St Michael's Church is in the village of Grimsargh, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Grimsargh, the archdeaconry of Preston, 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]
| St Michael's Church, Grimsargh | |
|---|---|
 St Michael's Church from the east | |
  St Michael's Church, Grimsargh Location in the City of Preston district | |
| 53°47′57″N 2°38′08″W / 53.7991°N 2.6356°W | |
| OS grid reference | SD 582,338 |
| Location | Grimsargh, Lancashire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | St Michael, Grimsargh |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 11 November 1966 |
| Architect(s) | Paley and Austin |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Blackburn |
| Archdeaconry | Preston |
| Deanery | Grimsargh |
| Parish | St Michael Grimsargh |
History
editA chapel was built on the site of the present church in 1716, and a north aisle and a chancel were added in 1840.[3] Between 1868 and 1871 the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin carried out work on the church.[4] They rebuilt the nave, providing seating for 220 people, and added a tower. This cost £3,000 (equivalent to £340,000 in 2023),[5] and was paid for by the Revd John Cross.[6]
Architecture
editExterior
editThe church is constructed in sandstone and has slate roofs. Its plan consists of a five-bay nave with a north aisle, a single-bay chancel, a north vestry, and a west tower. The architectural style is Decorated. The tower is in three stages, with a stair turret to the southeast and angle buttresses. In the top stage are three-light bell openings, and the tower is surmounted by a battlemented parapet and a pyramidal roof. Along the south side of the church are two-light windows and a gabled porch. The east window has three lights. In the wall of the north aisle are two-light square-headed windows. The vestry has a north doorway, and there are two windows in the east wall.[2]
Interior
editInternally, the arcade is carried on octagonal piers. The nave has a barrel roof. In the chancel there are two sedilia with trefoil heads.[2] The church contains two fonts. One of these consists of an octagonal bowl on a fluted base, dating possibly from the 18th century; the other is a 19th-century tub. The stained glass in the east window dates from 1954 and is by Shrigley and Hunt.[3]
External features
editThe churchyard contains the war graves of three soldiers and a Royal Air Force officer of World War I. and a Royal Air Force Sergeant of World War II.[7]
See also
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References
edit- ^ St Michael, Grimsargh, Church of England, retrieved 22 July 2011
- ^ a b c Historic England, "Parish Church of St Michael, Grimsargh (1361661)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 June 2012
- ^ a b Hartwell, Clare; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009) [1969], Lancashire: North, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, pp. 314–315, ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9
- ^ Price, James (1998), Sharpe, Paley and Austin: A Lancaster Architectural Practice 1836–1942, Lancaster: Centre for North-West Regional Studies, p. 83, 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 7 May 2024
- ^ Brandwood, Geoff; Austin, Tim; Hughes, John; Price, James (2012), The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin, Swindon: English Heritage, p. 223, ISBN 978-1-84802-049-8
- ^ GRIMSARGH (ST. MICHAEL) CHURCHYARD, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, retrieved 14 February 2013