St Thomas' Church, Garstang

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St Thomas', Garstang
Paley and Austin
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseBlackburn
ArchdeaconryLancaster
DeaneryGarstang

St Thomas' Church is a

archdeaconry of Lancaster. The church was built in 1770 as a chapel of ease to St Helen's Church in nearby Kirkland and was later assigned its own parish. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building
.

History

Historically, the

Holy Trinity. By the 18th century, this chapel had fallen into disuse.[2]

In 1770, a new chapel was built on a different site in the town and dedicated to Saint Thomas; the architect was Richard Gillow.

Paley and Austin.[n 1] In 1881, St Thomas' became a parish church in its own right.[2] Around this time, the churchyard was enlarged.[4]

Architecture

St Thomas' Church is built of sandstone rubble and its roofs are slate. The plan consists of a nave with a tower to the west, a chancel and a transept to the north.[5] The tower is square with extensions to the north and south. It has round-headed bell openings.[1]

The three-light east window contains a

Shrigley & Hunt.[1] There is also a depiction of the Ascension of Jesus by the same firm.[6] There is a bronze sculpture of Christ in the chancel, designed in 1974 by Josefina de Vasconcellos.[1]

External features

In the churchyard, there are the remains of a medieval sandstone cross. It has a rectangular base and shaft.[7] The churchyard also contains the war graves of a British and an Australian soldier of World War I.[8]

Assessment and administration

St Thomas' was designated as a Grade II listed building on 17 April 1967.[5] The sandstone cross base and shaft in the churchyard have also received a Grade II designation.[7] The Grade II designation—the lowest of the three grades—is for buildings that are "nationally important and of special interest".[9] Hartwell and Pevsner (2009) describe the church as a "cheap uninspired job".[1]

St Thomas' is an active

archdeaconry of Lancaster and the Deanery of Garstang.[10]

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ Although Price (1998) lists St Thomas' as one of Paley & Austin's works,[3] Hartwell & Pevsner (2009) mention only a chancel added in 1875 by Longworth & Gardner.[1]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Hartwell & Pevsner (2009), pp. 302–03
  2. ^ a b Farrer & Brownbill (1912), pp. 311–13
  3. ^ Price (1998), p. 82
  4. ^ "The Parish Church of St Tomas, Garstang — History", Official website, retrieved 1 August 2011
  5. ^ a b Historic England, "Church of St Thomas, Garstang (1361933)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 April 2015
  6. ^ Waters (2003), p. 73
  7. ^ a b Historic England, "Cross Base with Part of Shaft, West of Tower of Church of St Thomas, Garstang (1163590)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 April 2015
  8. ^ GARSTANG (ST. THOMAS) CHURCHYARD, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, retrieved 13 February 2013
  9. ^ Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 1 August 2011
  10. ^ "Church Details: Garstang St Thomas", blackburn.anglican.org, Diocese of Blackburn, retrieved 1 August 2011

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