St Saviour's Church, Aughton

St Saviour's Church is an Anglican parish church to the north of the hamlet of Aughton, Lancashire, England.

St Saviour's Church, Aughton
St Saviour's Church, Aughton, from the east
St Saviour's Church, Aughton is located in the City of Lancaster district
St Saviour's Church, Aughton
St Saviour's Church, Aughton
Location in the City of Lancaster district
54°06′09″N 2°41′21″W / 54.1025°N 2.6892°W / 54.1025; -2.6892
LocationAughton, Lancashire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteSt Saviour, Aughton
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)E. G. Paley
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Completed1864
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseBlackburn
ArchdeaconryLancaster
DeaneryTunstall
ParishHalton
Clergy
RectorRev Susan Seed
Priest(s)Helen Leathard
Laity
Reader(s)Martin Wakelin,
Organist(s)Francis Roe
Churchwarden(s)Mitzi Hayhurst, Hilary Carr
Parish administratorSandi Haythornthwaite

Ecclesiastical organisation

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The church is within the deanery of Tunstall, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with those of St Wilfrid, Halton and St Luke, Slyne-with-Hest.[1]

History

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The church was built in 1864 and designed by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley. It cost £590 (equivalent of £70,000 in 2023),[2] and provided seating for 100 people.[3] In 1913–14 the successors in the Lancaster practice, Austin and Paley added a parclose screen.[4]

Architecture

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It is a small church with lancet windows, including a triple lancet at the east end. It has a bellcote at the west end, and a south porch.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ St Saviour, Aughton, Church of England, retrieved 26 August 2011
  2. ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  3. ^ Brandwood et al. 2012, p. 220.
  4. ^ Brandwood et al. 2012, p. 248.
  5. ^ Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, p. 88.

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