Photographs of Hornby and Gressingham in Lancashire.
LOCAL GALLERIES: Melling - Caton - Wray, Bentham and Tatham
RELATED GALLERIES: Anglo-Saxon Lancashire - Stained Glass
This pretty little church was built in 1864 to a design by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley
Parts of the church date from the 12th century, but it was much restored in 1734 when the tower was added and in 1862 by E. G. Paley. There is a reset Norman doorway in the southern wall. Grade 1 listed.
The Norman doorway of St. John the Evangelist's Church, Gressingham, Lancashire. Grade 1 Listed.
The stained glass window of 'The Raising of Jairus' Daughter' in St John the Evangelist's Church at Hornby is believed to be the work of Morris and Co.
The eagle mosaic by Maggie Howarth outside St John the Evangelist's Church in Gressingham, Lancashire was commissioned to mark the Millennium.
The date of Loyne Bridge is uncertain but it is possibly late 16th century.
A northerly view over the Lune Valley towards the Western Dales from the ford next to the Loyne Bridge at Gressingham in Lancashire.
Southerly view over the River Lune towards the Bowland Fells from Loyn Bridge, Gressingham in Lancashire.
The weir on the River Wenning and the 16th century Hornby Castle. The castle gardens are open to the public on special days.
The cat with a rat it its mouth refers to the former owner of Hornby Castle, Pudsey Dawson, who brought in cats to clear the castle from a plague of rats in the nineteenth century.
The oldest part of this building is the 1514 tower built by Sir Edward Stanley, Lord Mounteagle. Grade 1 Listed.
The nave was largely rebuilt in the late 19th century by the Lancaster architects, Paley, Austin and Paley.
"They Brought unto Him all that were sick" stained glass window by Joseph Fisher of Shrigley and Hunt.
"The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want" stained glass window by Joseph Fisher of Shrigley and Hunt.
"I am among you as he that serveth" stained glass window by Joseph Fisher of Shrigley and Hunt.
A section of an Anglo Saxon carved cross, depicting the miracle of the Loaves and Fishes in St Margaret's Church at Hornby.
Anglo Saxon cross base in the churchyard of St Margaret's Church at Hornby.
The plaque on the 1777 Presbytery reads,
HOME OF DR JOHN LINGARD CATHOLIC PRIEST & HISTORIAN 1771 – 1851.
The photo shows the rampart and ditch on the south side of the long oval bailey from this medieval motte and bailey castle. A modern causeway can be seen cutting through the bailey, but the conical motte is on private land and is obscured by the trees. This late 11th century motte and bailey fortification was one of several established in the Lune Valley to control movement across the river. Castle Stede is one of the best medieval motte and bailey castles in Lancashire.
