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Christ Church, Totland

Christ Church, Totland is a parish church in the Church of England located in Totland, Isle of Wight. History The church dates from 1875 and was designed by the architects Habershon and Pite. In 1869 a temporary church of wood was erected opposite the present church. This was re-erected on Totland beach where it served as a village reading room and library and subsequently as an annex to the Totland Bay hotel. The current church was finished and consecrated in 1875. The extension was built in 1905. The lych-gate was built in 1906. It is not in alignment with the church (as is normal with such structures) as it was built with the assumption there would be a further extension to the church (which was never built) to bring it into alignment. The wood used reputedly came from H.M.S. Thunderer, which fought at the Battle of Trafalgar. Organ The pipe organ dates from 1911 by the builder Norman and Beard. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. References
Christ Church, Walshaw

Christ Church is an active church community on High Street in Walshaw, a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Bury Greater Manchester, England. Designed in the Gothic Revival style by Lawrence Booth in 1888, the building was funded by Rev John Gorrell Haworth and Miss Nancy Haworth, and took four years to complete. It was erected as a memorial to Manchester cotton and fustian manufacturer Jesse Haworth, as noted prominently across the west facade of the building. The church is a Grade II* listed building. The church is large, with an especially wide nave and has an "admirable" steeple at its southeast corner, visible from the town of Bury in the valley below. The nave is crossed by two broad transepts, each two bays wide. Interior columns are of granite with shaft rings and in places the arcades feature double rows of columns. The windows are in the Gothic style but, as Pevsner notes, they have "un-Gothic transoms." Internally, the church features a fine circular font, encrusted with stiff-leaf decoration. The churchyard contains war graves of three soldiers and two airmen of World War II. Christ Church has connections with the local community, including the church primary school and the local day nursery, and actively supports local voluntary secular and Christian mission agencies including Porch Boxes food bank, Bury Street Pastors, and Bury's CAP Debt Centre. The parish also engages in national and international ministry through its support and partnership with 'Tearfund', the 'Bible Society', 'Compassion' and 'The Bury Project: Christians Against Poverty'. See also Grade II* listed buildings in Greater Manchester List of churches in Greater Manchester Listed buildings in Tottington, Greater Manchester References External links Christ Church, Walshaw website A church near you: Christ Church Walshaw
Christ Church, Wesham

Christ Church is an Anglican church in Wesham, a small town in the English county of Lancashire. It is an active parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn and the archdeaconry of Lancaster. It was built 1893–94 by Paley, Austin and Paley, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. History and administration Building of the church started in 1893–94, but at this time the east end was not included. The church was designed by the Lancaster-based architecture firm of Paley, Austin and Paley. The church provided seating for 229 people, and cost £3,350 (equivalent to £450,000 in 2025). In 1927–28, the east end was completed, a south porch was added, and the nave was reseated, increasing the seating to 317. This was carried out by Henry Paley, trading as Austin and Paley, and cost £5,650. The church was used as a chapel-of-ease to Kirkham until 1913, when it was made a separate parish. The foundation stone was laid on 30 June 1892, by the Lady E. C. Clifton, and the church was consecrated by Bishop Moorhouse on 27 September 1894. On 11 June 1986, Christ Church was designated a Grade II listed building by English Heritage. The Grade II designation—the third highest of the three grades—is for buildings that are "nationally important and of special interest". An active church in the Church of England, Christ Church is part of the diocese of Blackburn, which is in the Province of York. It is in the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the Deanery of Kirkham. It forms a benefice with Christ Church, Treales. 2013 saw a concert by the singer Graham Kendrick. Between December 2017 and February 2024 the vicar was Rev Anne Beverley. In 2021, during the COVID-19 national lockdown, a TikTok post by Beverley, intended for seven local teenagers, was viewed by 1.7 million people around the world. In June 2025 it was announced that the vicar would be soon-to-be Deacon Jono Peatman. Architecture Christ Church is in the Decorated Perpendicular style and is constructed of red brick with dressings in red terracotta. The roof is red tile. The church plan consists of a nave and chancel under one roof, with a steeple to the south-west. The tower is of three stages and has a stepped sandstone parapet; the steeple is clad in green slate. The nave has six bays and internally there are stone piers. The chancel has a large east window with mouchette tracery. External features The churchyard contains the war graves of two soldiers of World War I, and four soldiers and a Royal Navy chaplain of World War II. There is also a memorial to the paupers of the Wesham Workhouse. Gallery See also Listed buildings in Medlar-with-Wesham List of works by Paley, Austin and Paley List of ecclesiastical works by Austin and Paley (1916–44) References Citations Sources External links "Christ Church Wesham" at wesham.org.uk
Christ Church, West Didsbury

