Website | All Saints, Runcorn |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II* |
Designated | 7 December 1965 |
Architect(s) | Anthony Salvin |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic Revival (Early English) |
Groundbreaking | 1847 |
Completed | 1849 |
Construction cost | £8,052 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 1,060 |
Spire height | 161 feet (49 m) |
Materials | Sandstone, slate roof |
Administration | |
Province | York |
Diocese | Chester |
Archdeaconry | Chester |
Deanery | Frodsham |
Parish | Runcorn |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Rev Derek Guest |
Laity | |
Churchwarden(s) |
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All Saints' Church is the parish church of Runcorn, Cheshire, England, sited on the south bank of the River Mersey overlooking Runcorn Gap. There is a tradition that the first church on the site was founded by Ethelfleda in 915. That was replaced, probably in about 1250, by a medieval church that was altered and extended in the 14th and 15th centuries. By the 19th century the building's structure had deteriorated and become dangerous, and it was replaced by a new church, built between 1847 and 1849 to the designs of Anthony Salvin.
The church is built in local sandstone and is in Early English style with a tall steeple at the southwest corner. Some of the furniture in the church was moved from the previous building, as were some of the memorials, the majority of which are to members of the Brooke family from nearby Norton Priory.
All Saints is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, arranging services on Sundays and home groups during the week, in addition to weddings and funerals, and running a community project. The church is designated as a Grade II* listed building.