List of ecclesiastical works by Austin and Paley (1895–1916)

Austin and Paley was the title of a practice of architects in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The practice had been founded in 1836 by Edmund Sharpe. The architects during the period covered by this list are Hubert Austin and Henry Paley. Henry Paley had joined the practice as a partner in 1886 when his father, E. G. Paley, was Austin's partner; the practice then became known as Paley, Austin and Paley. E. G. Paley died in 1895 and the practice continued under the title of Austin and Paley. Austin's son joined the practice as a partner in 1914.^[1]

This list covers the ecclesiastical works executed by the practice during the partnership of Hubert Austin and Henry Paley between 1895 and 1914. These works include new churches, restorations and alterations of older churches, additions to churches, and church fittings and furniture. The practice designed about 28 new churches and restored or modified many more. Because of the location of the practice, most of their ecclesiastical work was in the areas that are now Cumbria, Lancashire, and Greater Manchester, but examples can also be found in Cheshire, Merseyside, North Yorkshire, Staffordshire, County Durham, Nottinghamshire, and Hertfordshire.^[2]

Key

Grade	Criteria[3]
Grade I	Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II*	Particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II	Buildings of national importance and special interest.
"—" denotes a work that is not graded.

Works

Name	Location	Photograph	Date	Notes	Grade
St Lawrence's Church	Over Peover, Cheshire 53.2582°N 2.3431°W / 53.2582; -2.3431 (St Lawrence's Church, Over Peover)		1895	Church refurbished.[4]	I
St Mary's Church	Staveley-in-Cartmel, Cumbria 54.2653°N 2.9543°W / 54.2653; -2.9543 (St Mary, Staveley)		1895–97	Restoration including removal of pews, reroofing and reseating the church, and replacing the stone arcade with one in timber.[5][6][7]	II
St Peter's Church	Field Broughton, Cumbria 54.2278852°N 2.9419223°W / 54.2278852; -2.9419223 (St Peter's Church, Field Broughton)		1892–94	Replacement of original 1745 Chapel of Ease for Cartmel Priory. Present building in good repair, fairly original condition. Toilet in vestry added 2010. Spire shingles renewed at least twice, lastly in ~ 1998. Original Foster and Andrews organ still in use.	II*
St George's Church	Altrincham, Greater Manchester 53.3900°N 2.3511°W / 53.3900; -2.3511 (St George's Church, Altrincham)		1896–97	Work on the nave and aisles.[8][9][10][11]	II
Holy Trinity Church	Casterton, Cumbria 54.2115°N 2.5771°W / 54.2115; -2.5771 (Holy Trinity Church, Casterton)		1897	New reredos.[12][13]	II
St Mary's Church	Mellor, Lancashire 53.7729°N 2.5307°W / 53.7729; -2.5307 (St Mary's Church, Mellor)		1897	Renovation, including work on monuments and a new font.[14][15][16][17]	II
Holy Trinity Church	Morecambe, Lancashire 54.0746°N 2.8575°W / 54.0746; -2.8575 (Holy Trinity Church, Morecambe)	—	1897	Chancel replaced, organ chamber and vestries added.[5][18][19]	II
Sedbergh School Chapel	Sedbergh, Cumbria 54.3216°N 2.5307°W / 54.3216; -2.5307 (Sedbergh School Chapel)		1897	New chapel for the school.[20][21][22]	II*