Christ Church, West Didsbury is the Parish Church of West Didsbury and part of Withington in Manchester. The parish is home to almost 18,000 people. It is notable in part as it is one of the most passed churches in Manchester as it is on the entry to Manchester on the A5013 (Princess Parkway). History The Church was built in 1881 as a gift to the community from Mr. William Roberts of Darleydale and cost £13,000. The architect was Henry Littler. It was, for many years, known as 'Christ Church-in-the-fields' due to its placement in a semi-rural setting; it is now in a suburban area. Between 1979 and 1981 the church was closed due to major extension of Princess Parkway and during this time the church was completely reordered and redecorated. The west entrance was sealed off and a new east entrance was created into what was the organ chamber. The old Jardine organ was disposed of and a redundant organ was purchased and rebuilt in a new case at the west end. In December 2006 Christ Church joined forces with St. Christopher's Church in Withington and became a single parish. The current Rector is Anne Pilkington who came to the church from William Temple Church in Wythenshawe. Concert venue and organ Christ Church is a venue for concerts due to its excellent acoustics (especially for chamber music) and flexible interior. It is the regular 'home' of the Manchester Chamber Choir and The William Byrd Singers of Manchester. The church has a pipe organ of 42 speaking stops based on by JJ Binns of Leeds. It was brought to Christ Church in 1981 and rebuilt and enlarged in a new case at the West end. More recently (2013), the organ has been rebuilt by A. J. Carter of Wakefield. Changes included new digital combination and transmission systems along with repairs to the wind system. There is also a 2-manual Viscount Physis organ in the chancel which is used for choral accompaniment and can also operate the west-end organ via a midi link. References External links Christ Church website Historic England. "Christ Church, West Didsbury (1247379)". National Heritage List for England.
Christ Church, Wheelock

Christ Church is in Crewe Road, Wheelock, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Congleton, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield, and the diocese of Chester. Its benefice is united with those of St John the Evangelist, Sandbach Heath, and St Philip, Hassall Green. History The nave of the church was built in 1836 as a chapel of ease. It was dedicated to Christ in 1843 by the Bishop of Chester. The chancel was added in 1903, the architect being Alfred Price. Architecture The church is constructed in brick. Its windows are lancets, with a triple lancet at the west end. Also at the west end is a gabled bellcote. External features In the church yard is a stone war memorial dating from about 1920 with a soldier in battledress. References
Christ Church, Willaston

Christ Church is in Neston Road, Willaston, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wirral South, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the diocese of Chester. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. History Christ Church was built in 1854, the architects being Fulljames and Waller. The north aisle was added in 1926 by Bernard Miller. Architecture The church is constructed in sandstone with Westmorland slate roofs. It has a porch in timber and stone. The plan consists of a four-bay nave with a clerestory, a north aisle, a south porch, a two-bay chancel, and a bellcote at the east end of the nave. The east window has three lights, and there are single-light windows along the sides of the chancel. The nave windows have two lights, and there is a four-light west window. The windows in the aisle and in the vestry have mullions carved as angels. On the chancel gable is a wheel-cross. The stained glass includes that in the east window by William Wailes, which dates from 1855. Windows elsewhere are by Kempe, dating from 1902, and by W. B. Simpson and Sons, dated 1897. There are also three windows by William T. Davies dated 1975, 1980 and 2000. The two-manual organ was built in 1925–26 by Nicholson, and restored in 1999 by David Wells. External features The churchyard contains the war graves of seven service personnel of World War I and three of World War II. See also Listed buildings in Willaston, Cheshire West References
Christ Church, Brixton Road

