Building record 11181 - Church of All Saints, Bishopsfield

Church of All Saints, Bishopsfield is a parish church built 1867 by Samual Dawkes with a vestry added 1911 and a south aisle in 1912 by John Douglas and F Walley. The interior has been altered in the late 20th century by Graham Holland. (5)

It is of coursed red sandstone with a grey-green slate roof. There are separate roofs for the five bay nave and the two aisles. The south west tower has a broach spire and a flat roof over the vestry and chancel (5)

The East window 1878, scenes from life of Christ; east window in north aisle David and Jonathon in memory of Robert Cecil Morrison killed in action 1916 on the Somme; east window in south aisle in memory of Frederick Anderson, curate-in-charge 1868-71 and Vicar 1871-1907, by W Lawson 1924; in east bay of chancel, north, in memory of MW Lean headmaster of All Saints School, 1929; in cast bay of chancel, south, in memory of TA Wise, Vicar 1930-44. (5)

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1872-1875, Metric Ten Foot Scale Town Plan of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH6780.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1896-1898, Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH3848.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1909-1912, Ordnance Survey Second Revision County Series (Epoch 3) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH4361.

<5> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 469832; 469833 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.