St Mary's Church	Acton, Cheshire 53.0737°N 2.5512°W / 53.0737; -2.5512 (St Mary's Church, Acton)		1897–98	Restoration, including reflooring and reroofing the church, removing the plaster ceilings, rebuilding the north wall of the north aisle and the clerestory, installing heating apparatus, and adding a new pulpit, porches, and doors.[8][15][23][24]	I
St Mark's Church	Dolphinholme, Lancashire 53.9739°N 2.7377°W / 53.9739; -2.7377 (St Mark's Church, Dolphinholme)		1897–98	New church with a tower at the crossing.[12][25][26][27]	II
St Ambrose's Church	Grindleton, Clitheroe, Lancashire 53.9063°N 2.3632°W / 53.9063; -2.3632 (St Ambrose's Church, Grindleton)		1897–98	Rebuilt the church, other than the tower and the south side.[5][28][29]	II
St Chad's Church	Over, Cheshire		1897–98	Added vestries and an organ chamber in 1897–98; in about 1906 installed heating and increased the seating.[30][31]	II*
St John the Baptist's Church	Flookburgh, Cumbria 54.1760°N 2.9737°W / 54.1760; -2.9737 (St John's Church, Flookburgh)		1897–1900	New church in Romanesque style.[32][33][34][35]	II*
St Andrew's Church	Burnley, Lancashire 53.8021°N 2.2352°W / 53.8021; -2.2352 (St Andrew's Church, Burnley)		1898	Restoration of a church by J. Medland Taylor built in 1866–67.[5][36]	II
St Paul's Church	Bury, Greater Manchester 53.5960°N 2.2829°W / 53.5960; -2.2829 (St Paul's Church, Bury)		1898	Alterations to the interior. It has since been made redundant and has been converted for residential use.[5][37][38]	II
St George's Mission Church	Lancaster, Lancashire	—	1898	New church.[20]	—
St John the Baptist's Church	Bretherton, Chorley, Lancashire 53.6777°N 2.7951°W / 53.6777; -2.7951 (St John's Church, Bretherton)		1898	The church was restored in 1898 and in 1908–09 a chancel and vestry were added.[12][39][40]	II
St Anne's Church	Hindsford, Atherton, Greater Manchester 53.5188°N 2.4812°W / 53.5188; -2.4812 (St Anne's Church, Atherton)		1898–1901	New church in Decorated style. Converted into flats in 2003–04.[8][41][42]	II
St Helen's Church	Waddington, Lancashire 53.8899°N 2.4144°W / 53.8899; -2.4144 (St Helen's Church, Waddington)		1898–1901	Church rebuilt other than the tower.[43][44]	II*
St Barnabas' Church	Morecambe, Lancashire 54.0646°N 2.8781°W / 54.0646; -2.8781 (St Barnabas' Church, Morecambe)	—	1898–1901	New church in Perpendicular style.[43][14][45]	—
St John the Baptist's Church	Arkholme, Lancashire 54.1406°N 2.6305°W / 54.1406; -2.6305 (St John the Baptist's Church, Arkholme)		1899	Restoration.[8][43][46][47]	II*
St Oswald's Church	Preesall, Lancashire 53.9271°N 2.9771°W / 53.9271; -2.9771 (St Oswald's Church, Knott End-on-Sea)		1899	New church.[28][48][49][50]	II
St Thomas' Church	St Annes, Lancashire 53.7474°N 3.0245°W / 53.7474; -3.0245 (St Thomas' Church, St Annes)		1899–1900	New church, completed in 1904–05.[51][52][53][54]	II
St Anne's Church	Woodplumpton, Lancashire 53.8039°N 2.7617°W / 53.8039; -2.7617 (St Anne's Church, Woodplumpton)		1899–1900	Additions and restoration.[51][55][56]	II*
St John's Church	Morecambe, Lancashire 54.0580°N 2.8876°W / 54.0580; -2.8876 (St John' Church, Morecambe)	—	1899–1901	New church.[14][57][58]	II
St Alban's Church	Broadheath, Greater Manchester 53.4024°N 2.3520°W / 53.4024; -2.3520 (St Alban's Church, Broadheath)	—	1900	New church.[8][9][43][59]	II
