St Hilda's Church, Bilsborrow facts for kids
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St Hilda's Church, Bilsborrow, from the southwest
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| Location | Bilsborrow Lane, Bilsborrow, Lancashire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | St Hilda, Bilsborrow |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | Saint Hilda |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Henry Paley |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1926 |
| Completed | 1927 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Stone, slate roof |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Bilsborrow |
| Deanery | Garstang |
| Archdeaconry | Lancaster |
| Diocese | Blackburn |
| Province | York |
St Hilda's Church is a church located on Bilsborrow Lane in the village of Bilsborrow, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican church, which means it belongs to the Church of England. It serves as a parish church, which is the main church for a local area. St Hilda's is part of a larger group of churches called the Fellside Team Ministry. This group includes churches like St Mary the Virgin in Goosnargh and St Lawrence in Barton.
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Building the Church: A Look at its History
St Hilda's Church was built between 1926 and 1927. It was designed by Henry Paley, an architect from the famous Lancaster firm of Austin and Paley. The total cost to build the church was about £11,640. This would be a lot more money today! The first stone was laid by William Temple, who was then the Bishop of Manchester. He later became a very important leader in the church, the Archbishop of Canterbury.
What Does St Hilda's Church Look Like?
The church is built from stone and has a roof made of slate. Its style is called Free Perpendicular, which is a type of Gothic Revival design. This style often features tall windows and detailed stone carvings.
Special Features Inside the Church
The church has a low tower where the main parts of the church meet. There is a small stair turret (a small tower) on one corner of the main tower. You can see special words carved above the bell openings in the tower.
Inside the church, the pulpit (where the preacher stands) is decorated with beautiful carvings of vines. The church also has lovely stained glass windows. Two of these windows were made by the company Shrigley and Hunt in the 1960s or 1970s.
Music and Bells
The church has a large pipe organ with two manuals (keyboards). It was built in 1938 by a company named Wilkinson from Kendal. St Hilda's also has a ring of eight bells. All these bells were made in 1949 by Mears and Stainbank, a famous bell-making company from the Whitechapel Bell Foundry.
See also
- List of ecclesiastical works by Austin and Paley (1916–44)
