Christ Church, Thornton
| Christ Church | |
|---|---|
| Thornton-le-Fylde Christ Church | |
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  Christ Church Location in the Borough of Wyre | |
| 53°52′39″N 3°01′18″W / 53.8774°N 3.0218°W | |
| Location | Meadows Avenue, Thornton, Lancashire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | Thornton-le-Fylde Christ Church |
| History | |
| Status | parish church |
| Consecrated | 1836 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Joseph T. Parkinson Austin, Paley and Austin Leach, Rhodes and Walker |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival, Modern |
| Groundbreaking | 1835 |
| Completed | 1963 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Sandstone |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Blackburn |
| Archdeaconry | Lancaster archdeaconry |
| Deanery | Poulton |
| Parish | Thornton-le-Fylde |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Damian Platt |
| Curate(s) | Andrew Downes |
| Laity | |
| Churchwarden(s) | Judith Murphy |
| Parish administrator | Sally & Ellen |
Christ Church is in Meadows Avenue, Thornton, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Poulton, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn.[1]
History[edit]
Christ Church has been the parish church of Thornton-Cleveleys since 1836.[2] The church was built originally in 1835–37 to a design by Joseph Parkinson.[3] The chancel was added in 1913–14 by the Lancaster architects Austin, Paley and Austin.,[4] The (now non-functional) Pipe Organ is by Rushworth & Dreaper of Liverpool and was installed in 1950, In 1963 Leach, Rhodes and Walker rebuilt the nave, added the tower and built parish rooms.[3]
Architecture[edit]
The authors of the Buildings of England series comment that the church and parish rooms have "a mishmash of an exterior".[3] The church is constructed in yellow sandstone with red sandstone dressings. The architectural style is Free Perpendicular. Standing to the southwest of the church are single-storey parish rooms, from which rises a tower with an open bell stage and a saddleback roof. Inside the church is stained glass installed in 1975 and designed by the artist Brian Clarke.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Christ Church, Thornton-Cleveleys, retrieved 21 August 2012
- ^ About us, Christ Church, Thornton, archived from the original on 25 August 2012, retrieved 21 August 2012
- ^ a b c d Hartwell, Clare; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009) [1969], Lancashire: North, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 666, ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9
- ^ Brandwood, Geoff; Austin, Tim; Hughes, John; Price, James (2012), The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin, Swindon: English Heritage, p. 249, ISBN 978-1-84802-049-8
