St Saviour's Church, Cuerden
| St Saviour's Church, Cuerden | ||
|---|---|---|
Style Romanesque Revival | | |
| Groundbreaking | 1836 | |
| Completed | 1886 | |
| Specifications | ||
| Materials | Sandstone, slate roof with red ridge tiles | |
| Administration | ||
| Province | York | |
| Diocese | Blackburn | |
| Archdeaconry | Blackburn | |
| Deanery | Leyland | |
| Parish | St Saviour, Bamber Bridge | |
| Clergy | ||
| Priest(s) | Revd Graham Halsall | |
| Laity | ||
| Reader(s) | D. J. Lord | |
| Churchwarden(s) | P. J. Boyd, D. R. Pearson | |
St Saviour's Church is in the village of
Anglican parish church in the deanery of Leyland, the archdeaconry of Blackburn and the diocese of Blackburn.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2]
History
The church was built in 1836–37 to a
Thomas Harrison Myres.[3] The foundation stone for this extension was laid on 17 July 1886, and the church was re-consecrated on 10 February 1887 by the Bishop of Manchester.[7]
Architecture
St Saviour's is constructed in local
Royal coat of arms. On the walls are monuments to the Townley Parker family. The font dates from the early 20th century and consists of an octagonal bowl supported by angels and a bronze cover with a figure of St John the Baptist.[2][3] The two-manual organ was built in 1889 by Alexander Young.[8]
Churchyards
The main churchyard contains the Commonwealth war graves of three British service personnel of World War I and two of World War II,[9] and its churchyard extension three war graves of British soldiers of World War I.[10]
See also
References
- ^ St Saviour, Bamber Bridge, Church of England, retrieved 15 March 2010
- ^ a b c Historic England, "Church of St Saviour, Bamber Bridge (1074104)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 May 2012
- ^ ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9
- ISBN 1-86220-054-8
- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017), "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)", MeasuringWorth, retrieved 11 June 2022
- ^ ISBN 978-1-84802-049-8
- ^ a b c d Hughes, John M. (2010), Edmund Sharpe: Man of Lancaster, John M. Hughes, pp. 116, 121
- National Pipe Organ Register, British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 2 July 2020
- ^ "Bamber Bridge (St Saviour) Churchyard, with list of casualties". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Bamber Bridge (St Saviour) Churchyard Extension, with list of casualties". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
