St Wilfrid

This earlier chancel and three aisles are believed to have been added in 1245. ------------------------------------ SJ 78 SE MOBBERLEY C.P. CHURCH LANE 4/37 Church of St Wilfrid 5.3.59 GV I Church.

C14-C15 with west tower of 1533 by Richard Platt, mason, and chancel of 1889 by J S Crowther.

Aisles are of 4 bays with cusped 3-light windows, those on the south side straight headed, those on the north side with Tudor heads.

Open timber porch c1900, finely panelled and carved in late Gothic style with stone plinth and miniature balustrade of Jacobean type.

The tie beams are carried on short corbelled posts at the foot of which stand figures of angels (probably C19 addition).

Ceilure over screen is richly carved and inscribed and dated 1500.

Wagon roof to chancel, which has carved stone reredos with figures, a small medieval piscina and many wall monuments.

Tower gallery has Jacobean-style cresting dated 1683.

Some faded wall painting on north wall of nave.