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Latitude: 53.829 / 53°49'44"N
Longitude: -2.736 / 2°44'9"W
OS Eastings: 351652
OS Northings: 437219
OS Grid: SD516372
Mapcode National: GBR 9SB5.G5
Mapcode Global: WH85D.Y09Y
Plus Code: 9C5VR7H7+HH
Entry Name: Church of Saint Lawrence
Listing Date: 13 January 1986
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1361645
English Heritage Legacy ID: 185854
ID on this website: 101361645
Location: St Lawrence's Church, Barton, Preston, Lancashire, PR3
County: Lancashire
District: Preston
Civil Parish: Barton
Built-Up Area: Barton
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire
Church of England Parish: Barton St Lawrence
Church of England Diocese: Blackburn
Tagged with: Church building Gothic Revival
SD 53 NW BARTON GARSTANG ROAD
4/7 Church of St. Lawrence
II
Church, 1895, by R. Knill Freeman. Yellow sandstone with red sandstone
dressings, slate roof with red ridging tiles. Nave with aisles, south-west
steeple, chancel with south chapel, in simple Decorated style. Two-stage
tower with angle buttresses carried up to corner pinnacles has moulded arched
south door, 2 square-headed lancets and a clock face above, and an octagonal
belfry between the pinnacles with 2-light louvres in the cardinal sides, and
spire with lucarnes above these. Four-bay nave has clerestory windows of 2
round-headed lights with hollow spandrels, buttressed aisles with large arched
3-light windows which have intersecting tracery alternately; south chapel has
2 similar windows with Perpendicular tracery, and another in its east gable
wall; west window of nave and east window of chancel are both of 5 lights but
with different tracery. Interior: 4-bay nave arcade on short octagonal
columns with moulded caps, coved wooden ceiling; carved wooden reredos in
Gothic style with coved canopy bearing pinnacles; west window of
geometrical-leaded clear glazing with 3 stained glass insets: a coat of arms
and 2 shields with boars heads said to be associated with Barton Old Hall
(q.v.).
Listing NGR: SD5165237219
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