St Michael's

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On entering by the West Door you will be in the Narthex, built in 2004 as Phase 1 of the “Open Door” project. This has a ground floor welcome area. Kitchen and toilet facilities are on the left and an office on the right. Above you are rooms on First and Second Floors. On the right there is a lift to the First Floor.

When you are ready, go through to the Nave. Here is the view looking towards the East End.. The nave has a hammer beam roof carved with foliage and angels. This leads the eye towards the chancel which was rebuilt in 1883.

Picture of the Church
Picture of the Savage Chapel On the right is the South Aisle, built on the line of the nave of the original church (approx. 1278), and in the South West corner are parts of this nave. In the South Aisle and the Chancel are a number of memorials, dated around 1450-1500. This is one example.
The Legh and Savage Chapels open off the South Aisle. The Savage Chapel is a substantial building in its own right, containing fine medieval monuments and stained glass by Morris and Co. Picture of Stained Glass
Picture of the Pulpit Near the Savage Chapel is the old Pulpit.
This is no longer in use.
Continuing into the Chancel, the East window and the Reredos are worth noting and there are more medieval monuments. Picture of the East Window
Picture of the Reredos The Reredos
Also, on the left, is the Rivers Memorial. Picture of the Rivers Memorial
The new Narthex Looking back to the West you can see the new Narthex on three levels and looking through it you can see the West Window.
   

In the North Aisle is a stone tablet erected to J C Ryle (1816-1900), a Macclesfield man who was the first Bishop of Liverpool and a famous evangelical writer still in print.
There are many other features worth studying. Do come and take a look at it for yourself.

Source: "The Story of Macclesfield Parish Church", T C Owens, 1993

 

Si Michael's
St Michael & All Angels Church, Market Place, Macclesfield, SK10 1HW