Church Of St Chad

The Church of St Chad is a Chapel of Ease built between 1842 and 1843 by architects Scott & Moffatt for the Sneyd Family, with the porch added slightly later. It is constructed of white sandstone ashlar and features a steeply pitched tiled roof with corbelled eaves, verge parapets, and a gabled bellcote on the west side. Designed in the Early English style, the church has a single unit plan, which Pevsner notes resembles a chancel without a nave. The structure consists of four bays divided by two-stage buttresses, which are diagonal at the corners. It has lancet windows set on a raised string course; the east end displays three lancets with trefoiled heads that are stepped in height, while the west side has two lancets with a circular window above. A small gabled west porch features a pointed entrance. Inside, the church is notably simple and well-finished, with corbels supporting arch-braced and collared trusses, and exposed rafters and boarding. The font is uniquely located in the aisle at the west end and consists of a stone bowl on columns. The stained glass includes works by Wailes in the east window and Burlison and Grylls.