Listed Building: CHURCH OF ST MARY (1330401)

In the entry for: SJ 7560 1/17 HIGH STREET (north side) Church of St Mary 11.8.50 II GV The grade and the description shall be amended to read SJ 7560 918-/1/17 SANDBACH HIGH STREET Church of St Mary 11.8.50 II* GV Anglican Church. C15, restored in 1847-49 by George Gilbert Scott, and signed above the west entrance. Sandstone, in many places casing the original masonry; repaired in 1894-5 following fire at the west end; choir vestry by Austin and Paley of 1930. Furnishings of various dates. Choir and nave of five bays, with aisles, side chapels and west tower; choir vestry projects from northwest. The base of the latter is open on three sides and spans a public footpath across the churchyard. Largely Perpendicular Gothic style, with authentically medieval masonry of C13 and C15 to arcades, particularly on the south side. Interior furnishings of note include: Caen stone font, southwest corner of nave, 1859 by builder Thomas Stringer, with the Romanesque stone font opposite. Leversage Arms in panelled ceiling, north aisle, c1587, choir stalls, pulpit and carved Jacobean altar. Excellent collection of monuments installed by Scott along the aisle walls. Of particular note is the marble relief of the Rev. John Armistead, M. A. Vicar from 1828-65, designed by G. F. Watts and sculpted by George Nelson in 1876. For a full account see John Minshull, 'A Short History and Description of St. Mary's Church Sandbach, Cheshire', rev. ed. 1990. 1. 5144 SJ 7560 1/17 HIGH STREET (North Side) Church of St Mary 11.8.50. II GV 2. Almost wholly rebuilt in Perpendicular style by Sir George Gilbert Scott, 1847-9. The south side incorporates masonry from the early C15 structure. Nave and aisles, chancel, side chapels and west tower, which has a porch at the base open on 3 sides, and is said to be an exact replica of the original Perpendicular tower. Nave contains unusual font dated 1669 (Richards), octagonal and decorated with acanthus leaves, also numerous C18 and early C19 mural monuments and a good sculptured relief to John Armitstead by G F Watts and George Nelson, 1876. Listing NGR: SJ7595360777