Description

SJ 78 NE WARBURTON BENT LANE (east side)

6/174 Church of - Saint Werburg

G.V. II

Church. 1883-5.John Douglas for Mr. R. E. Egerton- Warburton. Snecked red sandstone and clay tile roof. Nave with north aisle and south porch; chancel and north-east tower. 4 bay nave/aisle with moulded sill band, continuous hoodmoulds, overhanging eaves and steeply pitched roof with cusped statue niche above a arched doorway, otherwise the aisle has 2-light and the nave 3 and 4-light windows in each bay with free Perpendicular (or Decorated) tracery. No buttresses except for those to west, to chancel, and that which separates the nave and chancel which is of massive proportions, gableted, weathered and with a sundial mounted on one of the upper faces. The 3-bay chancel is similar in treatment except for a coped parapet. 3-stage tower with diagonal buttresses weathered several times; 2 2-light belfry openings in each face, enriched band, castellations and diagonally set corner pinnacles with crockets. Interior: nave arcade with octagonal columns and moulded capitals and bases. Arch-braced roof trusses and barrel roof to chancel. Font cover dated 1595 and oak chest from Old Saint Werburg's church (q.v.).

Listing NGR: SJ7047989152

External Links

• St Werburgh's Church, Warburton at Wikipedia
• St Werburgh's Church, Warburton official website
• Wikidata Q7595631

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Recommended Books

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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)