Christ Church, Adlington

Christ Church stands on Church Street in Adlington, Lancashire. It is a former Anglican church now used as a restaurant. The building is made of ashlar stone with a slate roof and follows the Neo-Norman style. A two-stage tower rises at the west end, its lower stage featuring angle pilaster buttresses and a round-headed west door. The upper stage has three lancet windows and an octagonal drum above, though the original spire is gone. The nave has pilaster buttresses and round-headed lancet windows along its sides, while the east window consists of five stepped lancets. The church was designed by Edward Welch and completed in 1838–39. It received a £400 grant from the Church Building Commission towards its £1,560 cost. For many years it served as a chapel of ease to St Paul’s Church, built in 1884. In 1980 it was declared redundant and later converted for office or retail use. Since 2013 it has operated as a restaurant, preserving its Grade II listed status. Inside, the church retains three panelled galleries despite later alterations. The chancel’s south side has a priest’s door, and the east window’s stepped lancets let in soft light. The tower’s lancet windows and drum add to the building’s distinctive silhouette. The interior’s simplicity reflects its long history and changing uses. The space now hosts diners while the architecture remains a quiet reminder of Adlington’s past.