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Church of St David

A Grade II Listed Building in Haigh, Wigan

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.5759 / 53°34'33"N

Longitude: -2.5961 / 2°35'46"W

OS Eastings: 360624

OS Northings: 408972

OS Grid: SD606089

Mapcode National: GBR BW92.RW

Mapcode Global: WH97S.3D00

Plus Code: 9C5VHCG3+8H

Entry Name: Church of St David

Listing Date: 22 February 1967

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1228229

English Heritage Legacy ID: 402586

Also known as: St David's Church, Haigh

ID on this website: 101228229

Location: St David's Church, Haigh, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN2

County: Wigan

Civil Parish: Haigh

Built-Up Area: Aspull

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater Manchester

Church of England Parish: Haigh and Aspull St David

Church of England Diocese: Liverpool

Tagged with: Church building Gothic Revival

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Description


HAIGH COPPERAS LANE
SD 60 NW
(south side)
6/49 Church of
22.2.67 St. David
G.V. II
Church. 1830-3, with chancel of 1886 by J. Medland Taylor.
Stone with slate roof and tile crest. Nave with west porch
and north projection; chancel with south organ loft. 9-bay
nave has corbel table, lancets with hoods between thin
weathered buttresses. Western bay to north has pointed
entrance with blind lancet over, blind lancet to
corresponding south bay and ornamental iron railings to
basement. Gabled porch has triplet of lancets and north and
south entrances; projection above supports gabled bell cote.
Flanking lancets, that to south over later cusped lights.
North projection is later, lean-to roof, east quinquefoil
and west entrance; north straight-headed window with 2
cusped lights. 2-bay chancel has buttress to north with
hipped gable and half-hexagonal upper part; to east, a
lancet, to west, paired lancets under hood. East end has 3-
light plate tracery window on cusped sill course; gable
projection with cross. North lateral stack with clustered
octagonal shafts. Gabled organ loft has entrance to west,
lancet to south, and projection under cat-slide roof and 3-
light single-chamfered-mullioned window to east. Interior:
Flat panelled ceiling. Windows have round and octagonal
shafts. Corbelled chancel arch and arch to vestry with timber
screen. West gallery on 3 segmental arches. Central Warden's
pew has timber vaulted canopy and cresting. Baptistry to
left is war memorial. Ceiling has ribs and bosses,
wainscotting with pierced tracery.


Listing NGR: SD6062408972

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