The pulpit seems to date from about 1625. The font is remarkable,
consisting of a square leaden bowl or basin, enclosed in a square frame
of oak. We suppose that this extraordinary font (which has more than
once been ignorantly added to the list of old lead fonts) can only date
from the restoration of 1871, for Sir Stephen Glynne’s notes of 1853
name the font as “a plain octagonal bowl.” There is a plain oak chest,
5 ft. 8 in. long by 1 ft. 9 in. broad and 1 ft. 10 in. high, with three
hinges and three square lock plates; its date is _circa_ 1550. At
the west end are two eighteenth-century pictures of Moses and Aaron,
painted on panels, with the Ten Commandments.
[Illustration: Siddington Church.]
A short distance to the west of Marton lies the church of All Saints,
Siddington, which was also a former chapel of Prestbury. It is usually
stated that it was erected in 1474, but this statement is merely based
on the fact that there was a bequest in that year by Robert Sydyngton
to that chapel. It is said that this church or chapel was originally
entirely of timber and plaster, which may very probably have been
the case; but at present it is only the chancel which is of that
construction, together with the south porch and the belfry or square
turret over the west end of the nave. The fabric was much restored in
1853-54, and again in 1895-96. At first sight the west front appears
to be of an elaborate black-and-white half-timbered design, but it is
in reality merely painted to produce this effect. The south porch has
a wide arched entrance of old timber, formed of three pieces, and the
inner doorway is of like construction and apparently _temp._ Henry
VII. The interior of the plastered nave walls are painted to imitate
half-timber work. The upright timbers of the chancel are about a foot
apart. The east end has an interesting projecting piece of cored
work over the three-light wooden-framed window. There is some old
screen-work, and the pulpit is dated 1633.
[Illustration: Old Warburton Church.]
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