St Mary's Church, Borwick

St Mary's Church is located to the north of the village of Borwick, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Tunstall, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with those of St Oswald, Warton, and St John the Evangelist, Yealand Conyers.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2]

St Mary's Church, Borwick
St Mary's Church, Borwick, from the northwest
St Mary's Church, Borwick
Location in the City of Lancaster district
OS grid referenceSD 530,734
LocationBorwick, Lancashire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteSt Mary, Borwick
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated5 September 2002
Architect(s)Paley, Austin and Paley
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1894
Completed1896
Specifications
MaterialsStone, tiled roofs
Administration
ParishSt Oswald, Warton
DeaneryTunstall
ArchdeaconryLancaster
DioceseBlackburn
ProvinceYork
Clergy
Vicar(s)Revd Damian Michael Porter
Laity
Reader(s)Dr Margaret Coles
Churchwarden(s)Ron Ogden, Sally Rothwell
Parish administratorLinda Gardner

History

The church was built in 1894–96 for William Sharp of Linden Hall in memory of his wife who had died in 1889. It was designed by the Lancaster firm of architects, Paley, Austin and Paley. The church was consecrated on 24 June 1896.[2][3]

Architecture

St Mary's is constructed in rubble stone with ashlar dressings, and has tiled roofs. Its plan is simple and consists of a nave with a north porch, and a chancel with a south vestry. On the west gable is a small bellcote. Its architectural style is Gothic Revival. At the corners of the church are diagonal stepped buttresses rising to crocketed finials. On the north side of the nave are two three-light windows, with a two-light window in the north wall of the chancel. The east window has three lights. On the south side of the nave are three three-light windows.[2] All these windows contain simple Perpendicular-style tracery.[4] On each side of the vestry is a flat-headed two-light mullioned window.[2]

Inside the church are a Perpendicular-style reredos, an octagonal font, a brass lectern, and a brass chandelier.[2] The two manual organ was installed in 1964, having been moved from a Congregational church in Warrington; it was made by Hall of Kendal. Before installation it had been overhauled by Harrison and Harrison. It was overhauled again in 2005 by David Wells of Liverpool.[5]

See also

References
  1. St Mary, Borwick, Church of England, retrieved 6 December 2011
  2. Historic England, "Church of St Mary, Borwick (1272423)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 6 December 2011
  3. Brandwood, Geoff; Austin, Tim; Hughes, John; Price, James (2012), The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin, Swindon: English Heritage, p. 241, ISBN 978-1-84802-049-8
  4. Hartwell, Clare; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009) [1969], Lancashire: North, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 167, ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9
  5. "NPOR G00016", National Pipe Organ Register, British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 30 June 2020
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