Description

SD 43 NW GREAT ECCLESTON COPP

7/3 Church of St.Anne 17-4-1967 - II

Church, 1884-5, with C18th remains. Coursed sandstone with slate roof. Comprises a west tower, nave, lower chancel, and south porch. Tower, originally built 1841 and encased and raised during the rebuilding, of 3 stages with lancet bell openings and an embattled parapet carried on a corbel table. South nave wall has 4 bays to east of porch, with lancet windows. The chancel has one bay with paired lancets. The east window is of 3 stepped lancet lights under a round hood. Above the porch door, which has a chamfered surround with shouldered lintel, is a plaque inscribed 'S.A.1723'. This refers to original church on this site, parts of which are said to be retained within the present fabric.

Interior has open timber roof with bolted king posts having curved braces to the principals, and with curved queen struts. The chancel roof has scissor-braced rafters. The west gallery has a front of raised panels and is carried on iron columns with foliated caps.

Listing NGR: SD4210839461

External Links

• Wikidata Q26330632

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Recommended Books

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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings