Completed in 1813, St John's was the first Roman Catholic chapel to be built in Poulton-le-Fylde, a parish which had remained sympathetic to Catholicism after the Reformation.[1] The box-shaped rendered brick building, with slate roofs, was replaced by a larger church in 1912.
At the time of the English Reformation, St Chad's Church became Poulton's Anglicanparish church.[2] Roman Catholics were still active in the area and Poulton was considered "one of the most Catholic parishes in the county";[1] in the late 16th century, there were thirteen households in the parish who would shelter Catholic seminarians. For a time (possibly until 1745), Catholic families would travel to nearby Singleton to worship.[2] In the early 17th century, it was decided to build the first Roman Catholic chapel in Poulton, and St John's was completed in 1813, dedicated to John the Evangelist.[3][4] The land, between Moorland Road and Breck Road, had been donated by Thomas Fitzherbert-Brockholes.[2][5] A tradition from the 1930s tells a story of an old vestment being given to the Catholic church by the vicar of St Chad's, because he thought the vestment was "papist". Investigation by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London identified the probable vestment as dating from the early 16th century, with English embroidery.[6] The new church was completed in 1912, built to the design of Cuthbert Pugin of Pugin & Pugin.[5]
The former chapel with attached presbytery (priest's house) are situated under a continuous hipped roof. The building is constructed of rendered brick with a slate roof. Its plan is rectangular. The chapel, which occupies two thirds of the building, has three bays and is on one storey. The presbytery is on two storeys and has three symmetrical bays.[3]
The entrance to the church is on the north side and is concealed by a porch. An inscription above reads "I have loved, O Lord, the beauty of thy house, and the place where they Glory dwelleth. AD 1813".[3] On either side of the door are semicircular windows. In each of the north and south walls are three tall two-light windows with arched heads and timber Y-tracery.[5] The presbytery has conventional sash windows. The building was designated a Grade II listed building by English heritage on 16 August 1983.[3] The Grade II listing is for buildings that are "nationally important and of special interest".[8]
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The current church is constructed of rock-faced red sandstone in a stripped Romanesque style.[5] The front of the building, to the west, is articulated by buttresses. At the top is a bellcote. Above the entrance is a niche containing a statue, with a Latin inscription.[5] The church is one vessel internally, with aisles and shallow transepts. There is a baptistery at the south-west. A gallery runs along the west with a projected canted front, with pine balustrades. Stairs to the gallery lie at the north-west of the church. The altars and reredoses were designed by Boulton of Cheltenham.[5]
Farrer, William; Brownbill, J., eds. (1912), "Townships — Poulton", A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 7, pp. 225–228, retrieved 31 August 2010
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The Church of St John the Evangelist is a Roman Catholic church in the market town of Poulton le Fylde Lancashire England The current church replaced an earlier chapel which lies a few metres to the north east The former chapel with its attached presbytery has been designated a Grade II listed building by English Heritage St John s ChurchChurch of St John the EvangelistSt John s Church from Breck Road to the westSt John s ChurchLocation in the Borough of Wyre53 51 08 N 2 59 06 W 53 8523 N 2 9849 W 53 8523 2 9849OS grid referenceSD 3530940017LocationBreck Road Poulton le Fylde LancashireCountryEnglandDenominationRoman CatholicHistoryDedicationJohn the EvangelistArchitectureFunctional statusActiveAdministrationProvinceLiverpoolDioceseLancaster Completed in 1813 St John s was the first Roman Catholic chapel to be built in Poulton le Fylde a parish which had remained sympathetic to Catholicism after the Reformation 1 The box shaped rendered brick building with slate roofs was replaced by a larger church in 1912 Contents 1 History 2 Architecture 2 1 Former chapel and presbytery 2 2 Current church 2 3 Churchyard 3 References 3 1 Footnotes 3 2 BibliographyHistory editAt the time of the English Reformation St Chad s Church became Poulton s Anglican parish church 2 Roman Catholics were still active in the area and Poulton was considered one of the most Catholic parishes in the county 1 in the late 16th century there were thirteen households in the parish who would shelter Catholic seminarians For a time possibly until 1745 Catholic families would travel to nearby Singleton to worship 2 In the early 17th century it was decided to build the first Roman Catholic chapel in Poulton and St John s was completed in 1813 dedicated to John the Evangelist 3 4 The land between Moorland Road and Breck Road had been donated by Thomas Fitzherbert Brockholes 2 5 A tradition from the 1930s tells a story of an old vestment being given to the Catholic church by the vicar of St Chad s because he thought the vestment was papist Investigation by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London identified the probable vestment as dating from the early 16th century with English embroidery 6 The new church was completed in 1912 built to the design of Cuthbert Pugin of Pugin amp Pugin 5 St John s is an active church in the Sacred Heart Deanery of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster 7 Architecture editFormer chapel and presbytery edit nbsp Former chapel with attached presbytery The former chapel with attached presbytery priest s house are situated under a continuous hipped roof The building is constructed of rendered brick with a slate roof Its plan is rectangular The chapel which occupies two thirds of the building has three bays and is on one storey The presbytery is on two storeys and has three symmetrical bays 3 The entrance to the church is on the north side and is concealed by a porch An inscription above reads I have loved O Lord the beauty of thy house and the place where they Glory dwelleth AD 1813 3 On either side of the door are semicircular windows In each of the north and south walls are three tall two light windows with arched heads and timber Y tracery 5 The presbytery has conventional sash windows The building was designated a Grade II listed building by English heritage on 16 August 1983 3 The Grade II listing is for buildings that are nationally important and of special interest 8 Current church edit The current church is constructed of rock faced red sandstone in a stripped Romanesque style 5 The front of the building to the west is articulated by buttresses At the top is a bellcote Above the entrance is a niche containing a statue with a Latin inscription 5 The church is one vessel internally with aisles and shallow transepts There is a baptistery at the south west A gallery runs along the west with a projected canted front with pine balustrades Stairs to the gallery lie at the north west of the church The altars and reredoses were designed by Boulton of Cheltenham 5 Churchyard edit The churchyard contains a war grave of a Royal Engineers soldier of World War II 9 References editFootnotes edit a b Storey 2001 p 16 a b c Storey 2001 p 17 a b c d Historic England Former Chapel of St John and Attached Priest s House 1362189 National Heritage List for England retrieved 29 April 2011 Farrer amp Brownbill 1912 a b c d e f Hartwell amp Pevsner 2009 pp 505 506 Storey 2001 p 18 The Deans and Deaneries lancasterdiocese org uk Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster archived from the original on 9 August 2011 retrieved 14 May 2011 Listed Buildings English Heritage 2010 archived from the original on 26 January 2013 retrieved 22 August 2011 1 CWGC Casualty Record Bibliography edit Farrer William Brownbill J eds 1912 Townships Poulton A History of the County of Lancaster Volume 7 pp 225 228 retrieved 31 August 2010 Hartwell Clare Pevsner Nikolaus 2009 1969 Lancashire North New Haven and London Yale University Press ISBN 978 0 300 12667 9 Storey Christine 2001 Poulton le Fylde Stroud Tempus Publishing ISBN 0 7524 2442 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Church of St John the Evangelist Poulton le Fylde amp oldid 1218614132, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
