St Philip's Church, Alderley Edge

St Philip and St James Church, Alderley Edge
St Philip's Church, Alderley Edge, from the south
St Philip and St James Church, Alderley Edge Location in Cheshire
53°18′16″N 2°14′19″W / 53.3044°N 2.2387°W / 53.3044; -2.2387
OS grid reference	SJ 841 786
Location	Alderley Edge, Cheshire
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	http://www.stphilipandstjames.co.uk
History
Status	Parish church
Dedication	St Philip and St James
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II*
Designated	6 July 1984
Architect(s)	J. S. Crowther F. P. Oakley
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking	1853
Completed	1903
Specifications
Materials	Sandstone, slate roof
Administration
Province	York
Diocese	Chester
Archdeaconry	Macclesfield
Deanery	Knutsford
Parish	Alderley Edge
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Rev Robin Pye
Assistant priest(s)	Revd. Canon Professor Loveday Alexander

St Philip's Church is in the village of Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England. 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 Macclesfield and the deanery of Knutsford.^[2] The architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner described it as "large, ambitious, and unmistakably prosperous-looking".^[3]