St Christopher's Church, Bare facts for kids
St Christopher's Church is a beautiful church located in Bare, a part of Morecambe, Lancashire, England. It's an active Anglican church, meaning it's part of the Church of England, and it serves the local community.
Building the Church
St Christopher's Church was built in 1933. It was designed by a famous architectural firm from Lancaster called Austin and Paley. The building cost about £5,957 back then. This amount would be worth a lot more money today!
The church's style is called Free Perpendicular. This means it looks like older churches from the Gothic period, but with some newer ideas mixed in. A well-known architectural expert, Nikolaus Pevsner, said the church was "pleasant to look at." However, he also noted that its design was "very conservative for its age," meaning it stuck to traditional styles rather than trying new ones.
Inside the Church
The church has a main area called the nave. It also has a side section known as the north aisle. At the front, there's a special area for the altar called the chancel. The church also features a tower on its northeast side. There were plans to build another side section, a south aisle, but it was never completed.
Many of the church's windows are designed in a style popular in the 16th century. Some windows in the aisle have a horizontal bar across them, which is called a transom. The church has lovely stained glass windows. The large window at the east end and another in the chapel were made in the 1930s by a company called Shrigley and Hunt. Other stained glass windows from the 20th century were created by Abbott and Company of Lancaster.
The Organ
Inside the church, there is a large pipe organ. This organ has two keyboards, called manuals. It was rebuilt in 1984 from an older organ that was originally made by George Sixsmith.
See also
- List of ecclesiastical works by Austin and Paley (1916–44)
