St Andrew's Church is in Blackpool Road,

Ashton-on-Ribble Ashton-on-Ribble is a suburb of Preston, Lancashire, England. The population at the 2011 census was 4,459. Ashton-on-Ribble was recorded in the ''Domesday Book''. Demographics The 2011 census records the ward's population at 4,459; in 2001 the ...

, Preston,

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, England. It is an active

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in the deanery of Preston, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the

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. The church is recorded in the

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as a designated Grade II

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History

The foundation stone of the church was laid on 20 August 1835, and the church was built in the 1836

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on 7 October 1836 by the Rt Revd

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. At this time the church seated about 300 people. In 1873–74 the architect

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added a north

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and converted the

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windows into Early English style. A

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was added in 1902.

Present day

St Andrew's Church is within the

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of the Church of England.

Architecture

Exterior

The church is constructed in

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with

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roofs. Its plan consists of a four-

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nave, a wide north aisle, a north porch, a

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with an organ chamber to the north, a vestry to the east, and a small west tower. The tower is in Romanesque style, and the rest of the church is in Early English style. The tower is in three stages, with

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es, and a short

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. In the bottom stage are two round-headed

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s, with a similar but larger window in the middle stage. The bell openings are louvred, and consist of triple round-headed lancets. Along the sides of the nave and the aisle are three two-light windows, and a three-light window in the eastern bay.

Interior

Inside the church, the arcade is carried on cylindrical

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of polished pink

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. In the chancel is a

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. On the wall of the church are monuments to members of the Pedder family. The stained glass in the east window is by Hardman. The three-

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organ was built in 1902 by

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. It was overhauled in 1969 by J. W. Walker, and again in 2001 by Wood of

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External features

The churchyard contains the

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of a

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officer of

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, and an

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officer and

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sergeant of

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References

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