Christ Church, Heaton Norris

Christ Church, Heaton Norris
An elaborately decorated tower in light stone with dark stone dressings, windows of varying shapes and sizes, pinnacles, and a spire
Tower of Christ Church, Heaton Norris
Christ Church, Heaton Norris is located in Greater Manchester
Christ Church, Heaton Norris
Christ Church, Heaton Norris
Location in Greater Manchester
53°24′52″N 2°10′04″W / 53.4144°N 2.1678°W / 53.4144; -2.1678
OS grid referenceSJ 889 908
LocationWellington Road,
Heaton Norris, Stockport, Greater Manchester, historically Lancashire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteChurches Conservation Trust
Architecture
Functional statusRedundant
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated10 March 1975
Architect(s)William Hayley
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
(Early English style)
Groundbreaking1844
Completed1846
Construction costc. £7,000
(equivalent to £856,000 in 2023)
Specifications
MaterialsSandstone,
Welsh slate roofs

Christ Church consists of the remains of a redundant Anglican church at Wellington Road North, Heaton Norris, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. Only the tower and part of the walls of the aisles survive. They are located on the crest of a hill on the main road linking Stockport with Manchester.[1] The church remains are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building,[2] and are under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[3]

  1. ^ Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2004), Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 233, ISBN 0-300-10583-5
  2. ^ Historic England, "Christ Church, Stockport (1067165)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 8 July 2013
  3. ^ Christ Church, Heaton Norris, Lancashire, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 18 October 2016