St Mary Magdalene's Church	Broughton-in-Furness, Cumbria 54.2760°N 3.2157°W / 54.2760; -3.2157 (St Mary Magdalene's Church, Broughton-in-Furness)		1900	Addition of a southwest tower.[12][60][61]	II
St Luke's Church	Slyne-with-Hest, Lancashire 54.0877°N 2.8055°W / 54.0877; -2.8055 (St Luke's Church, Slyne with Hest)		1900	New church.[62][63][64]	II
All Saints' Church	Balterley, Staffordshire 53.0502°N 2.3577°W / 53.0502; -2.3577 (All Saints' Church, Balterley)		1901	New church.[12][65][66]	II
St Mary Magdalen's Church	Ribbleton, Preston, Lancashire 53.7765°N 2.6603°W / 53.7765; -2.6603 (St Mary's Church, Ribbleton)		c. 1901	Additions.[62][67]	—
St Margaret's Church	High Bentham, North Yorkshire 54.1146°N 2.5082°W / 54.1146; -2.5082 (St Margaret's Church, High Bentham)		1901–02	Additions.[28][68][69]	II
St Michael's Church	Middleton, Greater Manchester 53.5477°N 2.1906°W / 53.5477; -2.1906 (St Michael and All Angels Church, Middleton)		1901–02	New church, completed in 1911, with the tower added in 1926–31.[14][70][71][72]	II
St Mary's Church	Whicham, Millom, Cumbria 54.2326°N 3.3287°W / 54.2326; -3.3287 (St Mary's Church, Whicham)		1901–02	Restoration.[51][73][74]	II
St Paul's Church	Constable Lee, Rawtenstall, Lancashire 53.7102°N 2.2886°W / 53.7102; -2.2886 (St Paul's Church, Rawtenstall)	—	1901–03	New church.[12][73][75][76]	II
St Andrew's Church	Kildwick, North Yorkshire 53.9091°N 1.9840°W / 53.9091; -1.9840 (St Andrew's Church, Kildwick)		1901–03	Chancel and nave restored.[28][73][77]	I
St Helen's Church	Overton, Lancashire 54.0113°N 2.8545°W / 54.0113; -2.8545 (St Helen's Church, Overton)		1902	Restoration.[78][79][80]	II*
Lancaster Priory	Lancaster, Lancashire 54.0507°N 2.8057°W / 54.0507; -2.8057 (Lancaster Priory)		1902–12	In 1902 the southwest porch and the Hatch Memorial were added, followed in 1903–04 by a chapel on the north side. A restoration, including the nave roof and the chancel floor, was carried out in 1911–12.[14][81][82]	I
St Mary's Church	Ulverston, Cumbria 54.1989°N 3.0915°W / 54.1989; -3.0915 (Church of St Mary, Ulverston)		1903–04	Extended the chancel, added fittings, and built a south porch.[83][84][85]	II*
St John the Evangelist's Church	Worsthorne, Lancashire 53.7878°N 2.1892°W / 53.7878; -2.1892 (St John the Evangelist's Church, Worsthorne)		1903–04	Added a new west tower, removed old vestries, and extended the seating.[51][83][86][87]	II
St Paul's Church	Skelmersdale, Lancashire 53.5500°N 2.7924°W / 53.5500; -2.7924 (St Paul's Church, Skelmersdale)		1903–06	New church in Perpendicular style.[12][83][88][89]	II
St Chad's Church	Claughton, Lancashire 54.0931°N 2.6641°W / 54.0931; -2.6641 (St Chad's Church, Claughton)		1904	Restoration. The church has been redundant since 2005.[12][83][90][91]	II
St Cuthbert's Church	Redmarshall, County Durham 54.5844°N 1.4040°W / 54.5844; -1.4040 (St Cuthbert's Church, Redmarshall)		1904	Restoration.[62][92]	I
All Saints' Church	Hertford, Hertfordshire 51.7950°N 0.0757°W / 51.7950; -0.0757 (All Saints' Church, Hertford)		1904–05	The west end of the church was completed and the tower was added.[28][83][93][94]	II*
All Saints' Church	Barnacre, Lancashire 53.9079°N 2.7431°W / 53.9079; -2.7431 (All Saints' Church, Barnacre)		1905	New church.[12][95][96][97]	II
