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The Church of St Mary the Virgin is in the village of Bowdon near Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England. It 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 Bowdon. [2]
Historic England, "Church of St Mary the Virgin, Bowdon (1122650)", National Heritage List for England Historic England, "Piers, railings and walls bounding St. Mary's graveyard on west, east and north sides, Bowdon (1067935)" , National Heritage List for England , retrieved 5 November 2017
The main parish church of St Mary the Virgin can be seen very clearly from the Cheshire Plain. Bowdon Vale Methodist Church has had a presence in the area since 1883. The registers of baptisms 1628–1964, marriages 1628–1964 and burials 1628–1973 have been deposited at the Cheshire Record Office. [4]
The original church was built as a chapel of ease to St Mary's Church, Bowdon in 1799. [3] The tower and spire date from 1874 and the chancel from 1886. [1] In 1896–97 the Lancaster architects Austin and Paley rebuilt the nave and aisles. [4] [5] Sketch of proposed Church prepared by architects Austin & Paley in 1895.
St. Mary’s was among 50 parishes closed or merged by the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland from 2009 to 2010 as part of a reconfiguration to address a shortage of priests, declining attendance and ...
Of the 11 Grade II* listed buildings in Trafford, seven are churches: Hale Chapel in Hale; the Church of St John the Divine in Sale; Church of St Mary the Virgin in Bowdon; St. Martin's Church in Sale; St. Michael's Church in Flixton; St. Margaret's Church in Altrincham; St. George's Church in Carrington. [68]
In 1923, it was consecrated as St. Mary’s Assyrian and Epistolic Church. Though the original location was sold in the 1980s when the church moved to Shrewsbury, it was still a beacon to ...
St Martin's Church is in Church Lane, Ashton upon Mersey, a district of Sale, Greater Manchester, England. It 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 Bowdon. [2]