St Chad's Sanctuary
Introduction
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St Chad's Sanctuary
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 27 Aug 2016
The East end of the church was extended by the building of an apse in 1868. The altar was given 1912 and the reredos, panelling and sanctuary windows were all installed in the 1930s. The two windows on the south side depict the archangel Gabriel with a lily and the archangel Raphael with a fish and shepherd's staff. The two matching windows on the north side show the archangel Uriel holding a flame and the archangel Michael with a shield and spear. The carved oak reredos shows, from left to right, the Annunciation, St Chad, the Supper at Emmaus, St Hilda and the Resurrection. In the sanctuary is a bishop's travelling chair and other chairs of the Victorian and Queen Anne periods. The elegant bass chandelier is inscribed with the date 1710 and the name of the maker, Samuel Smith, in the "little old Bayley, London". Information is courtesy of "Poulton-le-Fylde Parish Church", A short history and guide by Peter Fox, revised by Christine Storey (2004).
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Image Location
Latitude
53.847182
Longitude
-2.991902