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“In the SOUTH WINDOW of the Chancel there is the figure of S. Paul in most richly-coloured robes, and underneath is the verse “Not slothful in business, fervent in Spirit serving the Lord”, a verse singularly appropriate of the life of him to whose memory the window was given. The inscription at the bottom runs thus- “To the glory of God and in loving memory of Thomas Crompton, J.P., Born Nov. 4, 1829. Died July 5, 1910. This Window is placed here by his widow and family”…
THE BRASS TABLET placed in the Church by the Congregation in memory of the late Mr Crompton was put in position a few days before the Consecration [of the Chancel, on 28 February 1914]. It is on the south wall, exactly opposite the seat in which Mr Crompton worshipped during the whole of his long life. It bears the following inscription, “To the glory of God and in memory of Thomas Crompton J.P., Churchwarden of this Church for 38 years, and a member of the Ashton-in-Makerfield Urban District Council for the same period. Born 1829, Died 1910. This tablet was erected by members of the Congregation and friends, in grateful recognition of his upright character, and strenuous work for the Church, and unfailing devotion to his Public Duties”.
[From Ashton-in-Makerfield Parish Magazine Vol 4/No. 4, April 1914]
Thomas Crompton (1829-1910) was born at Tapster's Moss, half way between Rectory Road and Simms Road. He is pictured here, wearing a straw hat, with his grandson (also Thomas, born in 1886). Thomas Crompton senior found employment with James Billinge & Co, iron merchants and manufacturers of hinges, locks etc at Downall Green, and in 1866 began selling products under his own name 1866. When in 1869 James Billinge went bankrupt, Thomas bought up the business and by the 1890s was operating from premises at the bottom of Rectory Road near the family home of Highfield House. For many years after his death the firm continued to be a major employer in the area, his descendants and successors completing the transition from traditional handicraft practices to mechanised manufacturing using the latest technological innovations.
The stained glass window is by Shrigley & Hunt of Lancaster.
The family grave can be found close to the West door of the Church.
Colour photographs taken on (left, top) 21 September 2023, (left, below and right) 22 June 2022.
One of three lions at the foot of the Brass Eagle Lectern.
This is one of only 48, surviving early 15th century, brass eagle lecterns to have been cast in East Anglia. Four of its contemporaries are in Italy, one in Urbino Cathedral, two in Florence and one in St Mark's, Venice.
These lecterns were made from standard patterns carved in wood which were reused in various combinations. Typically there are a dozen or so components, including the body of the eagle, the wings, the talons, the globe, the various cylinders and mouldings of the pedestal, and the seated lions that act as the feet. These components can be assembled in different groups, for example different bodies with the same wings, or with different lions.
In 1654 the Puritans wanted to sell the eagle but instead the churchwardens moved it from the Choir and used it as a collection box for Cromwell's New Model Army. Money was posted in through the beak and retrieved from the tail (the opening is still visible).
The church dates from the 12th century and is the only Medieval church in Coventry that is still complete. It is 59 metres (194 ft) long and has a spire 72 metres (236 ft) high, one of the tallest non-cathedral spires in the UK.
Shot a few photos at a party in a church.
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The ceiling has been lowered, no doubt for good reason, but it spoils the proportions of the building.
The parish church of Holy Trinity was built by Charles Ward of Lincoln between 1853 and 1854, to a design by William Butterfield. The work was commissioned by the William Dawnay, 7th Viscount Downe, and the west end is thought to be modelled on the church at Lindisfarne (Holy Island) in Northumberland. It is now a Grade II listed building.
Lych Gate - Wood structure with tiled roof.
Photograph of Holy Trinity, Church Lane, South Crosland, built between 1827 and 1829 by Joseph Kaye (c.1779-1858).
The Parish Magazine informed readers in May 1913 that
“Matters are now progressing very satisfactorily. The Faculty for the alterations* was granted by the Chancellor at his Court held in Liverpool on April 8th, at which the rector and both Churchwardens were present. This permission being obtained, the builder lost no time before starting operations, and at the time of writing is busy deep down below the surface laying a good and solid foundation for the walls of the new Chancel....
