St Paul's Church, Marston
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St Paul's Church was in the village of Marston,
Cheshire Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ...
, England. The church was built in 1874 and designed by the
Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...
architect John Douglas. It was a small church with
lancet window A lancet window is a tall, narrow window with a pointed arch at its top. It acquired the "lancet" name from its resemblance to a lance. Instances of this architectural element are typical of Gothic church edifices of the earliest period. Lancet wi ...
s and a "miniature" spire at the west end with a spire. The church has been demolished. It is the only new church designed by John Douglas to have been demolished, other than
St Matthew's Church, Saltney St Matthew's Church, Saltney, was in Flint Road, Saltney, Flintshire, Wales (). The church was opened in 1911 as a mission church to the parish church of St Mark, Saltney. St Mark's Church is an Anglican church in the parish of Lache cum ...
which was destroyed by fire in 2008.


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List of new churches by John Douglas John Douglas (English architect), John Douglas (1830–1911) was an English architect based in Chester, Cheshire. His output included new churches, alterations to and restoration of existing churches, church furnishings, new houses and alterati ...


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