St Mary's Church, Cheadle

A church has been on this site since at least 1200, but the present church was built mainly between 1520 and 1550. The south chapel was completed in 1530, the nave in 1541, and the tower was built between 1520 and 1540. The south porch is dated 1634, but this was the date it was repaired rather than the date of its building. The church was rebuilt and restored between 1859 and 1862, and there was a further restoration by J. Medland Taylor in 1878–80. In the 20th century, a cloakroom was added.

The roof is camber beam in type with gilded bosses. The chancel screen incorporates parts of the earlier rood screen. discovered during the construction of the nearby Barnes Hospital in 1874. The chapel at the east end of the north aisle is the Savage Chapel, built in 1529 by Sir John Savage and his wife Elizabeth. Inside is the entrance to the former rood loft. At the east end of the south aisle is the Brereton Chapel, which houses three effigies - one is in sandstone and represents Sir Thomas Brereton of Handforth who died in 1673. This has been incorporated in a window of 1917 designed by Christopher Whall. On the south side of the church is a window of 1921 by Veronica Whall. There are…