St Thomas' Church, Mellor

St. Thomas' Church, Mellor, Stockport
St. Thomas' Church, Mellor, from the southeast
St. Thomas' Church, Mellor, Stockport is located in Greater Manchester
St. Thomas' Church, Mellor, Stockport
St. Thomas' Church, Mellor, Stockport
Location in Greater Manchester
53°23′49″N 2°01′43″W / 53.3969°N 2.0287°W / 53.3969; -2.0287
OS grid referenceSJ 982 889
LocationMellor, Greater Manchester
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
Websitehttps://mellorchurch.org/
History
StatusParish church
DedicationSt Thomas
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated20 December 1967
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic
Specifications
Capacity200
MaterialsStone
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseChester
ArchdeaconryMacclesfield
DeaneryChadkirk
ParishMellor
Clergy
Vicar(s)Rev'd Andrew Tawn
Laity
Reader(s)Dr Peter Harrison, Mr Nick Sanders
Director of musicDr Tom Howling
Organist(s)Mr John LeGrove
Churchwarden(s)David Butterworth, Maggie Williams
Parish administratorVal Wallace

St. Thomas' Church is at the top of a lane overlooking the village of Mellor, Greater Manchester, England, with views over Manchester, Cheshire and beyond. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[1] The church contains the oldest wooden pulpit in England and a late 12th-century Norman font. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Chadkirk, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield, and the diocese of Chester.[2]

  1. ^ Historic England, "Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Mellor (1241990)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 24 September 2011
  2. ^ St Thomas, Mellor, Church of England, retrieved 23 September 2013