Christ Church on Brixton Road in Lambeth SW9 is an Art Nouveau and Byzantine Revival Grade II* listed building built in 1902 by Arthur Beresford Pite for his brother-in-law, Rev William Mowll. The foundation stone of the new church was laid on 13 December 1898 by Princess Helena, and the old church was demolished in 1899. The foundation stone, by Edward Johnston, was cut by Eric Gill in 1902. The church was consecrated by Edward Talbot, the Bishop of Rochester, on 5 December 1902. There is a prominent clock on the exterior of church, probably erected at the time of its construction. The outside pulpit in the south-west corner was designed by Weir, Burrows and Weir and was dedicated on 3 November 1907. The present church was built on the site of an earlier chapel, formerly the independent Holland Chapel, which was sold to Anglicans in 1835, enlarged and renamed "Christ Church" in 1855. The foundation stone of the new church hall was laid on 24 July 1897, and the building was completed in 1899. There are five stained glass windows in the church. One is St Paul preaching to the Athenians, by James Powell and Sons, which had been in the previous church building. The other four are by Clayton & Bell: The Good Samaritan, a companion pair of the Sacrifice of Isaac and the Presentation by Hannah of her son Samuel to Eli, and The Resurrection. There was a Hunter organ in the earlier church, which was transferred to the new church in 1902. This was subsequently removed: it is now installed in St Osmund's Church, Derby. It was replaced by a Willis in 1919. This has been supplemented by a digital organ installed in 2007. Located in a recent addition to the church is Café van Gogh, named in recognition of Vincent van Gogh, who lived briefly nearby at 87 Hackford Road, where there is now a Blue plaque and which is open to visitors. References External links Media related to Christ Church, Brixton Road at Wikimedia Commons Southwark Diocese information on Christ Church
Christ Church Library

Christ Church Library is a Georgian building that forms the south side of Peckwater Quadrangle in Christ Church, Oxford, England. To the east is Canterbury Quadrangle. The library houses the college's modern lending library and early printed books on two floors. History The first library at Christ Church was established in 1562 in what had been the refectory of St Frideswide's Priory. The books, of which around 140 remain in the library, were originally chained to wooden lecterns. A new library was designed in the eighteenth century, with the intention of attracting aristocratic students to the college by equalling the great classical library buildings of Trinity College, Cambridge and Trinity College, Dublin. The most likely candidate for the architect is Dr George Clarke of All Souls; the master mason was William Townsend/Townesend. Building work started in 1717 and was only completed in 1772. The books were housed on the first floor to avoid damp and flooding, while the ground floor was designed as an open loggia. However, a bequest of paintings from General John Guise during the protracted construction of the library led to the enclosure of the ground floor to display them. The Christ Church Picture Gallery has since moved to a separate, modernist, building. The collections incorporate substantial bequests of books from, amongst others, Robert Burton; Henry Aldrich, Dean of Christ Church; William Stratford, a canon of the cathedral; William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury; and Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery. Collections Christ Church Library contains one of the largest collections of early printed books in Oxford outside the Bodleian Library. The library was described in 1946 as 'a heterogeneous collection of about 100,000 works' and this is the figure which has generally been quoted since. For comparison, the modern collection holds around 72,000 books as of 2006. Exhibitions The library also hosts exhibitions; these have ranged from the art and photography of Lewis Carroll (curated by Edward Wakeling, Allan Chapman, Janet McMullin and Cristina Neagu) to a commemoration of Johann Joachim Winckelmann (curated by Amy Smith, Katherine Harloe and Cristina Neagu). References Bibliography Christ Church Library. Books and articles about the Library External links Christ Church Library Outline of the collections in Handbuch deutscher historischer Buchbestände in Europa
Christ Church Library

