St Mary's Church, Tilston

St Mary's Church stands in an isolated position to the south of the village of Tilston, Cheshire, England.

[4] Most of the rest of the church, including the chancel, vestry and nave roof, was rebuilt by John Douglas between 1877 and 1879.

[1] The church is built in red sandstone with a steeply pitched tile roof.

[4] In the north porch is part of a curved beam taken from a gallery which was dismantled in 1879, and which bears the arms of Peter and Ann Warburton.

The octagonal pulpit is early Georgian in style, and it stands on a stone base from a later period.

[3] The clock installed in the tower is dated 1750 and bears a makers mark of "Joseph Smith Chester Fecit" together with the names John Barker and John Jones Churchwardens (See photograph) In the churchyard is a sundial with an octagonal shaft on the base of an ancient cross.

St Mary's Church Clock, Makers Plate
St Mary's Church Clock, Makers Plate