St_Saviour's_Church,_Aughton

St Saviour's Church, Aughton

St Saviour's Church, Aughton

Church in Lancashire, England

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

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Ecclesiastical organisation

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

The church was built in 1864 and designed by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley. It cost £590 (equivalent of £60,000 in 2021),[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

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

References

  1. [1]
    St Saviour, Aughton, Church of England, retrieved 26 August 2011
  2. [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 11 June 2022.
  3. [3]
    Brandwood et al. 2012, p. 220.
  4. [4]
    Brandwood et al. 2012, p. 248.
  5. [5]
    Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, p. 88.

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