The history of the parish of Preston in Amounderness in the county of Lancaster . nted as minister for Broughtonand After the Restoration the chapel reverted to the owners ofBarton IVIanor and was used as a private chapel about 1723. Mr. Shuttle-worth (the then lord of the manor) proposed to endow it with ^30 a yearout of lands in Barton, at the same time getting a grant of ;^200 fromQueen Annes bounty, and having confirmed to him the right of nomina-tion. It was afterwards discovered that the lands in question could not bealienated, and in their place ^200 was given in money and a ho
The history of the parish of Preston in Amounderness in the county of Lancaster . nted as minister for Broughtonand After the Restoration the chapel reverted to the owners ofBarton IVIanor and was used as a private chapel about 1723. Mr. Shuttle-worth (the then lord of the manor) proposed to endow it with ^30 a yearout of lands in Barton, at the same time getting a grant of ;^200 fromQueen Annes bounty, and having confirmed to him the right of nomina-tion. It was afterwards discovered that the lands in question could not bealienated, and in their place ^200 was given in money and a house forthe curate was said to have been built; this house however does not appearto have been erected, as until 1845 there was no provision for a residentminister. In 1845 the chapel was enlarged by the addition of a porch andchancel, and in 1850 it was made parochial and a district assigned to it. 1 History of Lancashire, ii., 474. Plundered Ministers Account, Rec. See, xxviii., 27,32, and Cliiirch Survey, Record Society, i., 3. 19 146 lIisroRV ov Tin: 1akisii ()!? Barton Chukch in 1S95. In 1896 the old chapel was pulled down, and about forty yards westof it the present church was built. It is a handsome structure, towardsthe cost of which Miss Cross of IMyerscough gave .^^2,000, the late C. (by will) ^2,500, the balance being raised by subscription—the totalbeing over ^6,000. The west window of the south aisle is inscribed to the memory ofCharles Roger Jacson, , ; this window was erected by the tenantsof Barton and other friends. In the west window are the arms of Shuttle-worth and Jacson on glass from the old chapel : there are also several,pieces of the old coloured window in the tower and vestry. A fine oakreredos adorns the chancel : on it is inscribed To the Glory of God andin memory of Mary Cross, a benefactress of the church, 1896. Thevestry is wainscoted with some oak carved panels which formed part ofthe benches in the old church. Th
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