List of Norman architecture in Cheshire
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
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
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
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
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.