Old Church of All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the West Lancashire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 October 1968. Church.
Old Church of All Saints
- WRENN ID
- still-rafter-mint
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Lancashire
- Constituency
- Southport MP: Patrick Hurley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 October 1968
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Old Church of All Saints, Becconsall Lane, Hesketh-With-Becconsall
- OS grid reference
- SD 452 232
- Coordinates
- 53.70251, -2.83118
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Church of All Saints is a church that was rebuilt in 1764 on the site of a former chantry and has undergone alterations. It is constructed of red brick in English garden wall bond and features a stone slate roof. The building has a rectangular two-bay plan with a small sanctuary. The west gable includes a small 20th-century brick porch that covers a chamfered round-headed inner door, along with two round-headed gallery windows that have radiating glazing bars. At the apex, there is a small bellcote, although it does not contain a bell. The side walls feature two large round-headed windows with altered glazing, which have circular tracery in their heads. The very short sanctuary is highlighted by a large Venetian window set in a stone frame, with a gauged brick head and a triple keystone. A small vestry has been added to the north-east corner.
Inside, the church has a wooden 18th-century west gallery supported by four fluted wooden pillars, which feature a moulded frieze and a panelled front. The pulpit matches this style, and there is a communion rail with turned balusters and fluted gateposts, although the gate is missing. Additionally, there is an 18th-century vase font made of Coade stone.
Local climate
Old Church of All Saints sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,240 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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