Building record 669/1 - Church of St Mary & All Saints, Great Budworth

Church of St Mary & All Saints, Great Budworth. 14th century in plan, remodelled probably in the last quarter of the 15th century (1). Church 14th century - 1527. Thomas Hunter, mason of the 16th century parts. Windows repaired 1848-63 refurnishing by A Salvin, W Butterfield and J Douglas later 19th century. Red sandstone with low pitched roofs. Three- stage west tower 1500-1520; aisled nave with south porch; transept chapels north and south; chancel with south and north chapels - latter now organ chamber and vestry. 14th century Lady chapel in north transept; Warburton chapel in south transept. 15th century octagonal font; benefactions board of 1703 at west corner of south aisle; benches in south chapel probably 13th century; medieval stone altar in south chapel; damaged effigy of Sir John Warburton died 1575; monument to Sir Peter Warburton died 1813. A most satisfying largely Perpendicular church with a few Decorated features and 19th century restoration showing the influence of Rowland Egerton Warburton, an early patron of the Vernacular Revival (2). Church mentioned in Domesday. Vicars from 1320. Registers from 1559 (3). Full architectural description (2) and (3). There is a stone head of no great antiquity placed irregularily on the top of the transept wall of the parish church at Great Budworth (8).

AAA Archaeological Advisors, 2005, St Mary's Church, Great Budworth, Cheshire; Report on an Archaeological Watching Brief., R2575 (Client Report). SCH4719.

<1> Richards R, 1947, Old Cheshire Churches, Richards R 1947/170-5 (Book). SCH2309.

<2> Department of the Environment, 1971-2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, /6/74 (Report). SCH1934.

<3> Department for the Environment, Various, Provisional List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, /22/12/1 1964 (Report). SCH2744.

<5> Pevsner N & Hubbard E, 1971, The Buildings of England: Cheshire (Book). SCH3078.

<6> Davison T R, 1884, The British Architect, 12th December (Book). SCH3061.

<7> CCC, 1987, The Parish Church of St.Mary & All Saints - Great Budworth (Book). SCH3225.

<8> Various, Written Communication to the HER, The Manchester Museum, Petch.M, 1986. (Written Communication). SCH3756.