DAC Members

Chair - Nicholas Rank

Nick was appointed as DAC Chair in January 2023. Prior to retirement, Nick was a director of Buttress Architects in Manchester where he led the practice’s church and cathedral work. He was also architect to Lincoln, Carlisle and Southwell cathedrals. He has extensive experience of the faculty system and supporting parishes in the upkeep and development of their church buildings. He has been a member of Chester DAC since 2016 and for many years a member of Manchester DAC. He is also a member of Chester Cathedral Fabric Advisory Committee. He was for ten years a member of the Council for the Care of Churches (now known as the Church Buildings Council) and for a further ten years a member of the Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England, both bodies of the Archbishops’ Council.Nick lives in Stockport and worships at Manchester Cathedral where he is a lay member of Chapter.

Clergy members

Ven Dr Michael Gilbertson, Archdeacon of Chester (ex-officio DAC member)Ven Jane Proudfoot, Archdeacon of Macclesfield (ex-officio DAC member)Revd Michael Ridley, Vicar of Stockton Heath St ThomasRevd Jane Turner, Rector of Thurstaston St BartholomewRevd Antony Dutton, Vicar of Handbridge St JohnRevd Rachael Griffiths, Vicar of Weston All Saints

Architect members

Tony Barton of Donald Insall Associates 

Graham Holland of Graham Holland Associates

Mark Pearce of Kepczyk Pearce Sanderson

Edward Kepczyk of Buttress

Jennifer Chambers of  Chambers Conservation

Specialist members

Alexandra Fairclough Bill Smith 

Matthew Kay