St Margaret's Church, Hornby
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| St Margaret's Church, Hornby | |
St Margaret's Church, Hornby |
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  Location of the church in Lancashire
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| Basic information | |
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| Location | Hornby, 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) | Paley and Austin |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Gothic, Gothic Revival |
| Year completed | 1889 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 290 |
| Length | 93 feet (28 m) |
| Width (nave) | 38.5 feet (12 m) |
| Spire height | 66 feet (20 m) |
| Materials | Sandstone ashlar |
St Margaret's Church, Hornby is in the village of Hornby, Lancashire, England (grid reference SD585686). It is a Grade I listed building[1] and continues to be in use as a parish church.[2]
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[edit] History
A church was on the site in 1338.[2] The oldest part of the current church is the tower which was built by Sir Edward Stanley, Lord Mounteagle, in 1514. Lord Mounteagle also arranged for the rebuilding of the chancel but this was incomplete when he died in 1524. In 1817 the old nave was demolished and replaced by a new nave.[3] In 1889 a restoration was carried out by Paley and Austin.[1] This consisted of the erection of north and south arcades and a clerestory, the removal of the west gallery, and the replacement of box pews by modern seating.[3]
[edit] Description
[edit] Exterior
The church is built in sandstone ashlar and its plan consists of a west tower, a nave and chancel under a continuous roof with a clearstory, and north and south aisles. The tower has three stages and is octagonal with the two upper stages being set diagonally to the base. Its parapet is embattled with pinnacles. The middle stage has a clock and a plaque carved with the Mounteagle arms. The nave and aisles have embattled parapets. At the east end is a semi-octagonal apse.[1]
[edit] Interior
In the church is a monument to Dr Lingard, the Roman Catholic priest from St Mary's Church, Hornby, who died in 1851. Also in the church are two fragments of Anglo-Saxon crosses.[4] The church plate includes two silver-gilt cups and patens dated 1741–42, a chalice dated 1850 and a flagon dated 1908. The ring is of six bells by Rudhall of Gloucester. The register of baptisms begins in 1742 and that of burials in 1763.[3]
[edit] External features
In the churchyard is a sandstone Anglo-Saxon cross base which is listed Grade II*.[5]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c Images of England: Church of St Margaret, Hornby. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
- ^ a b Hornby St Margaret. Diocese of Blackburn. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
- ^ a b c Farrer, William; Brownbill, J. (eds.) (1914). Townships: Hornby, A History of the County of Lancaster 8, 191–201. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus [1969] (2002). The Buildings of England: North Lancashire. New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 146–147. ISBN 0 300 09617 8.
- ^ Images of England: Cross base. English Heritage. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