Holy Trinity Church	Brathay, Cumbria 54.4211°N 2.9844°W / 54.4211; -2.9844 (Holy Trinity Church, Brathay)		1905	Additions made to the church.[12][83][98]	II
St John the Baptist's Church	Broughton, Lancashire 53.8035°N 2.7167°W / 53.8035; -2.7167 (St John the Baptist's Church, Broughton)		1905–06	Chancel, vestries and an organ chamber added.[12][99][100][101]	II*
St Michael and All Angels' Church	Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston, Lancashire 53.7651°N 2.7317°W / 53.7651; -2.7317 (St Michael and All Angels' Church, Ashton-on-Ribble)	—	1905–08	New church in Perpendicular style. It was completed in 1915.[8][102][103][104]	II*
St Leonard's Church	Balderstone, Lancashire 53.7855°N 2.5604°W / 53.7855; -2.5604 (St Leonard's Church, Balderstone)		1906–07	Added a tower and a spire.[99][105][106]	II
St John's Church	Ellel, Lancashire 53.9961°N 2.7855°W / 53.9961; -2.7855 (St John's Church, Ellel)		1906–07	New church.[12][95][107][108]	II
St John the Baptist's Church	Tunstall, Lancashire 54.1597°N 2.5923°W / 54.1597; -2.5923 (St John the Baptist's Church, Tunstall)		1907	Restoration.[51][99][109][110]	I
St Mary the Virgin's Church	Walney Island, Cumbria 54.1067°N 3.2474°W / 54.1067; -3.2474 (St Mary the Virgin's Church, Walney Island)		1907–08	New church to replace a church of 1853 by Sharpe and Paley.[111][112][113][114]	II
St Mary's Church	Widnes, Cheshire 53.3488°N 2.7329°W / 53.3488; -2.7329 (St Mary's Church, Widnes)		1908–10	New church in Perpendicular style.[51][115][116][117]	II*
St Cuthbert's Church	Over Kellet, Lancashire 54.1195°N 2.7319°W / 54.1195; -2.7319 (St Cuthbert's Church, Over Kellet)		1909	Restoration.[62][118][119][120]	II*
Holy Trinity Church	Skipton, North Yorkshire 53.9633°N 2.0161°W / 53.9633; -2.0161 (Holy Trinity Church, Skipton)		1909	Restoration, including removal of galleries, addition of new vestries, seating, and a bell ringers' loft.[62][118][121]	I
St John's Church	Birkdale, Southport, Merseyside 53.6228°N 3.0138°W / 53.6228; -3.0138 (St John's Church, Birkdale)		1909–10	Addition of a north aisle and arcade, and vestries.[118][122][123]	II
St Matthew's Church	Highfield, Wigan, Greater Manchester 53.5292°N 2.6725°W / 53.5292; -2.6725 (St Matthew's Church, Highfield, Wigan)	—	1909–10	Extension of the nave and south aisle to the west.[124][125][126][127]	II*
St Mary's Church	Leigh, Greater Manchester 53.4983°N 2.5198°W / 53.4983; -2.5198 (St Mary's Church, Leigh)		1909–10	Addition of a new vestry and refacing the tower.[14][118][128][129]	II*
St Mark's Church	Natland, Cumbria 54.2961°N 2.7374°W / 54.2961; -2.7374 (St Mark's Church, Natland)		1909–10	New church in Perpendicular style.[14][130][131][132]	II*
St Wilfrid's Church	Newton Heath, Greater Manchester 53.5059°N 2.1712°W / 53.5059; -2.1712 (St Wilfrid's Church, Newton Heath)		1909–10	New church; now redundant.[14][118][133][134]	II
St Andrew's Church	Starbeck, Harrogate, North Yorkshire 54.0006°N 1.4964°W / 54.0006; -1.4964 (St Andrew's Church, Starbeck)		1909–10	New church.[51][118][135]	II
St Michael's Church	Cockerham, Lancashire 53.9601°N 2.8206°W / 53.9601; -2.8206 (St Michael's Church, Cockerham)		1910	Replaced the body of the church in Perpendicular style, retaining the original Perpendicular tower.[12][136][137][138]	II*
