Christ Church Tower Clock - Crewe, Cheshire, England, UK. - Town Clocks on Waymarking.com

Christ Church Tower is a remnant of the former Anglican Church which served Crewe from 1843 until 2013.

The church was designed by John Cunningham and built at the height of the neo-Gothic style in England. It was constructed of yellow sandstone and consecrated on 18th Dec 1845, by the Rt Revd John Bird Sumner, Bishop of Chester.

The Grade II listed tower, with its beautiful terracotta detail and angle buttresses, was designed by the railway company engineer, J W Stansby and was added in 1877. (visit link)

In 1977 it was discovered that the nave roof had dry rot. It was decided to save what was still serviceable as a controlled ruin and the body of the church was demolished in 1978.
The church was still a Parish church and held services in the Lady Chapel which had survived. The church continued to hold services until 2013, when following the depopulation of the town centre and running costs for the building, it was decided that the church should close.

There are clock dials on four sides of the tower set in flat diaper panels of square masonry blocks carved with leaf designs. The circular clock faces are edged with stone with a black edge inside. They have gold roman numerals, minute marks and hour and minute hands.

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Status: Working Display: Mounted Year built: 01/01/1877 Web link to additional info: Not listed

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