St Patrick's Church is the

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Preston Patrick Preston Patrick is a village and civil parish in South Lakeland, Cumbria, England. It has junction 36 of the M6 motorway in its south west corner and extends north east on both sides of the motorway until just beyond the B2564 road. In the 2 ...

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, England. It is an active Anglican church, one of eight parish churches served by the Kirkby Lonsdale

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. It is in the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, 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

Until the 19th century, this locality was within the large rural parish of

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. However, there was a chapel on the site. In 1850 the

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architects

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and E. G. Paley reported that the chapel appeared, from its architectural design, to have been built during the reign of Henry VII (1457–1509). The architects designed a new church. Building started in 1852 and the new church opened on 28 November of that year. It cost about £1,400 (), and had seating for 1,386 people. In 1892 the

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was rebuilt by

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, the successors of

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Architecture

Exterior

The church is constructed in

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with limestone dressings in the

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, and

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dressings in the chancel. The roof is of

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, with a stone ridge and

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. Fabric from the earlier church is incorporated in this church consisting of a window in the tower and niches in the chancel. The architectural style is

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. The plan of the church consists of a west tower, a four-

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nave with a north

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and a south porch, a single-bay chancel, and a

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. The tower is square, and in four stages that are separated by a string courses. The top stage contains bell openings in each face, and the tower is surmounted by

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s. At its southwest corner is a bell turret that rises to a higher level than the tower. In the body of the church, the west and east windows have four lights.

Interior

Inside the church, the nave is whitewashed, and it contains a north

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carried on

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limestone columns. The chancel is lined with

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. Flanking the east window are two canopied niches. The stained glass in the east window is by

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and depicts the ''

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''. There are two war memorials, one by

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, the other by

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. The two- manual

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was made by Wilkinson of Kendal in 1891, and has been modified several times.

Gallery

Image:St_Patrick's_Church_Site,_Preston_Patrick.jpg, View of site of St Patrick's Church including part of the graveyard & main entrance to the churchyard. Image:St Patrick's Church, Preston Patrick.jpg, View of west tower and south porch.

References

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External links

Church plan
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