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The
presence
of
a
church
on
the
site
was
noted
in
the
Domesday
Book.
It
is
likely
that
a
new
church
was
built
in
the
14th
century
and
remodelled
in
the
16th
century.
The
church
was
completely
rebuilt
between
1858
and
1860
by
W.
H.
Brakspear,
although
the
16th-century
roofs
of
the
aisles
were
retained
and
incorporated
into
the
new
structure.
The
church
is
built
in
pink
and
contrasting
red
Runcorn
sandstone
with
a
slate
roof.
Its
plan
consists
of
a
west
tower,
a
six-bay
nave
with
clerestory,
north
and
south
aisles,
north
and
south
transepts,
and
a
chancel
with
an
organ
loft
and
vestry
on
the
north
side,
and
a
chapel
on
the
south.
The
tower
is
in
four
stages
and
has
diagonal
buttresses,
ornate
clock
faces,
four-light
belfry
openings,
gargoyles,
and
its
top
is
castellated.
The
aisles
and
clerestory
are
also
castellated.
The
transepts
have
corner
pinnacles.
The
16th-century
roofs
of
the
aisles
are
camber
beam
in
type
and
are
elaborately
carved
with
bosses
and
coats
of
arms.[6]
The
nave
roof
is
hammerbeam
in
type.[1]
In
the
north
transept
is
an
altar
table
from
the
early
18th
century
and
a
chest
dated
1635.
The
sanctuary
chairs
are
Jacobean
and
a
15th-century
octagonal
font
has
been
placed
in
the
north
aisle.[3]
In
the
medieval
church
there
were
many
tombs,
and
some
of
these
have
been
included
in
the
present
church.
The
oldest
are
a
pair
of
damaged
reclining
effigies
in
the
north
transept,
one
of
which
is
of
Sir
William
Baguley
who
died
in
about
1320.
Also
in
the
north
transept
is
the
Brereton
monument,
with
recumbent
effigies
of
William
Brereton
who
died
in
1630
and
his
wife
Jane,
under
a
canopy.
On
the
side
of
the
tomb
are
kneeling
figures
of
their
seven
children.
In
the
chapel
are
two
memorials
by
André
Carpentière.
One
is
to
Henry
Booth,
1st
Earl
of
Warrington
who
died
in
1694,
his
wife
Mary
and
their
family,
which
includes
figures
of
Wisdom
and
Vanity.
The
other
is
to
Langham
Booth
who
died
in
1724,
and
to
Henry
Booth
who
died
in
1727.
A
mural
tablet
to
the
Asshetons
is
by
Richard
Westmacott.
In
the
north
transept
is
a
collection
of
loose
carved
stones
some
of
which
are
from
the
Norman
period.
In
the
church
is
stained
glass
by
Kempe
and
by
Clutterbuck.
The
pulpit,
dating
from
around
1910,
is
by
Temple
Moore.
The
three-manual
organ
was
built
in
1875
and
minor
alterations
were
made
to
it
in
1960
by
J.
W.
Walker
&
Sons
Ltd.
The
parish
registers
begin
in
1628.
There
is
a
ring
of
eight
bells,
cast
in
1964
by
John
Taylor
&
Co.
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