Description

SD 94 NE LOTHERSDALE STANSFIELD BROW

6/88 Christ Church

II

Parish church, 1838. by Chantrell with chancel 1884. Dressed stone with slate
roof. Nave, west tower and short, narrow chancel. Tower of 3 stages with embattled
parapet, diagonal buttresses and heavily crocketed pinnacles; south door with
decorative hinges, and label with foliated stops. 2-light Gothic windows to
belfry. 5-bay nave with square-headed windows each having 2 ogee-headed lights.
Chancel of one bay with 3-light Perpendicular east window and gable cross. Stone
gutter brackets.
Interior: Aisleless, with 4 slim queen-post trusses. Stone flag floor. First
3 bays have low box pews with slight Gothic decoration, tiered at the back.
Octagonal stone font in central position. Chancel arch hoodmould has label stops
said to represent the Bishop of Ripon and Queen Victoria. Remaining fittings
later including east window of 1884. Board in lobby records grant from the
Incorporated Church Building Society.

Listing NGR: SD9629545947

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26603058

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Recommended Books

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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)