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GradeII listed church near Macclesfield
...behind East Cheshire's historic churches and chapels, the people who built then, the lives which revolved around them, the memories contained in them. Visit one of the finest medieval wooden churches remaining in England, the burial place of Elizabeth Gaskell and the chapel used in the BBC production of ‘Jane Eyre’.
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Church / Chapel
Macclesfield
A chapel was founded on the current site of St Micahel's soon after the Borough of Macclesfield was established around 1220. This was extended or rebuilt, as All Hallows or All Saints, around 1278 by...
Church / Chapel
Macclesfield
So much more than just a beautiful collection of buildings, the 14th century Parish Church of St Mary is a treasure trove, steeped in the history and romance of ancient Alderley.
Like all great...
Church / Chapel
Macclesfield
In a picturesque setting, next to the village pond and historic Gawsworth Hall, the church dates back to the 15th century, the walls of the nave being built of limestone in 1430 and the Chancel and...
Church / Chapel
Macclesfield
It is a popular and delightful walk from Tegg’s Nose Country Park to Forest Chapel, in the beautiful hilly surroundings of Macclesfield Forest.
The first church was built here in 1673, but the...
Church / Chapel
Macclesfield
Built in 1840 after an energetic campaign by the silk manufacturing gentry to provide a place of worship for local agricultural workers, the attractive Parish Church of Sutton St James marks a...
Church / Chapel
Macclesfield
This daughter church to Prestbury was built in 1892, on the site of a former cottage and croft, part of the Adlington Hall Estate. Made from a flat pack, it is constructed of corrugated iron lined,...
Church / Chapel
Disley
The church originated from a Medieval act of piety of Sir Piers Legh of Lyme, who originally officiated in the Chapel. Building began in 1510 of what was then a Chantry Chapel and was completed in...
Church / Chapel
Macclesfield
One of the finest examples of the Medieval wooden church remaining in England today, this beautiful little half timbered, black and white church is indeed claimed to be one of the oldest surviving...
Church / Chapel
Macclesfield
In a beautiful rural setting near Rainow, surrounded by a belt of trees on an otherwise bare hillside, Jenkin Chapel was built in 1733 by local farmers.
Within the simple cottage-type building...
Church / Chapel
Wilmslow
The Parish Church of St Bartholomew is today structurally almost the same as it was when it was reconstructed in the early 16th century. The crypt chapel, incorporated into the present building,...
