Christ Church, Macclesfield

Christ Church, Macclesfield
A tall slim tower with clock faces and a battlemented parapet seen from below its foundation on a nearby street
Church from the southwest, 2014
Christ Church, Macclesfield is located in Cheshire
Christ Church, Macclesfield
Christ Church, Macclesfield
Location in Cheshire
53°15′31″N 2°07′50″W / 53.2586°N 2.1305°W / 53.2586; -2.1305
OS grid referenceSJ 914 735
LocationGreat King Street,
Macclesfield, Cheshire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteChurches Conservation Trust
Architecture
Functional statusRedundant
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated14 April 1949
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGeorgian
Completed1777
Specifications
Capacity1,800
MaterialsBrick with stone dressings
Slate roof

Christ Church is a redundant Anglican church in Great King Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building,[1] and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. It is open to visitors at advertised times.[2] The church was in use until 1981. It remains consecrated and is used occasionally for services.[3]

  1. ^ Historic England, "Christ Church, Macclesfield (1206916)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 August 2012
  2. ^ Christ Church, Macclesfield, Cheshire, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 18 October 2016
  3. ^ Thornber, Craig (2005), A Scrapbook of Cheshire Antiquities: Christ Church, Macclesfield, retrieved 27 November 2007