It was a small revelation to those present at the Meeting to hear the list of gifts for our new Chancel read out, and … our readers will be delighted to know that included in the above total is a very handsome gift of a new East Window in the place of the present one which is acknowledged by all to be a very poor specimen of the craftsman's art... The [new East] window will be executed by Messrs Shrigley & Hunt, of Lancaster – the same firm which has already in hand the work for Mr Crompton's Memorial Window. This firm is an old established one, and is at present one of the leading manufacturers of stained glass in the country, so we feel confident that our Chancel Windows will be worthy of admiration....”.**
Further Faculties in connection with the new Chancel etc were subsequently granted as follows-
On 3 June 1913 a Faculty was given for “ the removal of certain glebe outbuildings, the site being required for enlargement of the church”. This authorised demolition of the wash house and ironing room associated with the rectory and conveyance of the cleared site to the Parish Church, both actions subject to the provisos that “a new Laundry shall be built in lieu thereof adjacent to the present Stable and Coachhouse” and that “the expense of the erection of the new and substituted outbuildings will be defrayed by voluntary contributions”;***
On 29 July 1913 a Faculty was given for the removal of the plain glass from windows in the nave and its replacement with stained glass intended to be removed from the existing Chancel; also to erect in the East Window of the new Chancel a new stained glass representing the “Crucifixion” in the central light and on either side the “Annunciation” and the “Nativity” in memory of Ann Margaret Daglish, and to erect in the North Window of the new Chancel a new stained glass containing a figure of St Christopher in memory of Christopher Fisher Clarke – the costs to be borne, in each case, by the families of the deceased.****
The Plan by W Chasen Ralph includes a note to the effect that the various alterations would result in a net increase in seating capacity from 442 to 490.
*Copy at Wigan Archives ref. DP/2/2559/58. (In ecclesiastical usage a “faculty” is a dispensation, licence or authorisation.)
**Shrigley & Hunt was founded in Lancaster in 1874 when Arthur Hunt took over the existing Hudson & Shrigley partnership. Hunt sought to supply lighter, more natural and intelligible interpretations of biblical and other themes in stained glass than was usual at the time. His principal designer was Carl Almquist; he and E H Jewitt were jointly responsible for most of the firm's during its first four decades. Arthur Hunt died in 1917 but the firm continued until 1982 under the leadership of Joseph Fisher, who progressively modernised its output. John Blyth designed for Shrigley & Hunt in the 1950s, and was followed in that capacity by Harry Harvey. The business closed with Fisher's death in 1982. In addition to the two windows mentioned in the Parish Magazine article -i.e. the East and South windows of the Chancel- the following windows at Holy Trinity are by Shrigley & Hunt: the North Chancel window, depicting St Christopher; the “Light of the World” window in the South wall of the Nave; and the “Good Shepherd” window in the Lady Chapel.
***Copy at Wigan Archives ref. DP/2/2559/57.
****Copy at Wigan Archives ref. DP/2/2559/63.
Image from a copy at Wigan Archives ref. DP2/2559/36.
This 13th-14th C church contains a bunch of post-Reformation pews, unchanged. People used to have "box seats," as it were -- the pews arranged in boxes. The floor is very uneven.
Shot a few photos at a party in a church.
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Plaque in memory of John Stokes Bagshaw died 1 Jan 1888 aged 80.
“BAGSHAW — [Died] On the 1st January, at his residence, Chetwynd House, Franklin-street, John Stokes Bagshaw, a pioneer of 1838. Gone home; loved and respected by all who knew him.” [Advertiser 2 Jan 1888]
“Mr. John Stokes Bagshaw, who came to the colony in the ship Eden. He was born at Chetwynd, Shropshire, in 1808, and was apprenticed as a boy to the millwright and engineering business, which he learned in all its branches.
In South Australia he established a remunerative factory for the construction of agricultural and other implements. His works, known by the name of 'Pioneer,' have gradually grown with the colony, and a few years ago the management was taken over by the deceased's three sons. Mr. Bagshaw was one of the founders of the Ancient London Order of Oddfellows in South Australia. . . elected to the Adelaide Municipal Council in 1870. . . also connected with the building of some of the first water, steam, and wind mills in the colony.” [Register 2 Jan 1888]
Church foundation stone 26 Jan 1838 by Governor Hindmarsh, opened Aug 1838. Building closed 1 Dec 1844, walls & tower having cracked dangerously and congregation moved to St John’s, Halifax St, re-opened 10 Aug 1845. Named as pro-cathedral with arrival of Bishop Short 1847, consecrated Jul 1848. New schoolroom opened Sep 1887. Worship in schoolroom while church enlarged & renovated 1888-89, architect Edward John Woods, walls raised 4-5 feet, tower also raised, new stone darker than original limestone from quarry behind Government House.