St Andrew’s Church Colne Road Burnley

CONSECRATION OF ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH, BURNLEY—This church was consecrated yesterday by the Lord Bishop of Manchester. The foundation stone was laid September 8, 1866, by Mr Townley Parker, Esq., of Cuerdon Hall, patron of the Perpetual Curacy of Burnley. The church, which is a short distance from the town, is well situated on a rising ground adjoining the new schools, on the Colne-road. It is of stone, and will seat about 580 persons. The cost has been about £3,000. The plan consists of chancel of about 27 feet by 18 feet. A nave and north aisle of six bays each. A north chancel aisle, roofed transept-wise, and arranged to serve as organ chamber, and minister's and choristers' vestry, the minister's vestry being partitioned off and entered through inner porch. A south aisle of five bays, a sort of double transept on the south side, nearly square on plan, partly projecting from the chancel and partly from the south aisle, and having central pillar with arches springing from it. This transept, or south chapel, is approached through separate door, and is appropriated chiefly to the schoolchildren. The tower stands the southwest corner of the church, well buttressed at the angles, and surmounted by broached octagonal spire, the angles of which are placed in the direction of the cardinal points. The belfry stage has four two-light traceried windows, and the spire gabled storm-lights and other cusped piercings. The basement of the tower serves as porch, in the western side of which is cinque-foil headed door; and on the northern side arch opening into the nave. The west -wall of the nave contains large four-light traceried window, beneath which stands the font, which is of Portsmouth stone, the gift of T. Chaffer, Esq., the owner of the quarry, It has been executed by Mr. Shaw, of Liverpool, from the architect's designs. It is a well expressed bowl, supported on a circular stone shaft, with four smaller granite shafts around it. On the cardinal sides of the bowl are medallions containing carvings of sacred symbols. There are four external doors, including one for exit from the north aisle and another from the vestry. The pulpit ia of white Caen stone. It has open arcaded sides, with marble shafts in the arches. The floor stands three steps above the chancel. The chancel rises three steps from the nave, and two more at the altar rails, the Lord's table standing on a footpace. The east window is of three lights, with a traceried rose its head, In the absence of a reredos the east chancel wall will be temporarily relieved little colour, There is a legend referring the monogram, "We have redemption through his blood." There are two Sedilia-oak canopied seats, set in an arch in the south wall of the chancel: and at re foiled credence in a recess in the north wall. The chancel stalls, subsellae, and other fittings are of the best Dantzic oak. The other seats, which are low, open benches, are of deal. The passages to the seats are laid with black and red tiles in patterns, and the chancel and sanctuary with encaustic tiles. The aisle windows are arched and cusped; that of the north transept is traceried rose, and those of the south transept are of two lights, with traceried heads. There are two gabled clerestory windows on the south side and three on the north side, each containing two-light traceried window. The west gable contains a panel, with St. Andrew's cross X. The walling is of Parpoint stone, banded in two different shades. Catlow stone is used in the ashlar of the doors, windows, &c The windows are glazed with tinted cathedral glass the east chancel window is filled with coloured cathedral glass in geometrical patterns. This and the glazing have been done Messrs. Edmondson, of Manchester. The work generally, with but little exception, has been done Burnley tradesmen. The architect is Mr. Medland Taylor, of Manchester. [Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser,20 December 1867, page 4]

Reference    Burnley Advertiser, Saturday 9 June 1866 page 2 – contracts
Reference    Burnley Gazette, Saturday 15 September 1866, Page 3
Reference    Builder 6 October 1866 Page 749
Reference    Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser, 20 December 1867, page 4
Reference    Pevsner: Lancashire: North