A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



removed, the nave re-seated, and the roofs opened 

 out, the interior then assuming its present appearance. 



The walls are of rubble masonry with ashlar 

 dressings, finishing with a plain ashlar parapet to the 

 aisles and chapel, but the chancel and nave roofs, 

 which are of flat pitch, have overhanging eaves. The 

 chancel roof is slightly lower than that of the nave, 

 and their east gables being unmarked by a cross 

 or other apex stone, an appearance of flatness is pro- 

 duced. The external appearance of the church has 

 no doubt lost much of its distinction by the removal 

 of the old higher-pitched roofs. 



The chancel is 36 ft. 9 in. long by 19 ft. 3 in. 

 in width, and has a five-light pointed window with 

 perpendicular tracery, moulded jambs and head, and 

 external hood mould with carved terminations. The 

 line of the 15th-century roof shows on the exterior 

 of the gable, the east wall of the 1 8 1 1 clearstory 



walling. The north aisle, which is 12 ft. I o in. 

 wide, is the full length of the chancel, and is lighted 

 by two three-light pointed windows with perpendicular 

 tracery on the north side and a similar one at the 

 east end. Below the east window, close to the floor 

 level, is a square-headed opening, now built up, 

 19 in. high by 6J in. wide, splaying to 2 ft. 9 in. 

 inside, the sill of which is 2 ft. 4 in. above the 

 ground on the outside, the purpose of which is 

 not clear. On the south side of the chancel is a 

 6 ft. length of wall containing a piscina with trefoil 

 head and projecting bowl moulded on the underside, 

 and beyond an arcade of two pointed arches of two 

 chamfered orders springing from an octagonal pier with 

 moulded capital and base, and from semi-octagonal 

 responds. On the east wall to the south of the 

 chancel window is a moulded corbel or bracket, 

 1 1 in. deep, square on plan, with a four-leaved flower 



PLAN OF GARSTANG CHURCH 



being simply built above it. The wall on the north 

 side of the chancel for a distance of 1 3 ft. from the 

 east end is of ijth-century date, with a pointed 

 doorway to what was probably a vestry built at the 

 east end of the original shorter aisle, but which is 

 now part of the aisle itself. West of this is an arcade 

 of two pointed arches of two chamfered orders spring- 

 ing from a central eight-shafted pier with moulded 

 base and carved capital, and from a respond of similar 

 detail at the east end. At the west end the arch 

 dies into the wall, stopping with a four-leaved flower, 

 but the 13th-century respond still remains set back 

 within the later masonry. The detail of the pier 

 and responds is very good, the bases having the water 

 moulding, and the caps, which are 1 2 in. deep, being 

 carved with stiff-leaved foliage. The capital of the west 

 respond is 3 ft. lower than the others, the height of 

 which to the top of the capitals is 8 ft. 3 in., it having 

 probably been mutilated and built up in the later 



ornament, 5 ft. above the floor. The south chancel 

 aisle, which is 1 3 ft. 4 in. wide and has a pointed 

 south door with moulded jambs and head, is about 

 9 in. less in length than the chancel, and, like the 

 north aisle, is lighted by two three-light pointed 

 windows with perpendicular tracery on the south 

 side and one at its east end. The chancel is sepa- 

 rated from the aisles by modern oak screens, and has 

 two clearstory windows, similar to those of the nave, 

 on either side. The roof is a modern timber one 

 of four bays and the floor is tiled, the aisles being 

 paved with flags. 



The chancel arch is of two orders each with the 

 wave moulding, springing from similar responds 

 having modern caps, but retaining their original 

 moulded plinths, which are mutilated, on either side 

 for a former screen. In the pier south of the 

 chancel arch facing east is a segmental-headed door- 

 way with hollow-chamfered jambs and head, which 



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