Building record 108/1/2 - Former Hearse House at All Saints' Church

<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 56028 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

Hearse-house now sub-station circa 1833. Red sandstone with later blue quarry tile roof. Rectangular single storey building with wide door opening which has semi-circular arch with keystone and springing blocks. Pulvinated string course and moulded eaves cornice. Small vents with semi-circular heads and keystones to west side and rear. Used to house the horse-drawn hearse in the days when the parish church carried out their own funeral arrangements.

<2> Hartwell C, Hyde M, Hubbard E & Pevsner N, 2011, The Buildings of England: Cheshire (2011 revision), p.560 (Book). SCH7059.

Early nineteenth centuary. A tough stone box with tiny lunettes and a big archway.