St Saviours Church - Lancashire - September 2012

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mrtoby

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Its taken me weeks to get round to looking at these pictures properly. The site is a good explore if a little too prestine for my tastes. Visited with my usual crew and fun times were had by all....

some history:
"The architect employed by Mr. Maden Holt was E. Wyndham Tarn of London. The church, 120 ft. long and 53 ft. wide was built in the Early Pointed Gothic style from stone quarried on Mr. Holt's estate with pillars of polished red granite. Seating accommodation was provided for 1,000 people. The tower, which stands on the north side of the chancel, is surmounted by a spire 150 ft. in height. A small transept was built on the south side of the church. It was used originally as a pew for the Holt family but later the font was transferred to this chapel from its former position in the chancel. The church contains a baptistry for the immersion of adults. It is sunk in the chancel floor and is covered by an ornamental grating.

When the Reverend Eddie Ashworth retired in 1999 the parish became a joint benifice with Holy Trinity Church, Stacksteads. The Church held it's final service in October 2007 and the parish merged with Holy Trinity, Tunstead."

my pictures, a bit of HDR too....












full set along with other explores on my Flickr HERE

thanks for looking.
 
Another organ vandalised for the tin in its pipes. How sad. For decades, this instrument was cared for, loved, played. Then, one day, its blower was switched off for the last time. Did the organist remember to put all the stops in and open the swell pedals? Of course. No organist would leave an organ in the wrong condition - they probably even dusted the keys one last time. A lot of damage to it in a mere three years. But if you can find a few moments to be still, and absorb the wonderful atmosphere of this building, you can still here the organ raising its voice to the skies.
 

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