St Michael's Church, Weeton
St Michael's, Weeton | |
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Weeton, Lancashire | |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II |
Designated | 11 June 1986 |
Architect(s) | E. H. Shellard (enlargement) |
Completed | 1843 |
Specifications | |
Materials | red brick with stone dressings |
Administration | |
Province | York |
Diocese | Blackburn |
Archdeaconry | Lancaster |
Deanery | Kirkham |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Rev Robert Marks |
St Michael's Church is an
History
St Michael's Church was built in 1843 on land granted by the 13th Earl of Derby.[1][2] It became a parish church in 1846.[3] In 1852, architect E. H. Shellard enlarged the west end of the church.[1] St Michael's was designated a Grade II listed building by English Heritage in 1986.[2] The Grade II listing is for buildings that are "nationally important and of special interest".[4]
Architecture
St Michael's is constructed in the
Internally, the roof's timber structure includes strutted king posts and arched braces. The nave has four bays and the chancel one. The church furniture includes a wooden pulpit, a matching minister's desk and original wooden pews Which have doors. Memorials include a brass tablet dedicated to Edward Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby, erected "by the servants employed on his North Lancashire Estates 1893".[2]
There is a small square organ by T. and C. Lane of Earl Shilton, Leicestershire.[2]
Churchyard
The graveyard contains the war graves of two British Army soldiers of World War I, and an airman of World War II.[5]
See also
References
Footnotes
- ^ a b c Hartwell & Pevsner (2009), pp. 683–84
- ^ a b c d e f g Historic England, "Church Of St Michael, Church Road (1164259)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 April 2011
- ^ Farrer & Brownbill, pp. 176–78
- ^ Listed Buildings, English Heritage, 2010, retrieved 22 August 2011
- ^ [1] CWGC Cemetery Report. Breakdown obtained from casualty record.
Sources
- Farrer, William; Brownbill, J., eds. (1912), "Townships — Weeton-with-Preese", A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 7, retrieved 2 April 2011
- Hartwell, Clare; ISBN 0-300-12667-0