Christ Church Library är en georgiansk byggnad som utgör den södra sidan av Peckwater Quadrangle i Christ Church, Oxford, England. I öster ligger Canterbury Quadrangle. Biblioteket rymmer högskolans moderna utlåningsbibliotek och nytryckta böcker i två våningar. Historia Det första biblioteket i Christ Church grundades 1562 i det som hade varit refektoriet till St Frideswide's Priory. Böckerna, av vilka cirka 140 finns kvar i biblioteket, var ursprungligen fastkedjade vid talarstolar av trä. Ett nytt bibliotek designades på 1700-talet, med avsikt att locka aristokratiska studenter till högskolan genom att matcha de stora klassiska biblioteksbyggnaderna Trinity College, Cambridge and Trinity College, Dublin. Den mest troliga kandidaten till arkitektposten är Dr George Clarke från All Souls; murarmästaren var William Townsend/Townesend. Bygget påbörjades 1717 och slutfördes först 1772. Böckerna placerades på första våningen för att undvika fukt och översvämning, medan bottenvåningen utformades som en öppen loggia. En donation av målningar från general John Guise under den utdragna uppbyggnaden av biblioteket ledde dock till att bottenvåningen inhägnades för att visa dem. Christ Church Picture Gallery har sedan dess flyttat till en separat, modernistisk byggnad. Samlingarna innehåller betydande testamenten av böcker från bland annat Robert Burton; Henry Aldrich, dekan i Christ Church; William Stratford, kanik i katedralen; William Wake, ärkebiskop av Canterbury; och Charles Boyle, 4:e earl av Orrery. Samlingen Christ Church Library innehåller en av de största samlingarna av tidigt tryckta böcker i Oxford utanför Bodleian Library. Biblioteket beskrevs 1946 som "en heterogen samling på omkring 100 000 verk" och det är denna siffra som i allmänhet har citerats sedan dess. Som jämförelse kan nämnas att den moderna samlingen innehåller cirka 72 000 böcker (2006). Utställningar Biblioteket är också värd för utställningar. Dessa har sträckt sig från konst och fotografi av Lewis Carroll till ett minne av Johann Joachim Winckelmann. Referenser Den här artikeln är helt eller delvis baserad på material från engelskspråkiga Wikipedia, 3 september 2025. Bibliografi Christ Church Library. Books and articles about the Library Externa länkar Christ Church Library Outline of the collections in Handbuch deutscher historischer Buchbestände in Europa
Christ Church Methodist Church

Christ Church Methodist Church is a Grade II listed English church in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England. History The congregation formed in 1849 as the result of a split in Methodism in Long Eaton. They first met the large kitchen of Mr. Winfield's house, but the congregation outgrew this and Thomas Waller provided another larger room. By 1852 the congregation were able to build Brown's Chapel. In the late 1880s, the congregation acquired a site on Derby Road for £1,080 and built a school room in 1886 at a cost of £2,500. By 1903 they had raised enough money for a new building. The foundation stone was laid on 25 June 1904 by Miss Wallis, and the top stone laid on 15 June 1904 by William Smith of Langley Mill. The construction cost £7,420. The church is designed in the Art Nouveau Gothic style with hammer-dressed Coxbench stone, and white Hollington Stone for doors, windows and other facings. It was designed by the architects Arthur Brewill and Basil Baily. The contractors were there stonemasons Park and Thorpe of Lenton Boulevard, Nottingham. The brickwork was done by G. Youngman of Long Eaton Organ The church has a pipe organ dating from 1904 by Andrews, which was restored by Henry Willis around 1965. This was rebuilt in 1983 by M. C. Thompson. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. Clock The clock in the tower was installed in 1948 by Mr. T.S. Starkie of Long Eaton in memory of his brother, Gunner John Charles Starkie of the Honourable Artillery Company who was killed in the First World War. It was built by Cope of Nottingham and contains four dials of 5 feet (1.5 m) diameter. It was fitted with a precision gravity escapement and non-expanding pendulum rod, and was automatically wound each hour with a three-hour reserve. See also Listed buildings in Long Eaton References
Christ Church, Shelton and Oxon

