St Cuthbert's Church, Lytham
St Cuthbert's | |
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Austin and Paley | |
Completed | 1834–1835 |
Administration | |
Province | York |
Diocese | Blackburn |
Archdeaconry | Lancaster |
Deanery | Kirkham |
St Cuthbert's is an
History
The current church is the third to be built on the site. A church was built in 1770, replacing an older structure of
St Cuthbert's is an active parish church in the Diocese of Blackburn, the Archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the Deanery of Kirkham.[9]
Architecture
Exterior
St Cuthbert's is constructed of dark red brick with
The tower has diagonal
Interior and fittings
The tower houses a ring of eight bells, hung in a wooden frame.[10] The church includes monuments to the local Clifton family.[1]
St Cuthbert's stained glass includes a window designed in 1860 by Hardman & Co., an 1874 window depicting the Mount of Olives by Morris & Co. as well as work by Charles Eamer Kempe, Jean-Baptiste Capronnier and Clayton and Bell.[2]
Churchyard and surroundings
Approximately 3 metres (9.8 ft) south-east of the church porch is a sandstone pedestal sundial, undated, but probably from the 18th century.[11] It has a gadrooned base with a fluted collar.[11] The plate and gnomon are copper and the plate is inscribed with "Dum spectes fugio".[1] The sundial has been given a Grade II designation from English Heritage.[11] The churchyard also contains the war graves of nine service personnel of World War I, and five of World War II.[12]
About 30 metres (98 ft) north of the church there is a monument to the crew of the
The
See also
References
Citations
- ^ a b c d e Farrer & Brownbill (1929), pp. 213–19
- ^ a b c d e f Hartwell & Pevsner (2009), p. 434
- ^ Brandwood et al. 2012, p. 226.
- ^ Brandwood et al. 2012, p. 233.
- ^ Brandwood et al. 2012, p. 236.
- ^ a b c d e f Historic England, "Church of St Cuthbert (1196361)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 April 2015
- ^ Brandwood et al. 2012, p. 253.
- ^ Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 6 April 2015
- ^ St Cuthbert, Lytham, Church of England, retrieved 21 June 2012
- ^ Cheetham (1919), pp 61–63
- ^ a b c Historic England, "Sundial Approximately 3 Metres South East of Porch of Church of St Cuthbert (1196362)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 April 2015
- ^ LYTHAM (ST. CUTHBERT) CHURCHYARD, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, retrieved 15 February 2013
- ^ a b Historic England, "Laura Janet Monument Approximately 30 Metres North of Church of St Cuthbert (1297684)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 April 2015
- ^ a b Historic England, "Vicarage (1196363)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 April 2015
Sources
- Brandwood, Geoff; Austin, Tim; Hughes, John; Price, James (2012), The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin, Swindon: ISBN 978-1-84802-049-8
- Cheetham, F. H. (1919), The Church Bells of Lancashire [Part 4: The Hundred of Amounderness], Sherratt & Hughes, OCLC 27475286
- Farrer, William; Brownbill, J., eds. (1912), "Lytham", A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 7, OCLC 59626695
- Hartwell, Clare; ISBN 0-300-12667-0
External links
- Media related to St Cuthbert's Church, Lytham at Wikimedia Commons