Monument record 526 - Church of All Saints, Thelwall

<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 59032 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

Church: nave 1843 by J.M.Allen; chancel 1857; north aisle, vestry and west porch 1890 by William Owen. Rockfaced sandstone with steeply pitched grey slate roofs. Nave of six bays has lancets, buttresses and corbel-table; west bellcote has one bell; chancel of two bays has two-light plate-tracery windows to south and three lancets with stilted quatrefoil window above, to east; north vestry and north aisle combined have two lancets, with stilted quatrefoil above, to east, two triple lancets in arched recesses flanked by single lancets, to north and two lancets with trefoil window above, to west; the west porch, ornately moulded, has door on south side; the west end of nave has two lancets with trefoil window above. Interior: The nave arcade has two small and two large arches (a: b: b: a) on octagonal piers; the nave has arch-braced trusses; the chancel has floor of marble and coloured glazed tiles, and scissor-trussed rafters; vigorous reredos has two panels of Biblical scenes in marble separated by plaster angels from two painted panels on each side. (Elijah; St.Michael; St.George; St.Werburgh). Fresco over chancel arch. Glass in a nave window to Sir W.P.Rylands (with wire drawer at work); in north aisle to Henry Stanton. Good tablet, 1906, by Eric Gill in classical painted wooden case by F.C.Eden and Helfar Bros. commemorates the foundation of Thelwall by Edward the Elder in 923.

<2> Earthworks Archaeological Services, 2001, Improvements to the Facilities at The Church of All Saints, Thelwall, Cheshire: An Archaeological Watching Brief, R2345 (Client Report). SCH3911.

An archaeological watching brief was undertaken in 2000 during groundworks associated with improvements to the facilities at All Saints' Church, Thelwall. Although the ground disturbance was limited to one linear trench, graves of probable eighteenth and nineteenth century date were identified, but no features or finds suggesting the presence of an earlier chapel on site were noted.

<3> Ormerod, G., 1882, The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, Vol.I p.748, p.749-750 (Book). SCH1389.

Here is a Chappel of ease called Thelwall chappel, situate near to the mannor-house of Thelwall, and within the parochiall chappelry of Daresbury, but both within the limits of the mother-church of Runcorne. This, I conceive, was built by Thomas Brookes, esquire, and was lately repaired by Mr. Pickering aforesaid, 1663 (see 4).

At a short distance from the mansion is the Chapel mentioned by Sir Peter Leycester, which, after falling into a state of considerable decay, was repaired in or about 1782, and has since been used for Divine service [down to 1843] and augmented by queen Anne's bounty. [In the latter year it was removed and the present church, dedicated to All Saints, was built on its site. This church consists of a nave, chancel, and North Transept; and Thelwall has been constituted into a separate parish. Prior to 1782 there were no regularly appointed incumbents of the chapel.

Includes a description on a number of monuments located within the church.

<4> Leycester P, 1673, Historical Antiquities of Great Britain Ireland & Cheshire (Book). SCH1369.