St Mary's Church, Handbridge

St Mary's Church, Handbridge
St Mary's Church, Handbridge
St Mary's Church, Handbridge Location in Cheshire
53°10′58″N 2°53′20″W / 53.1829°N 2.8889°W / 53.1829; -2.8889
OS grid reference	SJ 406 655
Location	Handbridge, Chester, Cheshire
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Churchmanship	Broad church
Website	www.stmaryschester.co.uk
History
Status	Parish church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II*
Designated	10 January 1972
Architect(s)	F. B. Wade, P. H. Lockwood
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic Revival
Completed	1914
Specifications
Spire height	168 feet (51.2 m)
Materials	Red sandstone, slate roofs
Administration
Province	York
Diocese	Chester
Archdeaconry	Chester
Deanery	Chester
Parish	St Mary without the Walls, Chester
Clergy
Rector	Revd Dr R. P. Whaite
Assistant priest(s)	Revd John Carhart, Revd Dr Trevor Dennis, Revd Maureen Pickering,
Laity
Director of music	Michael Reynolds
Churchwarden(s)	Lynne Jones (from 2023), David Gilbert (from 2022)
Parish administrator	Doris Keen

St Mary's Church is located on Overleigh Road in Handbridge, an area south of the River Dee, in the city of Chester, Cheshire, England. It is also known as the Church of St Mary-without-the-Walls, which was to distinguish it from Church of St Mary-on-the-Hill across the River Dee within the city walls. 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 Chester and the deanery of Chester.^[2]