St Andrew's Church, Slaidburn

St Andrew's Church, Slaidburn
St Andrew's Church, Slaidburn
St Andrew's Church, Slaidburn
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St Andrew's Church, Slaidburn
Slaidburn
This photograph shows the grey old church of St Andrew's Church, Slaidburn. It was built in the Gothic style and is an Anglican church. It dates from 1450 and there is evidence of a church on this site since at least 1122. It has been subjected to alterations in the 18th Century. It has unusual pews including box pews and the Squire's box pew on the eastern side.

There is a striking three tier pulpit complete with canopy, a Jacobean chancel screen and 15th century screenwork north and south of the chancel.

The "three-deck" design of pulpit was introduced after the Reformation and very commonly established in Anglican Churches. The protestant form of worship focussed on the spoken word, in English rather than Latin, for all to understand. Therefore the pulpit assumed a new importance and was designed to be the centre of the congregation's attention. Preaching the Gospel was done from the top tier, reading of the Lessons was done from the middle tier with the bottom tier was reserved for the clerk who led the congregation's responses in prayer.
In the Victorian period, under the influence of several reform movements, especially perhaps the "Oxford Movement", there was a widespread desire to return to a more traditional "medieval" arrangement. New churches were built as if of ancient design and truly ancient Churches like Whalley returned to their original form. The Church's 6 bells were given by Mrs Mary Wigglesworth in 1843.
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