All Saints' Church, Runcorn

All Saints' Church, Runcorn
All Saints' Church, Runcorn
All Saints' Church, Runcorn Location in Cheshire
53°20′37″N 2°44′12″W / 53.3435°N 2.73656°W / 53.3435; -2.73656
OS grid reference	SJ 511,833
Location	Runcorn, Cheshire
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	All Saints, Runcorn
History
Status	Parish church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II*
Designated	7 December 1965
Architect(s)	Anthony Salvin
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic Revival (Early English)
Groundbreaking	1847
Completed	1849; 175 years ago (1849)
Construction cost	£8,052
Specifications
Capacity	1,060
Spire height	161 feet (49 m)
Materials	Sandstone, slate roof
Administration
Province	York
Diocese	Chester
Archdeaconry	Chester
Deanery	Frodsham
Parish	Runcorn
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Rev Derek Guest
Laity
Churchwarden(s)	Barry Newport Barry Littler

All Saints' Church is the parish church of Runcorn, Cheshire, England, sited on the south bank of the River Mersey overlooking Runcorn Gap. There is a tradition that the first church on the site was founded by Ethelfleda in 915. That was replaced, probably in about 1250, by a medieval church that was altered and extended in the 14th and 15th centuries. By the 19th century the building's structure had deteriorated and become dangerous, and it was replaced by a new church, built between 1847 and 1849 to the designs of Anthony Salvin.

The church is built in local sandstone and is in Early English style with a tall steeple at the southwest corner. Some of the furniture in the church was moved from the previous building, as were some of the memorials, the majority of which are to members of the Brooke family from nearby Norton Priory.

All Saints is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, arranging services on Sundays and home groups during the week, in addition to weddings and funerals, and running a community project. The church is designated as a Grade II* listed building.