St Thomas of Canterbury Church, Chester

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St. Thomas of Canterbury Church, Chester
St. Thomas of Canterbury Church, Chester Location in Cheshire
53°11′54″N 2°53′47″W / 53.1984°N 2.8964°W / 53.1984; -2.8964
OS grid reference	SJ 402 672
Location	Parkgate Road, Chester, Cheshire
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Churchmanship	Anglo-Catholic
Membership	153
Weekly attendance	72
Website	St Thomas, Chester
History
Status	Parish church
Dedication	Thomas Becket
Consecrated	1872
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II
Designated	10 January 1972
Architect(s)	George Gilbert Scott John Oldrid Scott
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic Revival
Completed	1881
Specifications
Capacity	240
Materials	Sandstone, Westmorland Slate, English Oak
Administration
Province	York
Diocese	Chester
Archdeaconry	Chester
Deanery	Chester
Parish	St. Oswald and St. Thomas of Canterbury
Clergy
Priest(s)	Rev. Stephen Anthony Sheridan
Honorary priest(s)	Rev. Hugh Lynn
Laity
Reader(s)	Mr. Keith Allen, Rev'd. Hugh Jones
Organist(s)	Mr. Ian Thomas, Mr. Matthew Baker
Churchwarden(s)	Mr. Noel Baker, Mrs. Penny Allen
Flower guild	Mrs. Penny Allen
Servers' guild	Mr. Keith Allen

The Church of St. Thomas of Canterbury is an active Anglican parish church situated in the City of Chester, in an area of the city informally known as "The Garden Quarter", a densely populated area, close to the University. The church was built in 1872, but the parish of St. Oswald which it serves is much older, dating back to about 980 AD. One of the earliest references to St. Oswald's can be found in Bradshaw's.^[1] The parish registers date back to 1580. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.^[2] The church is part of the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Chester. The patrons of the parish are the dean and chapter of Chester Cathedral.^[3]