St John the Evangelist's Church, Gressingham
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| St John the Evangelist's Church, Gressingham | |
St John the Evangelist's Church, Gressingham |
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  Location of the church in Lancashire
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| Basic information | |
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| Location | Gressingham, Lancashire, England |
| Geographic coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Religious affiliation | Anglican |
| Province | Province of York |
| District | Diocese of Blackburn |
| Ecclesiastical status | Parish church |
| Leadership | Rev Iain H. Rennie, vicar |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Edward Paley |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Norman, Gothic Revival |
| Year completed | 1862 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 120 |
| Materials | Sandstone rubble Stone slate roofs |
St John the Evangelist's Church, Gressingham is in the village of Gressingham, Lancashire, England (grid reference SD572699). It is a Grade I listed building.[1] It is an active church in the parish of Arkholme with Gressingham, the mother church being St Margaret's, Hornby.[2]
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[edit] History
Parts of the church date from the 12th century. It was partly rebuilt in 1734 and restored in 1862 by Edward Paley.[1]
[edit] Description
[edit] Exterior
The church is built in sandstone rubble with a stone slate roof. The plan consists of a west tower, a nave with clerestory, a north aisle and a chancel with a small chapel to the north. The tower, which dates from 1734, is of three stages with pilaster strips and a solid parapet. In the lower stage is a west window. The south nave wall is of three bays, with a buttress between the nave and the chancel. The windows date from the restoration of 1862. At the left of the south aspect is a Norman doorway with jambs in three orders, the outer order having a chevron design and the middle one ropework. The north aisle has two bays to the chancel and three to the nave.[1] A stone with Saxon carving is built into the west wall of the nave at the south corner.[3][4]
[edit] Interior
The nave arcade consists of three bays. The chapel to the north of the chancel contains a tomb chest to George Marton of Capernwray Hall who died in 1867.[1] The pulpit has plain panels and is dated 1714; the pews are box pews. Two of the windows contain stained glass by Morris & Co. Inside the church are two more stones with Saxon carving.[3][4]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d Images of England: Church of St John, Gressingham. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
- ^ Diocese of Blackburn. Diocese of Blackburn. Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
- ^ a b Pevsner, Nikolaus [1969] (2002). The Buildings of England: North Lancashire. New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 133. ISBN 0 300 09617 8.
- ^ a b Gressingham (Lancashire). Chris Tolley. Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
