Church Of St Mary Magdalene

The Church of St Mary Magdalene, located on Vaughan Street in Winton, was built between 1913 and 1914 by architect R.T. Beckett on land donated by the 3rd Earl of Ellesmere. This church is constructed from red sandstone snecked ashlar and features stone coped slate roofs, designed in the Perpendicular style. The layout includes a central crossing plan with a chancel, a north vestry, two transepts, a south Lady Chapel, a central crossing tower, and a nave with aisles.

The east end of the church showcases a five-light window, while the north side of the chancel has a narrow window above the single-storey vestry, which contains three- and four-light windows and a segmental arched doorway. The transept features a three-light window above, and the north aisle includes a higher gabled section adjacent to the transept with two-light windows, as well as a lower section with flat-arched three-light windows. The clerestory above also has three-light windows. The south chapel has a three-light window to the east and two small two-light windows to the south, along with a large four-light window in the transept. The south aisle and nave clerestory mirror the fenestration of the north side.

The unfinished central tower has small single- and two-light windows, and the west end, also unfinished, is made of brick and is blank in the upper part. A late 20th-century entrance and narthex with a lean-to roof projects from this end.

Inside, the chancel features an aumbry and double sedilia, with panelling on the east wall that includes an elaborately carved reredos framing a Crucifixion. The chancel also contains a carved altar front, communion rails, and choir stalls, along with good stained glass.

The Earl of Ellesmere, who funded the chancel and transepts, passed away on July 13, 1914, while the church was still under construction. The onset of the First World War halted building work, resulting in the nave and tower remaining incomplete. This church is a carefully designed structure, with the central crossing tower enhancing the views through its spaces and featuring fine fittings in the chancel.