St Anne's Church, Singleton facts for kids

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St Anne's Church, Singleton
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OS grid reference	SD 3850 3837
Location	Church Road, Singleton, Lancashire
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	St Anne, Singleton
History
Status	Parish church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II
Designated	11 June 1986
Architect(s)	E. G. Paley
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking	1859
Completed	1860
Administration
Parish	Singleton St Anne
Deanery	Poulton
Archdeaconry	Lancaster
Diocese	Blackburn
Province	York

St Anne's Church is a beautiful old church located in Church Road, Singleton, Lancashire, England. It's an active Anglican parish church, which means it's part of the Church of England. The church is considered a very important building. It is listed as a Grade II building on the National Heritage List for England. This means it is "nationally important and of special interest."

History of St Anne's Church

The church you see today was built to replace an older one. The first church was taken down in 1859. A wealthy mill owner from Preston, named Thomas Miller, paid for the new church. He had bought the Singleton estate.

Building the Church (1859-1860)

The new St Anne's Church was built between 1859 and 1860. It was designed by a famous architect from Lancaster, E. G. Paley. Later, in 1938–39, another part was added. This was a vestry, which is a room used by the clergy and for storing church items. This addition cost £775. The church officially became a Grade II listed building on June 11, 1986.

Architecture and Design

St Anne's Church was designed in the Early English style. This is a type of Gothic Revival architecture. It looks like churches built in England a long time ago.

Building Materials and Shape

The church is made from sandstone rubble, which are rough, natural stones. It has a slate roof. The main parts of the church are the nave (where people sit) and the chancel (where the altar is). It also has a south transept (a part that sticks out like an arm). There is a tall steeple on the north-east side. The church does not have aisles, which are side passages.

Steeple and Windows

The steeple has strong angled buttresses, which are supports. It is topped with a broach spire, a pyramid-like roof. Experts say the steeple is "well-proportioned," meaning it looks balanced and good. The windows have special designs called plate tracery. Most windows have two sections. There are also four-section dormer windows at the east end of the nave. The chancel has a wagon roof, which looks like the inside of a covered wagon.

Inside the Church

Inside St Anne's Church, you can find special monuments. These are dedicated to the Miller family, who lived at Singleton Hall. They were the family who helped build the church.

The Church Organ

The organ at St Anne's Church was put in around 1875. It was built by a company called Peter Conacher from Huddersfield.

Organ Features

The organ is located in the south chancel. It has a nice-looking pipe rack, which is where the organ pipes are displayed. This instrument has two manuals (keyboards) and a radiating pedal board (for playing with your feet).

Here are some of the sounds (stops) the organ can make:

• Pedal Keys (30 notes):

* 1 Bourdon 16 (a deep, low sound)

• Great Keys (56 notes):

* 2 Open Diapason 8 (a clear, strong sound) * 3 Stop Diapason 8 (a softer, flute-like sound) * 4 Salicional 8 (a gentle, string-like sound) * 5 Principal 4 (a brighter, clear sound) * 6 Flute 4 (a light, flute sound)

• Swell Keys (56 notes, enclosed for volume control):

* 7 Flute d'Amour 8 (a sweet, loving flute sound) * 8 Gamba 8 (another string-like sound) * 9 Voix Celeste 8 (a shimmering, heavenly sound) * 10 Gemshorn 4 (a bright, horn-like sound) * 11 Cornopean (a strong, trumpet-like sound)

Couplers

The organ also has "couplers." These allow the organist to play sounds from different sections together:

• Swell to Pedal
• Swell to Great
• Great to Pedal

Bell Tower

St Anne's Church has a bell tower, but it does not have a regular group of bell-ringers. However, a group of bell-ringers from Kirkham sometimes come to the church. They ring the bells for special events like weddings.

Outside the Church

Outside the church, you can see a lychgate. This is a covered gateway to the churchyard. It is also listed as a Grade II building.

Lychgate Details

The lychgate is made of timber and has a red tile roof. There is an inscription on it that says "T.H. Miller 1879". This shows it was built by the Miller family in 1879.

War Graves

The churchyard also contains the war graves of two soldiers. These soldiers fought in World War I.

See also

• Listed buildings in Singleton, Lancashire
• List of ecclesiastical works by E. G. Paley