List of Norman architecture in Cheshire
Appearance
The county of Cheshire contains some Norman architecture. As Nikolaus Pevsner and Edward Hubbard state, this is not much in comparison with other counties.[1] What there is includes the following:
Structures
[edit]Location | Structure | Details | Refs | Image |
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Barthomley | St Bertoline's Church | Blocked doorway | [2][3][4] | |
Bruera | St Mary's Church | Chancel arch, south doorway | [5][6] | |
Chester | Cathedral | North transept, northwest tower, north wall of nave | [7][8] | |
Chester | Former monastic buildings | Undercroft, abbot's passage, chapel of St Anselm | [9][10] | |
Chester | Chester Castle | Items in the chapel of St Mary, Castro | [11] | |
Chester | St John the Baptist's Church | Much of the interior, ruins to the east | [12][13][14] | |
Church Lawton | All Saints Church | Doorway | [15][16][17] | |
Frodsham | St Laurence's Church | Arcade (part) and clerestory; carved masonry inside the tower | [18][19][20] | |
Grappenhall | St Wilfrid's Church | Corbel table incorporated into the wall of the south aisle | [21][22][23] | |
Middlewich | St Michael and All Angels Church | Fabric in the aisle arcades | [24] | |
Neston | St Mary's and St Helen's Church | Masonry re-used in lower two storeys of the tower | [25][26] | |
Prestbury | St Peter's Church | Free-standing chapel in the churchyard | [27][28][29] | |
Runcorn | Norton Priory | Doorway, undercroft | [30][31][32] | |
Shocklach | St Edith's Church | Small church | [33][34] | |
Shotwick | St Michael's Church | Doorway | [33][35][36] |
Furnishings
[edit]Location | Structure | Details | Refs | Image |
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Acton | St Mary's Church | Font | [37][38][39] | |
Grappenhall | St Wilfrid's Church | Font | [21][22][23] |
Other
[edit]Location | Structure | Details | Refs | Image |
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Acton | St Mary's Church | Free-standing carved stones | [37][38][39] | |
Bunbury | St Boniface's Church | Free-standing carved stones | [40][41][42] | |
Burton | St Nicholas' Church | Big, round scalloped capitals | [43][44] |
References
[edit]Citations
- ^ Pevsner & Hubbard 2003, p. 13.
- ^ Pevsner and Hubbard, p. 71.
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St Bertoline, Barthomley (1330063)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 17 April 2013
- ^ St Bertoline, Barthomley, Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture of Great Britain and Ireland, archived from the original on 2 August 2012, retrieved 13 June 2010
- ^ Pevsner and Hubbard, p. 118.
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St Mary the Virgin, Saighton (1136639)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 17 April 2013
- ^ Pevsner and Hubbard, pp. 136–141.
- ^ Historic England, "Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, Chester (1376398)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 17 April 2013
- ^ Pevsner and Hubbard, pp. 145–147.
- ^ Historic England, "Former Monastic Buildings to Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, Chester (1376397)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 17 April 2013
- ^ St Mary de Castro, Chester, Cheshire, Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland, archived from the original on 28 July 2012, retrieved 13 June 2010
- ^ Pevsner and Hubbard, pp. 148–149.
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St John the Baptist, Chester (1375977)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 17 April 2013
- ^ St John the Baptist, Chester, Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture of Great Britain and Ireland, archived from the original on 29 July 2012, retrieved 13 June 2010
- ^ Pevsner and Hubbard, p. 178.
- ^ Historic England, "Church of All Saints, Church Lawton (1161743)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 17 April 2013
- ^ All Saints, Church Lawton, Cheshire, The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland, archived from the original on 29 July 2012, retrieved 13 June 2010
- ^ Pevsner and Hubbard, pp. 220–221.
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St Lawrence, Frodsham (1253193)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 17 April 2013
- ^ St Lawrence, Frodsham, Cheshire, The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture, archived from the original on 24 July 2012, retrieved 13 June 2010
- ^ a b Pevsner and Hubbard, p. 225.
- ^ a b Historic England, "Church of St Wilfrid, Grappenhall (1139320)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 17 April 2013
- ^ a b St Wilfrid, Grappenhall, Cheshire, Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture of Great Britain and Ireland, archived from the original on 23 December 2012, retrieved 13 June 2010
- ^ St. Michael and All Angels, Middlewich, The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland, archived from the original on 28 July 2012, retrieved 13 June 2010
- ^ Pevsner and Hubbard, p. 290.
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St Mary and St Helen, Neston (1387671)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 17 April 2013
- ^ Pevsner and Hubbard, p. 316.
- ^ Historic England, "Chapel in St Peter's Churchyard, Prestbury (1221896)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 17 April 2013
- ^ Prestbury, Norman Chapel, Cheshire, Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland, archived from the original on 30 July 2012, retrieved 13 June 2010
- ^ Pevsner and Hubbard, pp. 296–297.
- ^ Historic England, "Remains of Norton Priory (1130433)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 17 April 2013
- ^ Norton Priory, Cheshire, The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland, archived from the original on 29 July 2012, retrieved 14 March 2010
- ^ a b Pevsner and Hubbard, p. 334.
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St Edith, Church Shocklach (1228322)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 17 April 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St Michael, Shotwick (1145903)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 17 April 2013
- ^ St Michael, Shotwick, Cheshire, Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland, archived from the original on 30 July 2012, retrieved 13 June 2010
- ^ a b Pevsner and Hubbard, p. 53.
- ^ a b Historic England, "Church of St Mary the Virgin, Acton (1330112)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 17 April 2013
- ^ a b St Mary, Acton, Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland, archived from the original on 23 December 2012, retrieved 13 June 2010
- ^ Pevsner and Hubbard, p. 120.
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St Boniface, Bunbury (1138626)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 17 April 2013
- ^ St Boniface, Bunbury, Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture, archived from the original on 24 July 2012, retrieved 13 June 2010
- ^ Pevsner and Hubbard, pp. 121–122.
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St Nicholas, Neston (1387811)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 17 April 2013
Sources
- Pevsner, Nikolaus; Hubbard, Edward (2003) [1971]. The Buildings of England: Cheshire. New Haven & London: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09588-0.