St Saviour's Church is an
Anglican
Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...
parish church to the north of the hamlet of
Aughton Aughton may refer to several places in England:
* Aughton, East Riding of Yorkshire
* Aughton, Lancashire, a parish in the borough of West Lancashire
* Aughton, Lancaster, a hamlet in the civil parish of Halton-with-Aughton, Lancashire
* Aughton, ...
,
Lancashire, England.
Ecclesiastical organisation
The church is within the deanery of Tunstall, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the
diocese of Blackburn. Its
benefice
A benefice () or living is a reward received in exchange for services rendered and as a retainer for future services. The Roman Empire used the Latin term as a benefit to an individual from the Empire for services rendered. Its use was adopted by ...
is united with those of
St Wilfrid, Halton and
St Luke, Slyne-with-Hest.
History
The church was built in 1864 and designed by the
Lancaster architect
E. G. Paley. It cost £590 (equivalent of £ in ), and provided seating for 100 people. In 1913–14 the successors in the Lancaster practice,
Austin and Paley
Sharpe, Paley and Austin are the surnames of architects who practised in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, between 1835 and 1946, working either alone or in partnership. The full names of the principals in their practice, which went under vario ...
added a parclose screen.
Architecture
It is a small church with
lancet window
A lancet window is a tall, narrow window with a pointed arch at its top. It acquired the "lancet" name from its resemblance to a lance. Instances of this architectural element are typical of Gothic church edifices of the earliest period. Lancet wi ...
s, including a triple lancet at the east end. It has a
bellcote at the west end, and a south porch.
See also
*
List of ecclesiastical works by E. G. Paley
*
List of ecclesiastical works by Austin and Paley (1895–1914)
References
Bibliography
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Church of England church buildings in Lancashire
Gothic Revival church buildings in England
Gothic Revival architecture in Lancashire
Churches completed in 1864
19th-century Church of England church buildings
Church buildings by E. G. Paley
Churches in the City of Lancaster