Description

SD 37 SW URSWICK BARDSEA

19/108 Church of Holy Trinity

II

Church. 1843-53. By G. Webster. Dressed stone with rock-faced stone base,
ashlar dressings and slate roof. Nave with north vestry, east apse and west
tower and spire. 5-bay nave has weathered buttresses and corbel table.
2-light traceried windows and sill course. Gabled south porch has clasping
buttresses and pointed entrance with niche over. North vestry is similar,
with chimney in form of open pinnacle to gable end. Canted abse has
battered base, nook shafts and Lombard frieze. 3 traceried lights. Tower
has angle buttresses and 2-light west window. Lower part of spire is
splayed with 2-light windows; upper part of spire slopes at shallower angle,
with lucarnes. Interior has chancel arch with responds. Apse has nook
shafts and ribbed ceiling. Good C20 stained glass to apse windows by
Wilhelmina Geddes (1955); C19 glass to other windows, some by Shriggley and
Hunt. Octagonal stone font; original pews, some with poppy head. Pulpit has
arcading to sides; arcaded chancel rail. The church is a prominent landmark
on the coast of Morecambe bay.

Listing NGR: SD3011274548

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26378722

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version