Christ Church, Thornton
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 Christ Church, Thornton
Location in the Borough of Wyre
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| Location | Meadows Avenue, Thornton, Lancashire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | Christ Church, Thornton |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 1836 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | parish church |
| 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 | |
| Parish | Christ Church, Thornton |
| Deanery | Poulton |
| Archdeaconry | Lancaster archdeaconry |
| Diocese | Diocese of Blackburn |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | vacant |
| Assistant priest | Keith Sillis |
| Laity | |
| Reader(s) | Tom Pilkington, Phil Deegan |
| Churchwarden(s) | Judith Murphy, David Grigg |
| 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
Christ Church has been the parish church of Thornton 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] In 1963 Leach, Rhodes and Walker rebuilt the nave, added the tower and built parish rooms.[3]
Architecture
The authors of the Buildings of England series comment that the church and parish rooms have "a mismash 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 1974 and designed by Brian Clark.[3]
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- Church of England churches in Lancashire
- Gothic Revival churches in England
- Gothic Revival architecture in Lancashire
- Diocese of Blackburn
- Paley and Austin buildings
- Buildings and structures in Wyre
