Description

ENDON & STANLEY C.P. ENDON BANK SJ 95 SW 4/133 - Church of St Luke

GV II

Parish church. Tower C17, the remainder 1876-9 by Beardmore. Coursed squared and dressed sandstone; slate, red and blue tile roofs; verge parapets, chancel with gabletted kneelers. Tower, north and south aisles, south porch, nave, chancel. Tower: simple C17 work of 3 stages without buttresses; cavetto string under crenellated parapet with short crocketed pinnacles at angles; paired round-arch bell chamber openings; steps on west face to segmental-headed, boarded door, single-light window over. South aisle: 3 bays, on plinth, 3- and 2-light segmental-headed windows with pointed trefoil-headed lights, gabled porch to west side of south face; double chamfered labelled pointed arch. North aisle: similar to south, of 3 bays of 3-light windows. Nave: has eaves set above aisles and slate roof of awkwardly low pitch. Chancel: very typical of Beardmore's work in the area, 1 1/2 bays (red tile roof with crested ridge) labelled segmental-headed 4-light window similar to aisles; 3-light, pointed east window headed by cinquefoil; gabled vestry to north side. Interior: arcades of 3 bays of round columns and pointed arches; pointed chancel arch on corbelled columns below imposts; fine Minton encaustic tile floor to nave; king post, tie beam roof, trussed rafters to chancel. Font: stone, octagonal, on marble legs; small oak fretted and cusped ogee spire cover. Pulpit: 3-sided bay set against chancel; columnated and heavily carved; on stone base. Glass: east window by Morris & Co, 1893. Memorials: Heaton 1824 and Evans 1826 to left of west wall; tapered marble plaques on slate grounds; under left-hand is a small multi-coloured glazed tile to August Selwyn, first Bishop of New Zealand.

Listing NGR: SJ9281253800

External Links

• Church of St Luke, Endon at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q26484004

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