St Michael's Church, Macclesfield

St Michael and All Angels Church, Macclesfield
St Michael's Church, Macclesfield, from the west
St Michael and All Angels Church, Macclesfield is located in Cheshire
St Michael and All Angels Church, Macclesfield
St Michael and All Angels Church, Macclesfield
Location in Cheshire
53°15′37″N 2°07′28″W / 53.2603°N 2.1244°W / 53.2603; -2.1244
OS grid referenceSJ 917 737
LocationMacclesfield, Cheshire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteSt Michael's, Macclesfield
History
StatusParish church
DedicationSaint Michael
Consecrated1278
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated14 April 1949
Architect(s)Arthur Blomfield
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic, Gothic Revival
Completed1901
Specifications
MaterialsRed sandstone
Stone-flagged roof
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseChester
ArchdeaconryMacclesfield
DeaneryMacclesfield
ParishThe Macclesfield Team Parish
Clergy
RectorMartin Stephens
Laity
Reader(s)Fran Hiles, Mike Strutt, Lynne Spedding
Parish administratorvacant

St Michael and All Angels Church overlooks Market Place in the town of Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Macclesfield.[1] It forms a team parish with three other Macclesfield churches: All Saints, St Peter's and St Barnabas'.[2] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[3]

A church has been on the site since the 13th century. There have been two major reconstructions, the last being in 1898–1901. Two ancient chapels remain dating from the 15th and 16th centuries. Inside the church are a number of tombs and memorials, mainly to the memory of the Savage and Legh families.

  1. ^ St Michael & All Angels, Macclesfield, Church of England, retrieved 14 January 2011
  2. ^ About us and contact, St Michael and All Angels Church, Macclesfield, retrieved 14 January 2011
  3. ^ Historic England, "Church of St Michael, Macclesfield (1206932)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 14 March 2012