Church of the Holy Angels, Hoar Cross

The Church of the Holy Angels, Hoar Cross
Holy Angels' Church
The Church of the Holy Angels, Hoar Cross is located in Staffordshire
The Church of the Holy Angels, Hoar Cross
The Church of the Holy Angels, Hoar Cross
52°48′17″N 1°48′58″W / 52.80472°N 1.81611°W / 52.80472; -1.81611
LocationHoar Cross
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipAnglo Catholic
Websitewww.holyangelshx.co.uk
History
DedicationHoly Angels
Consecrated22 April 1876
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade I listed
Architect(s)George Frederick Bodley and Thomas Garner
Groundbreaking1872
Completed1876
Specifications
Bells6
Administration
ProvinceCantebury
DioceseDiocese of Lichfield
ArchdeaconryStoke on Trent
DeaneryTutbury
ParishHoar Cross with Newchurch
Clergy
Bishop(s)Rt Revd Paul Thomas SSC (AEO)
Vicar(s)Canon Paul Greenwell SSC

The Church of the Holy Angels is an Anglican church in Hoar Cross, Staffordshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building.

History

It was built by the pious Anglo-Catholic, Emily Charlotte Meynell Ingram (sister of Charles Wood, 2nd Viscount Halifax) in memory of Hugo Francis Meynell Ingram who died in May 1871. The architects were George Frederick Bodley and Thomas Garner. Work started in 1872 and the church dedication took place on 22 April 1876.[1] Further extension and additions took place until the church achieved its present form in 1906.

John Betjeman described the church as "the masterpiece of its late Victorian architect G.F. Bodley" and "great architecture; original, well massed, well sited, well detailed; very English".[2]

Present day

From 2008, the Church received alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Ebbsfleet, as the parish does not accept the ordination of women to the priesthood or episcopate. This oversight was transferred in 2023 to the Bishop of Oswestry.

Organ

The organ case

The organ was originally built by Samuel Green in 1779 for Bangor Cathedral. It was installed in Hoar Cross by Bishop and Son in 1876 and enlarged by Conacher in 1935. As a result of a very generous donation, it underwent extensive repair and finished at the end of 2012. An electronic organ was used temporarily for services. The specification of the pipe organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register at.[3]

Timeline

  • 1872 Construction started
  • 1876 Services start in April
  • 1891 North side Lady Chapel added
  • 1900 South side All Souls Chapel added
  • 1906 Narthex added
  • 1935 Bells rehung and organ enlarged

See also

References

  1. ^ "The new church at Hoar Cross". Derby Mercury. Derby. 26 April 1876. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. ^ Betjeman, John, ed. (1968) Collins Pocket Guide to English Parish Churches; the North. London: Collins; pp. 247, 252
  3. ^ "The National Pipe Organ Register - NPOR".
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