St Paul's Church, Adlington facts for kids
Quick facts for kids St Paul's Church, Adlington |
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St Paul's Church, Adlington, from the south
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| OS grid reference | SD 603 135 |
| Location | Railway Road, Adlington, Lancashire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Churchmanship | Catholic |
| Website | St Paul, Adlington |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 13 July 1966 |
| Architect(s) | T. D. Barry and Sons |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1883 |
| Completed | 1884 |
| Construction cost | £8,000 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 400 |
| Materials | Stone, slate roof |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Adlington |
| Deanery | Chorley |
| Archdeaconry | Blackburn |
| Diocese | Blackburn |
| Province | York |
St Paul's Church is a beautiful old church located on Railway Road in Adlington, England. It's a busy Anglican church that serves the local community. This church is so special that it's officially recognized as a Grade II listed building, meaning it's an important historical site.
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What is the History of St Paul's Church?
St Paul's Church was built a long time ago, between 1883 and 1884. It was designed by a company called T. D. Barry and Sons. Building the church cost about £8,000 back then, which was a lot of money! After the First World War, a tall tower was added to the church. This tower was built to remember the people from the area who lost their lives in the war.
What Does St Paul's Church Look Like?
How is the Outside of the Church Designed?
The church is built in a style called Gothic Revival. This means it looks like older, medieval churches. It uses yellow stone with red stone details, and its roof is made of dark grey slate tiles with a red tile ridge.
The church has a main long part called a nave, with smaller sections on the sides called aisles. It also has parts that stick out on the north and south sides, known as transepts, and a special area at the front called a chancel.
At the southeast corner, there's a three-story tower. The bottom part of the tower has an entrance porch. The tower has strong corner supports called buttresses. Higher up, you can see pairs of openings for bells and clock faces. The very top of the tower has a battlemented parapet, which looks like the top of a castle wall. There were plans to build a very tall spire on top of the tower, but it was never completed.
Along the sides of the aisles, you'll see single windows. Above these, in the clerestory (the upper part of the nave wall), there are windows with two sections. In the north and south transepts, there are two tall, narrow windows called lancet windows, with an oval window above them.
What Can You See Inside the Church?
Inside St Paul's, you'll find rows of arches called arcades. These arches are held up by groups of pillars, known as piers, which have decorative tops called capitals. The arches in the transepts and chancel are taller than the others.
The roof of the nave has a special design called "scissor-braced," which means the wooden beams cross each other like open scissors.
The church has some beautiful stained glass windows. In the north transept, there are windows made by a famous company called Morris & Co. in 1895 and 1897. In the south aisle, you can see two windows from 1953, made by A. F. Erridge.
St Paul's also has a ring of eight bells. All of these bells were made by a company called John Taylor & Co. One bell was made in 1932, another in 1933, and the rest were made in 1934.
Who Has Led St Paul's Church?
Over the years, many different priests and vicars have led St Paul's Church. The first vicar was Rev. T Carpenter, who started in 1885. The current vicar is Fr. G Buttery, who began his role in 2022. These leaders guide the church and its community.
See also
- Listed buildings in Adlington, Lancashire
