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The Legh chapel was built around 1442 to receive the body of Sir Piers Legh who fought at Agincourt and died later in the same campaign. The Savage Chapel, a much larger chantry chapel,, was built between 1505 and 1507 by Thomas Savage, Archbishop of York. At this time also a Grammar School was founded, with buildings at the back of the church, whose first schoolmaster was the priest of the chapel. This Grammar School later became the King's School, Macclesfield (on another site) and still has close connections with the church.
In and near these chapels and in the Chancel there are a number of fine medieval monuments. Also there is a large monument to Thomas, third Earl Rivers (d. 1694)(see below). This is by the famous Stuart sculptor William Stanton and considered to be one of his best.
The church was rebuilt in Georgian style in 1740, following a long period of neglect. |
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