Chester: St Mary without the Walls

Name:
Chester: St Mary without the Walls
Record Type:
Church
Church code:
609025
Diocese:
Chester
Archdeaconry:
Chester
Parish:
St. Mary on the Hill, Chester

Statutory Designation Information

Listed Building?
This is a Grade II* Listed Building
View more information about this Listed Building on the National Heritage List for England web site
Scheduled Monument?
There is no Scheduled Monument within the curtilage or precinct

National Park

The church is not in a National Park

Conservation Area

The church is in the following Conservation Area: Handbridge (Chester)

Heritage At Risk Status

On Heritage At Risk Register?
This church is not on the Heritage at Risk Register
 

Approximate Date

Approximate Date:
Victorian/Pre-WWI

Exterior Image

Exterior image of 609025  St Mary Without the Walls, Chester
Caption:
Exterior image of 609025 St Mary Without the Walls, Chester
Description:
Photograph of the exterior of St Mary Without the Walls, Chester.
Year / Date:
2012, April 10
Copyright:
Des Blenkinsopp
Originator:
Des Blenkinsopp

Summary Description

St Mary-Without- the- Walls is a grade ll* listed building in the village of Handbridge occupying a dominant position on an outcrop south of the river , and is one of the outstanding landmarks of Chester. It was designed in the Early English style and completed in 1887 by F.B.Wade. it was funded by the first Duke of Westminster.

Visiting and Facilities

The church is open for worship.
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Church Website

Church Website:
http://www.stmaryschester.co.uk

Sources and Further Information

Des Blenkinsopp (2012, April 10) Exterior image of 609025 St Mary Without the Walls, Chester [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Exterior image of 609025  St Mary Without the Walls, Chester
Des Blenkinsopp (2012, April 10) Interior image of 609025 St Mary Without the Walls, Chester [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Interior image of 609025 St Mary Without the Walls, Chester
Church of England (2021) A Church Near You https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/12578/ [Digital Archive/Index]
View information on worship and access at this church
Historic England (2021) Heritage List https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1375848 [Bibliography/Index]
Listing Entry for St Mary-without-the-Walls
ICBS (1817-1989) Incorporated Church Building Society Archive https://images.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk/luna/servlet/detail/LPLIBLPL~34~34~141399~119944 [Archive/Graphic material]

Groundplan

ICBS File Number - 09470

Coverage - 1890-1891

Created by ?SEDDON, John Pollard: b. 1827 - d. 1906 of London and Llandaff;LOCKWOOD, Thomas Meakin: b. 1830 - d. 1900 of Chester

Church Buildings Council (2019) Church Bells 8 Bells [Archive/Index]
8 Bells