Church of Saint Lawrence
CHURCH OF SAINT LAWRENCE, GARSTANG ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1361645
- Date first listed:
- 13-Jan-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Church of Saint Lawrence
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF SAINT LAWRENCE, GARSTANG ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1361645
- Date first listed:
- 13-Jan-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Church of Saint Lawrence
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF SAINT LAWRENCE, GARSTANG ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF SAINT LAWRENCE, GARSTANG ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Preston (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Barton
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 51652 37219
Details
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
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 185854
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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