Old St John the Baptist's Church, Pilling

Old St John the Baptist's Church, Pilling
Old St John the Baptist's Church,
from the south
Old St John the Baptist's Church, Pilling is located in the Borough of Wyre
Old St John the Baptist's Church, Pilling
Old St John the Baptist's Church, Pilling
Location in the Borough of Wyre
53°55′44″N 2°54′40″W / 53.9290°N 2.9111°W / 53.9290; -2.9111
OS grid referenceSD 403 485
LocationPilling, Lancashire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteChurches Conservation Trust
History
DedicationJohn the Baptist
Architecture
Functional statusRedundant
Heritage designationGrade II*
Designated17 April 1967
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGeorgian
Completed1717 (altered 1813)
Specifications
MaterialsSandstone, slate roof
Church interior, looking towards pulpit

Old St John the Baptist's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Pilling, Lancashire, England. It stands 160 yards (150 m) to the south of the new church, also dedicated to St John the Baptist.[1] The church is "an unusual survival of a small Georgian church".[2] It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building,[2] and it is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[3]

  1. ^ Lancashire Churches: Pilling, St John, Tony Boughen, archived from the original on 18 May 2010, retrieved 8 September 2010
  2. ^ a b Historic England, "Old Church of St John Baptist, Pilling (1073080)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 31 August 2013
  3. ^ Church of St John the Baptist, Pilling, Lancashire, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 18 October 2016