Church Of St Saviour

The Church of St Saviour, built in 1817 by Edmund Sharpe, features transepts and a chancel added in 1886 by T.H. Myres. Constructed from stone with a slate roof and red ridge tiles, the church showcases a Romanesque style with lesenes, a Lombard frieze, and round-headed lancets. The tower consists of three elements: a two-stage square base, a two-stage octagonal drum, and an octagonal spire. It has a circular window at the ground floor and three lancets above, along with a band and frieze on the drum, which includes recessed belfry louvres on each face, and a splayed base for the spire. The nave has five bays, with the first bay on the west side featuring a segmental-headed door and the others having round-headed lancets; the rainwater heads are dated 1817. The transepts have bands at two levels, with the upper band rising as a hoodmould to the heads of two pairs of round-headed windows, topped by a large wheel window. The west transept includes a doorway in the re-entrant, while the east transept features a squire's door in Norman style, with rainwater heads dated 1886. The semi-circular apse has moulded bands, with the upper band rising as a hoodmould to nine round-headed windows. The apse wall incorporates three foundation stones laid by Mrs. Townley Parker, the Right Hon. Viscount Cranbourne, and Mrs. G.B. Dewhurst of Oughtrington Park, all dated 17 July 1886. Inside, there is a glazed screen at the south end and a large gallery supported by two iron columns with foliated surfaces, featuring a panelled front with the Royal Arms in the centre. The church has unusual double transept arches rising from a central shafted column with a foliated capital, with the outer ends dying at a high level. The chancel ceiling is ribbed, and the east transept contains various wall tablets dedicated to the Townley Parker family.