St Michael's Church, Chester
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St Michael's Church is a redundant church standing on the corner of Bridge Street and Pepper Street in the city of Chester, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. The former church was previously used as a heritage centre,[1] until March 2019, when it opened as Chester: A Life Story, a historical attraction tracing the life of Chester and its inhabitants over the last two thousand years.[2] It was then reopened in 2021 as Sick To Death, a historical attraction depicting the journey of medicine through the ages.[3]
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St Michael's Church, Chester | |
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53.1887°N 2.8907°W / 53.1887; -2.8907 | |
OS grid reference | SJ 406,661 |
Location | Corner of Bridge Street and Pepper Street, Chester |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
History | |
Status | Redundant |
Dedication | Saint Michael |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Heritage centre |
Heritage designation | Grade II |
Designated | 28 July 1955 |
Architect(s) | James Harrison |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic, Gothic Revival |
Closed | 1972 |
Specifications | |
Spire height | 70 feet (21 m) |
Materials | Yellow sandstone, Grey slate roof |
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