St George's Church	Kendal, Cumbria 54.3298°N 2.7401°W / 54.3298; -2.7401 (St George's Church, Kendal)		1910–14	New chancel, organ loft and vestries added.[28][139][140]	—
St John's Church	Great Harwood, Lancashire 53.7827°N 2.4066°W / 53.7827; -2.4066 (St John's Church, Great Harwood)		1911–12	New church. Demolished 2010.[28][141][142]	—
St Margaret's Church	Thornbury, Bradford, West Yorkshire 53.8611°N 1.6910°W / 53.8611; -1.6910 (St Margaret's Church, Thornbury)	—	1911–12	New church costing £8,264. In the 1980s cracks appeared in the chancel arch, and the building was declared unsafe. It was demolished in 1991, and has been replaced by the Thornbury Centre, which houses the new Church of St Margaret.[51][141][143][144]	—
St Anne's Church	Worksop, Nottinghamshire 53.3028°N 1.1329°W / 53.3028; -1.1329 (St Anne's Church, Worksop)		1911–12	New church in Perpendicular style.[51][141][145]	II
St Margaret's Church	Halliwell, Bolton, Greater Manchester 53.5844°N 2.4569°W / 53.5844; -2.4569 (St Margaret's Church, Halliwell)	—	1911–13	New church.[12][141][146]	—
St Thomas' Church	Lydiate, Merseyside 53.5443°N 2.9624°W / 53.5443; -2.9624 (St Thomas's Church, Lydiate)		1912	Added a chancel, chapel, and vestry to a church built in 1839–41.[141][147]	II
St Thomas' Church	Milnthorpe, Cumbria 54.2268°N 2.7702°W / 54.2268; -2.7702 (St Thomas's Church, Milnthorpe)		1912	Alterations at the west end of the church, originally built in 1835–37.[141][148]	—
St James' Church	Arnside, Cumbria 54.2018°N 2.8317°W / 54.2018; -2.8317 (St James' Church, Arnside)		1912–14	Addition of a south aisle.[8][141]	—
St Peter's Church	Leck, Lancashire 54.1838°N 2.5484°W / 54.1838; -2.5484 (St Peter's Church, Leck)		1913 (or 1915)	Church rebuilt after a fire.[14][149][150]	II
St Saviour's Church	Aughton, Lancashire 54.1025°N 2.6892°W / 54.1025; -2.6892 (St Saviour's Church, Aughton)		1913–14	Added a parclose screen.[141][151]	—
St Silas' Church	Blackburn, Lancashire 53.7516°N 2.5074°W / 53.7516; -2.5074 (St Silas' Church, Blackburn)		1913–14	The previously planned tower was added, plus a porch, at a cosy of over £6,000, but the intended steeple was never built.[141][152][153]	II*
St Wilfrid's Church	Standish, Greater Manchester 53.5872°N 2.6614°W / 53.5872; -2.6614 (St Wilfrid's Church, Standish)		1913–14	Additions, including east vestries.[154][155][156]	I
Christ Church	Thornton, Lancashire 53.8774°N 3.0218°W / 53.8774; -3.0218 (Christ Church, Thornton)	—	1913–14	Chancel added.[157][158][159]	—
St James' Church	Waterloo, Pudsey, West Yorkshire	—	1914	New church, replacing a smaller mission church. It was itself replaced by a new church, St James The Great, Woodhall, on a site nearby in 1959.[62][160]	—
St George's Church	Hertford, Hertfordshire	—	1914	Reredos.[161]	—
St John the Baptist's Church	Blawith, Cumbria 54.2857°N 3.0940°W / 54.2857; -3.0940 (St John the Baptist's Church, Blawith)		1914	Restoration. It is now redundant and under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[162][158][163][164]	—
St Mark's Church	Basford, Staffordshire 53.0176°N 2.2098°W / 53.0176; -2.2098 (St Mark's Church, Basford)	—	1914–15	New church.[157][158][165]	—

See also

• Lists of works by Sharpe, Paley and Austin