Church Of St. Wilfrid is a Grade II listed building in the Lancaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 October 1967. A Victorian Church. 2 related planning applications.
Church Of St. Wilfrid
- WRENN ID
- lesser-moulding-amber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lancaster
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 October 1967
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Victorian
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St. Wilfrid is a church built between 1876 and 1877 by the architectural firm Paley and Austin, featuring a west tower that is believed to date back to 1597. The building is constructed of sandstone rubble with timber framing applied to the upper storey of the porch and has a red tile roof. The church consists of a nave with a north aisle under a pitched roof and a lower chancel. The windows exhibit various tracery styles, predominantly curvilinear.
The tower is three stages high, battlemented, and adorned with finials. All windows and openings in the tower have hood moulds and four-centred heads. Each face of the tower includes a two-light bell opening. The south wall features a one-light window on both the first and second floors, while the west wall has a 19th-century doorway with a two-light window above it, and another one-light window above that. A stair turret is located on the north wall.
Inside, the nave and aisles are divided into four bays, and the chancel has two bays, with an organ situated in the north chancel aisle. The roof is open, showcasing collars and soulaces to the rafters, along with two king post trusses that have moulded ties, heavy collars, and braces. The woodwork throughout the interior is consistent with the style, including the pulpit, baptistry screen, and font cover. There are painted arms of George III from the Georgian church, along with fragments of crosses located under the tower, as well as two fragments of medieval grave covers and two fragments of pillar capitals featuring spiral designs built into the porch wall. The south nave windows contain good-quality stained glass depicting various saints, dating from around 1880, while the east window illustrates the story of Christ's life.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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