This together with the datastore represents two visits to this church. The first visit was to capture the memorial at the front of the church that faces the main road and any thing interesting on the outside. The panoramas and the inside shots were taken largely on the second visit. St Michaels sits roughly half way between the southern hills of the Pennines and the Fleetwood area. The next main town from on the main road is Garstang. Itself a town seeping with history. This page is most definitely a work in progress but for now some photographs. This has now been designated a class 1 listed building. Much of the history of the building can be found here.
This memorial is listed at the War Memorials Archive as No:3417
This memorial is listed at the War Memorials Archive as No:3417
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| From the rear of the church, The sundial is clearly visible. It shows the nave and the south aisle really clearly really quite clearly. That is quite an old Yew to the left. The war memorial is the other side of the church as is the main road |
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| Looking towards the alter. This shot makes the Church look quite large. It really isn't. The organ is at the bottom of the south nave(right) |
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| The light streaming in through the windows facing south adds an airy feel to the church. |
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| The river Wyre bridge. The memorial is just to the left. Completely taken by surprise - managed to get a shot off! |
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| Facing the South Entrance |
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| The South entrance, The date 1611 is over the door |
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| From the rear of the church |
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| From the rear of the church. The yew to the left and the sundial to the right. |
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| THIS STONE IS DEDICATED IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEMBERS OF THIS PARISH WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WARS THAT GENERATIONS YET UNBORN MAY NOT FORGET HOW MUCH THEY OWE TO THE BRAVE MEN WHO AT THE CALL OF DUTY FOUGHT FOR THE HONOUR OF THEIR COUNTRY AND FOLLOWING THE GREAT EXAMPLE WILLINGLY LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR OTHERS 1914-1918 1939-1945 MAKE THEM TO BE NUMBERED WITH THY SAINTS IN GLORY EVERLASTING |
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| The panoramic effect makes the rail seem curved it isn't. However to the left of the main window is some of the original plasterwork that was painted. |
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| The modern yew tree avenue towards the west of the church. This is from the road |
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| More or less from the bridge before the road goes over the River Wyre |
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| From the South entrance. Considering how small the church is - it is quite light. This is the South Aisle. Maybe to do with the white painted plaster. Restoration work is pretty good - it does not shriek at you. Well looked after, tidy church and a pleasure to be in. Soaking in history. There has been a church here since the 13th Century. A history of the building can be found here. There is no reason to doubt that there could have been a church of sorts here in the fifth century. Suspect it may have been of wood.
The memorial and an overview of the church and the grounds:
   The Roll of Honour within the church (I have left out the names of the regiments. Many are not clear) I have corrected the alphabetical order. Bailey, John Bamber, Richard Bateson, John MM Ball, Barry Ball, Robert Birket, William Bolton, Samuel Catterall, Edward Catterall, John Catterall, Robert Clegg, William Colinson, William Cornall, Rowland Coupe, James Croft, John Davies, Roger Dugdale, Thomas Dugdale, James Dunderdale, Ernest Dunderdale, Frank Eastham, John Eastham, Samuel Eteson, Albert Fairclough, Harvey Fisher, Septimus Hall, John Hall, Henry Harrison, Walter Hesketh, Reginald Hesketh, Harold Hesketh, Thomas Hodgson, Henry Hodgson, John Hodgson, William Hodgkinson, Robert Hodgkinson, Thomas Hogarth, John Hogarth, William Hornby, Hugh Hornby, Geoffrey Hornby, William Hornby, Edward Jenkinson, James Jenkinson, John Jenkinson, Thomas Jenkinson, William Kellett, George Kirby, Thomas Kirby, Herbert Miller, John Moss, Arthur Moss, William Moss, James Moss, John Moss, Thomas Myerscough, Thomas Pilling, Henry Pimm, William Pimm, Percival Proctor, Joseph Pye, Bartle Rawcliffe, Richard Rawcliffe, William Rawcliffe, Benjiman Robinson, Thomas Rowson, Christopher Seed, John Sharples, James Sharples, Jacob Sharples, Thomas Stuart, Robert Thornboro(ugh), Thomas Walton, Joseph Wedge, John Wells, John    The Names on the Memorial Harry Ball Robert Ball John Croft Henry Hall Harold Robert Hesketh Thomas James Hesketh Geoffrey Phipps Hornby William Hornby Thomas Jenkinson George Kellett Percival Burchope Pimm William Reginald Pimm Bartle Pye William Hays Rawcliffe Christopher Rowson James Sharples Robert Stuart Joseph Walton John Tripyer Bateson MM Russia 1919 I think the panel at the front had been added later, the edges do not have quite the same rough profile as the vertical ones. It is possible to see where the lettering has been removed from the bottom of the WW1 stone. The words on the bottom appear to be the same. 1939 -1945 Frederick George Bamber William Percival fairclough Henry Crayston Hodgson "Make them be numbered with thy saints in glory everlasting" Albert Wedge - Palestine 1947 
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Grateful thanks to St.Michael's Historian Mr Albert Clayton who, many years ago, typed all Salisburyf family records for me. They were a key to my paternal family history, which has grown into a large family tree with many branches now. We loved the beautiful church wherein many of my ancestors had worshipped, as memorials and tombs there bore witness .valdalennie@gmail.com. Viewbank, Victoria Australia.
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