Church Of St Martin

KIDSGROVE C.P. CROWN BANK, Talke (west SJ 85 SW side)

5/55 Church of St. Martin 17.7.51

GV II

Parish church. 1794 with mid-C19 alterations and additions. Red brick with blue headers (Flemish bond); plain tile roof with shaped tile bands and coped verges. 4-bay nave with apsidal chancel and C19 north transept. Nave. Round headed windows with raised keys and Y-traceried glazing bars. C19 pointed west door with panelled spandrels, flanked by 2 lancet stair windows with 4-centred heads and hood moulds. Central first floor window with round head and hood mould and small gable window with round head springing from an impost band. C19 square bellcote with pyramidal lead covered roof. Chancel. Round-headed east window with raised keystone and moulded arch springing from imposts; glazing bars in a Decorated tracery pattern. Transept. Rough faced ashlar; plain tile roof with shaped tile bands and stone coped verge. Pointed north window of 3 lights with cusped heads and Decorated tracery of early C14 character; sill string stepped down to east and west. East door with moulded surround and shouldered head. Interior. West gallery with panelled rail. C18 King-post roof over the nave. Semi-circular chancel arch with pan- elled casing, flanked by a pair of console brackets, each supporting a wooden stake. Arched-braced collar roof over transept.

Listing NGR: SJ8256653178