Christ Church, Over Wyresdale

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Christ Church, Over Wyresdale

Christ Church, Over Wyresdale

Christ Church, Over Wyresdale (Lancashire)
Christ Church, Over Wyresdale
Position of church in Lancashire
Basic information
Location Abbeystead, Lancashire, England
Geographic coordinates 53°59′02″N 2°41′02″W / 53.9840, -2.6840Coordinates: 53°59′02″N 2°41′02″W / 53.9840, -2.6840
Religious affiliation Anglican
Province Province of York
District Diocese of Blackburn
Ecclesiastical status Parish church
Architectural description
Architect(s) John Douglas
Architectural type Church
Year completed 1894
Specifications
Capacity 150
Materials Sandstone rubble, slate roofs

Christ Church, Over Wyresdale stands in an isolated position to the west of the village of Abbeystead, Lancashire, England (grid reference SD551544). It is a Grade II listed building.[1] It is an active Anglican parish church.[2]

The church dates from 1733 and it was restored in 1894 by John Douglas who added a spire to the tower and built a new chancel.[3] It is built in sandstone rubble with slate roofs and consists of a west tower, a nave with a lower chancel, a south porch, and a north vestry.[1] The pulpit is dated 1684.[3]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b Images of England: Christ Church, Over Wyresdale. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-03-22.
  2. ^ Lancaster Deanery. Diocese of Blackburn. Retrieved on 2008-03-22.
  3. ^ a b Pevsner, Nikolaus [1969] (2002). The Buildings of England: North Lancashire. New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 186. ISBN 0 300 09617 8. 

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