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St Mary

St Mary

Goosnargh

Lancashire

Church, late Medieval, altered or enlarged in late C16, restored 1868-9 and 1895.

Architectural Features

Low buttressed south aisle of 4 bays, probably late C16, has a gabled porch to the 1st bay, and a recessed square-headed window of 2 round-headed lights with hollow spandrels in each of the other 3 bays

north aisle is late medieval, and has a blocked doorway to the lst bay and 3 windows, all of 2 lights but otherwise differing: the first 2 have cinquefoil lights, the other has pointed lights of C14 type

at east end of north aisle a wooden screen to the Middleton Chapel, with turned balusters in the upper part and a door in the west side, the top rail carved and lettered on the west side "TR 1721" and on the south side "AR 1622" (Thomas and Alexander Rigby)

within this enclosure an elaborately carved C15 tombstone

in tower arch another wooden screen with turned balusters on the top, and a central door lettered "RC IL II JW 1678" (formerly part of rood screen).