St Michael's Church, Whittington
St Michael's Church, Whittington | ||
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Style Gothic, Gothic Revival | | |
Completed | 1875 | |
Specifications | ||
Materials | Sandstone, slate roofs | |
Administration | ||
Province | York | |
Diocese | Blackburn | |
Archdeaconry | Lancaster | |
Deanery | Tunstall | |
Parish | Whittington | |
Clergy | ||
Vicar(s) | Revd Iain H. Rennie | |
Laity | ||
Reader(s) | Robin McIlveen | |
Churchwarden(s) | Christopher Tomkins, Anne Pettifor | |
Parish administrator | Lisa Tamlin |
St Michael's Church is located in the settlement of
History
The church stands within the
Architecture
Exterior
St Michael's is constructed in sandstone rubble with slate roofs. Its plan consists of a four-bay nave with a clerestory, north and south aisles, a south porch, a single-bay chancel with an organ chamber and vestry to the north, and a west tower. The tower has diagonal buttresses, and an embattled parapet. It contains a west doorway, above which is a three-light window. In the south wall of the tower are re-set fragments of stone carved with chevrons. The bell openings have three lights. Along the south aisle are a timber porch, three three-light windows containing Perpendicular tracery and, leading into the chancel, a doorway. The clerestory windows consist of four windows with square surrounds, pierced alternatively with quatrefoils and circles. The north aisle has two windows, and the clerestory is similar to the south side. At the east end are buttresses and a three-light window with Perpendicular tracery.[2]
Interior
The
External features
In the churchyard is a
Assessment
The church was listed at Grade II* on 4 October 1967.
See also
- Grade II* listed buildings in Lancashire
- Listed buildings in Whittington, Lancashire
- List of ecclesiastical works by Paley and Austin
- Scheduled monuments in Lancashire
References
- ^ St Michael the Archangel, Whittington-in-Lonsdale, Church of England, retrieved 29 August 2011
- ^ a b c d Historic England, "Church of St Michael, Whittington (1071615)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 August 2011
- ^ a b c Historic England, "Whittington motte and bailey castle (1010796)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 August 2011
- ^ a b St. Michael the Archangel Whittington, Whittington Village, retrieved 29 August 2011
- ^ ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9
- National Pipe Organ Register, British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 1 July 2020
- ^ Whittington, S Michael Archangel, Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers, retrieved 29 August 2011
- ^ Historic England, "Sundial and base west of Church of St Michael, Whittington (1317331)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 29 August 2011
- ^ Listed buildings, Historic England, retrieved 9 April 2015