church church anglican church town coastal plain lancashire england active parish church diocese lancaster recorded designated grade listed building church site built later 11th century existed prior norman conquest england tower dates 17th century remainder building major renovation 18th century fabric original structure remains renovation additions took place 19th 20th 21st centuries soon norman conquest granted 15th century church given middlesex returned crown following 16th 20th century right appoint parish priest belonged family red sandstone building faced grey consists nave chancel square tower norman style include georgian staircase pulpit box bells tower outside church remains stone preaching cross history probably church site present norman conquest england written evidence book mentioned churches named later documentary evidence suggests probably churches dedication church 7th century saint weight pre conquest foundation possible built documentary evidence church dates conquest included lands given anglo norman knight named roger founded lancaster normandy endowed church land approximately miles away roger eventually banished country possessions reverted crown given king richard 1st baron butler right select parish priest granted roger monks initially thought included relinquished right kept preston lancaster monks installed vicar church taxation assessments behalf pope valued richest church lancashire repairs chancel ordered letter richmond sir william dean king henry dissolved alien control religious houses abroad church reverted crown given henry monastery middlesex time 16th century anglican parish church originally parish included newton suppressed henry_viii returned crown possession reign elizabeth brief restoration mary granted family remained patrons early 20th century time 17th century present tower built possibly charles reign church extensively renovated previously thought old church tower completely demolished recent evidence indicates new building contains outer walls previous structure original walls red sandstone faced grey nave rebuilt money wife margaret daughter 19th century graveyard public health concern overrun rats dogs chasing rats damaging churchyard finding sufficient ground new increasingly difficult bones removed nearby house extra charge people outside parish churchyard closed cemetery opened town round added church architects lancaster partnership austin incumbent paid addition died construction complete architect oversaw alterations built organ moved choir stalls built chancel work interior tower renovations included addition central aisle removal church victorian pulpit replaced small extension added north tower possession family approximately years sold major diocese architecture exterior outer walls church constructed red sandstone grey roofs slate church plan consists nave square tower west chancel sanctuary east clergy south east corner building tower west end church dates early 17th century sits south west corner nave aligned south wall church plan included north aisle north wall tower meets nave roof ridge constructed roughly dressed stone diagonal buttresses angled buttresses corner slate tower clock faces north south sides small stone porch east end south wall leads family burial vault doorway inscribed insignia south nave restored columns oval windows added 19th century according add touch large round headed pairs arched windows possibly added later plain windows north south round headed windows interior fittings internally nave measures feet inches feet chancel including measures feet feet inches tower measures feet feet ceiling church shallow galleries north west south accessed georgian staircase north west turned north south galleries supported plain columns contain box date stained glass dates late 19th century mid-20th century includes work lancaster designers hunt pulpit constructed style sides 17th century pulpit portion inscription book south west corner nave choir originally built screen carved oak formed family box originally situated chancel choir stalls sit described looking like cross railway carriage centre piece wood carved family including double headed eagle wheat griffin screen door comes box prominent local family carving goat head inscribed hang memory 18th century members family diamond shaped representations individual coats arms painted funeral hung parish church ring bells hung iron frame tower ground floor tower bells cast gloucester sixth bell recast london church bells signal town september march bells added cast churchyard south church remnants stone preaching cross cross originally situated boundary marked resting place travelling long distances bury corpses circular steps original structure set remain cross shaft replaced octagonal pillar pillar early 20th century stolen steps function memorial present day small garden remembrance churchyard noted locally display flowering early churchyard closed ashes cremated bodies interred small area west church 1950s paths churchyard incorporate set horizontally standing table tombs south east church marking grave stone features carvings skull known locally pirate grave present day assessment designated grade listed building september active church church_of_england diocese lancaster includes appointed vicar ecclesiastical parish includes
St Chad's Church, Poulton-le-Fylde