St Saviour's Church, Cuerden, Victorian Anglican church in Cuerden, England
St Saviour's Church is a Victorian sandstone building featuring a tower with an octagonal drum and a spire. The structure contains a five-bay nave with transepts that lead to a semicircular apse.
Edmund Sharpe designed the building in 1836 following Romanesque Revival principles. Half a century later, Thomas Harrison Myres expanded the structure in 1886 by adding the chancel and transepts.
The interior displays cast iron columns supporting a gallery where the royal coat of arms is mounted. The spaces also contain memorials to the Townley Parker family, who held long-standing connections to the area.
The site is easily accessible on foot and the church is centrally located in Cuerden. The churchyard contains a war memorial with graves from both World Wars that can be easily found during a visit.
The early 20th-century font displays an octagonal bowl supported by angels and features a bronze cover carved with an image of St John the Baptist. This ornate detail is often overlooked but rewards close examination for its fine craftsmanship.
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