St Paul's Mission church, Hale Barns, near Altrincham

The Mission Church at Hale Barns was built in 1881 and opened on St Paul's Day 1882 adopting this name. It was a chapel to Ringway St Mary and All Saints, and closed in 1967, with Hale Barns All Saints Church built on the site.

HALE BARNS MISSION CHURCH - A mission church at Hale Barns, near Bowdon, Cheshire, opened on the 25th ult., and giving accommodation for 150. The church is built in half- timber work, the whole of the timber being of pitch pine, the internal work stained and varnished. Mr. Harold Hignett, of Chester, was the architect, and Mr. Simpson, of Hale Barns, the contractor. [British Architect 3 February 1882 page 55]

HALE BARNS - The new mission church at Hale Barns has been opened. The land has been given by Mr. W. C. Brooks, M.P., and Lord Egerton has contributed £200  towards the building, which is designed after the style of the old churches of Cheshire, and has cost £600. The architect is Mr. Harold Hignett, of Chester. The new building will accommodate 150 persons. [The Architect 4 February 1878 page 78]

CONSECRATION OF A NEW CHURCH AT HALE. Yesterday. afternoon Bishop Kelly, Archdeacon of Macclesfield, consecrated New Mission Church at Hale Barns, which is in the parish of Ringway. For some 17 years since the present Vicar, the Rev. H. A. Hignett had charge of the parish. Services have been conducted in the schoolroom at Hale Barns, the most populous part of the parish, but the congregation has grown so numerous that the accommodation. has proved totally inadequate, and as a result the New Mission Church has been erected. The land has been given by Mr. W. C. Brooks, M.P., and Lord Egerton has contributed £200 towards the building, which is in the old Cheshire style, and has cost £600, the remainder of the money being subscribed by residents in the district. The architect is Mr. Harold Hignett of Chester, brother of the vicar, and the builder Mr. Joseph Simpson, of Hale. The new building will accommodate 150 persons. [Manchester Courier - Thursday 26 January 1882 page 8]

OPENING OF HALE BARNS MISSION CHURCH - On Wednesday afternoon the new mission church at Hale Barns, near Bowdon, was opened, Bishop Kelly, Archdeacon of Macclesfield preaching the sermon, in the course of which he spoke of the building being " truly and thoroughly suitable for the purpose to which it would hereafter be applied." The church is built in the half-timber or old Cheshire style of architecture and presents a very pleasing appearance both externally and internally. Ail the woodwork inside is stained and varnished. and the effect produced by the treatment of the chancel beams and open timber roofs add much to the beauty of the building. Externally, the roofs are covered with red tiles, oak shingles being used for the bell turret. On plan the church consists of nave and chancel, giving chair accommodation for 150 worshippers, on the south is the vestry, and at the west end a porch is provided. The heating has been carried out by Mr. John Grundy of Tyldesley, and the building erected by Mr. Joseph Simpson of Hale Barns from plans by and under the supervision of Mr Harold Hignett, architect of Chester. [Chester Courant Wednesday 1 February 1882 page 5]

Reference    British Architect 3 February 1882 page 55
Reference    The Architect 4 February 1878 page 78
Reference    Manchester Courier - Thursday 26 January 1882 page 8
Reference    Cheshire Observer - Saturday 28 January 1882 page 5 – as Manchester Courier
Reference    Chester Courant Wednesday 1 February 1882 page 5