All Hallows Church, Great Mitton facts for kids
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All Hallows Church, Great Mitton, from the south
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| OS grid reference | SD 716 390 |
| Location | Great Mitton, Lancashire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | All Hallows, Mitton |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade I |
| Designated | 16 November 1954 |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Sandstone, stone slate roof |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Mitton |
| Deanery | Whalley |
| Archdeaconry | Blackburn |
| Diocese | Blackburn |
| Province | York |
All Hallows Church is a historic church located in the small village of Great Mitton, Lancashire, England. It's an active Anglican parish church, meaning it's a local church for the community that follows the Church of England. This church is very special because it's listed as a Grade I building, which means it's considered to be of exceptional historical and architectural importance. It's connected with St. John's Church in Hurst Green.
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History of All Hallows Church
The oldest parts of All Hallows Church were built in the late 1200s. The tall tower you see today was added later, in the early 1400s. In the 1500s, a new chapel was built on the north side of the church. The church was updated and cleaned up in the year 2000.
Exploring the Church's Architecture
All Hallows Church is built from sandstone and has a roof made of stone slates. The south wall of the chancel (the part of the church near the altar) is covered with small stones and cement, a style called pebbledash.
The church has a main area called the nave, and a slightly narrower part called the chancel. There's also a chapel on the north side, known as the Shireburne Chapel, and a porch on the south side.
The Church Tower
The tower has three main sections and strong diagonal supports called buttresses. It has a main entrance on the west side and a large window above it with four sections. Higher up, there are openings with two sections for the bells. At the very top, the tower has a decorative wall with square shapes, called an embattled parapet.
Windows and Inside Features
The windows along the sides of the nave have two sections with Y-shaped patterns, which is a type of tracery. There's a special door for the priest on the south wall of the chancel. The large window at the east end of the church has five sections.
Inside the church, there's a gallery (a raised seating area) at the west end. The screen that separates the chancel from the nave has some old wooden parts that might have come from Sawley Abbey. In the chancel, you can find a triple sedilia (seats for the clergy) and a piscina (a basin for washing sacred vessels).
Shireburn Chapel and Bells
The north chapel holds special memorials for the Shireburn family. These memorials date from the late 1500s to the early 1700s.
The church has a set of six bells. The two oldest bells were made in 1567, possibly in France! Other bells were added in 1624, 1726, 1834, and 1872 by famous bell makers like William Oldfield, Samuel Smith II, Thomas Mears II, and John Taylor and Company.
Things to See Outside
In the churchyard, there's an old sundial made of sandstone, dated 1683. It has a brass pointer (called a gnomon) and a metal plate to tell the time. This sundial is also a listed building, at Grade II.
You can also find a stone cross from 1897 in the churchyard. It has a very old head from the 1300s. The cross has a square base that changes into a tapering eight-sided shaft. It is also listed at Grade II.
See also
- Grade I listed churches in Lancashire
- Listed buildings in Great Mitton
