St Martin's Church, Ashton upon Mersey
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St Martin's Church, Ashton upon Mersey, from the southwest
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 St Martin's Church, Ashton upon Mersey
Location in Greater Manchester
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| Coordinates: 53°26′00″N 2°20′38″W / 53.4332°N 2.3440°W | |
| OS grid reference | SJ 773 930 |
| Location | Church Lane, Ashton upon Mersey, Sale, Greater Manchester |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | St Martin, Ashton upon Mersey |
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| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 11 November 1966 |
| Architect(s) | W. H. Brakspear, George Truefitt |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Completed | 1887 |
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Lymm sandstone Slate and tile roofs Timber-framed top stage to tower |
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| Parish | Ashton upon Mersey |
| Deanery | Bowden |
| Archdeaconry | Macclesfield |
| Diocese | Chester |
| Province | York |
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| Organist(s) | Jan Archer |
| Churchwarden(s) | Margaret Holt, Audrey Black |
St Martin's Church is in Church Lane, Ashton upon Mersey, a district of Sale, Greater Manchester, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Bowdon.
The first church, probably timber-framed, was built in 1304 on the site of an old Saxon burial place. In 1704 it was destroyed by a storm. A new church was built in 1714 for Joshua Allen. In 1874 a baptistery by W. H. Brakspear was added. In 1886, the turret and clock were removed and the following year a new tower was built, it was designed by George Truefitt for Sir Williams Cunliffe Brooks. In the same year a ring of 13 bells was installed and a new lych gate was built.
The church is built in Lymm sandstone with slate and tile roofs. Its plan consists of a wide nave of four bays, a south porch, a north baptistery, and a chancel with an adjoining tower containing a vestry to the south. The tower is square, its top stage being timber-framed. It contains a clock face to the south, gables on each side and an elaborate weather vane. The baptistry is octagonal with a pyramidal roof.
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