St Paul's Church, Longridge
St Paul's Church, Longridge | ||
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Style Gothic Revival | | |
Groundbreaking | 1886 | |
Completed | 1937 | |
Specifications | ||
Materials | Sandstone, slate roof | |
Administration | ||
Province | York | |
Diocese | Blackburn | |
Archdeaconry | Lancaster | |
Deanery | Preston | |
Parish | Longridge | |
Clergy | ||
Vicar(s) | Revd Mike Barton | |
Laity | ||
Churchwarden(s) | Vernon Kinrade | |
Parish administrator | Dot Little |
St Paul's Church stands off Berry Lane,
History
St Paul's Church was built in 1886–1888, as a
Architecture
Exterior
The church is constructed in
Interior
Inside the church the arcades are carried on octagonal piers and have pointed arches. The chancel arch is moulded, and there is a tall west arch leading into the tower. Both the nave and chancel have open timber roofs.[3] The stained glass in the east window is by Kempe and dates from before 1899. There is also a window depicting Saint George and the Dragon dating from the 1960s, possibly by Shrigley and Hunt.[1] The three-manual pipe organ was built in 1894 by Henry Willis. It was later overhauled and altered by Laycock and Bannister, and in 2002 was restored by David Wells of Liverpool.[4]
Appraisal
The church was designated as a Grade II listed building on 22 November 1983.[3] Grade II is the lowest of the three grades of listing, and is applied to buildings that "are of special interest".[5] The architectural historians Hartwell and Pevsner comment in the Buildings in England series that the church is "rather squat", and that it is "all rather conventional".[1]
Present day
St Paul's is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Preston, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn.[6] The church works in association with St Lawrence's Church,[7] it holds services on Sundays and Thursdays,[8] and publishes a parish magazine.[9]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9
- ^ The Church of St Paul, Longridge in the County of Lancashire, Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerks, retrieved 15 August 2015
- ^ a b c Historic England, "Church of St Paul, Longridge (1072297)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 August 2015
- National Pipe Organ Register, British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 15 August 2015
- ^ Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 15 August 2015
- ^ St Paul, Longridge, Church of England, retrieved 15 August 2015
- ^ Welcome to our parish, The Parish of St Lawrence with St Paul Longridge, retrieved 15 August 2015
- ^ Services, The Parish of St Lawrence with St Paul Longridge, retrieved 15 August 2015
- ^ The Log, The Parish of St Lawrence with St Paul Longridge, retrieved 15 August 2015
External links
- Archive photographs of the church
- www.stlawrencewithstpaul.org.uk