The parish of Christ Church, Shelton and Oxon, lies within the Diocese of Lichfield, in the county of Shropshire, England. The parish church was built in 1854 by Edward Haycock Snr in Early English style with many lancet features. It is located on Welshpool Road in what is now suburban Shrewsbury, and is a Grade II listed building. The exterior has rubble walls with ashlar dressings. There is a bellcote and a gabled porch. The interior has a scissor-braced roof, an elaborate ashlar reredos (begun in 1886 and not completed until 1904), an ashlar pulpit with a pelican motif, an octagonal ashlar font, and stained glass windows (from 1884, 1948, and 1967). A new stained glass window was placed above the chancel arch to celebrate the new millennium in 2001 The churchyard contains the war graves of two airmen and a Herefordshire Regiment soldier of World War II. The parish has a population of about 8500 whilst the church has seating for 150. The church was built to cater for those cut off by flooding of the River Severn, on an area of land called the "Windmill Field." The parish was formed from that of St Chad's Church, Shrewsbury, and includes the former townships of Crowmeole, Woodcote and Horton, Bicton Heath, and Copthorne. Parish boundaries were adjusted in 1957. The boundaries were redrawn in the early 21st century to reflect population growth. In 2004 the church celebrated 150 years by planting a new Oxon Oak. The church is linked to the Oxon Church of England Primary School, which opened next to the church in 1860, but moved to nearby Racecourse Lane in 1959. References External links https://oxonparishchurch.co.uk Image Gallery: Shrewsbury, Shelton and Oxon (Shropshire Family History Society)
Christ Church Tower, Crewe

Christ Church Tower is a Gothic Revival church tower in Prince Albert Street, Crewe, Cheshire, England. It was built in 1877 for Christ Church parish church, and retained when much of the church was demolished in 1977. Within the shell of the former church there is now a memorial garden. The tower has a ring of ten bells, all cast by Gillett & Johnston of Croydon in 1912. The tower is a Grade II listed building. History Christ Church was built for the Grand Junction Railway in 1843, and was almost certainly designed by John Cunningham. The church was consecrated on 18 December 1845 by the Rt Revd John Bird Sumner, Bishop of Chester. Aisles were added in 1864, the tower in 1877, the chancel in 1898 and a northeast chapel in 1906. In 1977 the nave and aisles were demolished due to dry rot. The Diocese of Chester declared the tower and baptistry redundant on 1 June 1980. However, services continued to be held in the surviving part of the church until November 2013. Architecture The tower is built of yellow sandstone with angle buttresses. It has a west door above which is a hood mould, its stops carved with faces. Over this is a window with Geometric tracery. Higher on the tower are more windows, some of which are lancets, and others have trefoil heads. On each side of the tower is a clock dial set in diapered panels. The top stage has louvred triple-lancet bell openings. On the top of the tower is a stepped and gabled parapet, with octagonal crocketed pinnacles at the corners. Originally the tower had an iron crown that was made in the railway workshops. Some of the walls of the church remain, including parts of the red brick chancel. Also retained is a pair of columns: survivors of a set that until 1901 supported galleries in the nave. See also Listed buildings in Crewe References Bibliography Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971]. Cheshire. The Buildings of England. New Haven, London: Yale University Press. p. 308. ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6. Pevsner, Nikolaus; Hubbard, Edward (1971). Cheshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 187. ISBN 0-14-071042-6. External links Media related to Christ Church Tower, Crewe at Wikimedia Commons