. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. Plan of Broughton Church beforb 1823 the two original chapels, was added in 1905-6, at which time also the whole of the building was restored, the tower arch opened out, and benches substituted for the old square pews. The chancel and nave being modern are without antiquarian interest, except that six sculptured stones from the old church are built into the external wall of the organ-chamber on the south These consist of (1) a boar's head with the initials ; (2) arms ofRedmayne and initials ; (3) ; (4)
. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. Plan of Broughton Church beforb 1823 the two original chapels, was added in 1905-6, at which time also the whole of the building was restored, the tower arch opened out, and benches substituted for the old square pews. The chancel and nave being modern are without antiquarian interest, except that six sculptured stones from the old church are built into the external wall of the organ-chamber on the south These consist of (1) a boar's head with the initials ; (2) arms ofRedmayne and initials ; (3) ; (4) arms of Singleton and the initials ; (5) arms' of Barton and initials ; and (6) clawed foot and ivy The chancel is a good example of modern been built up, being opened out. There is a clock ou the west side, and on the north buttress facing east are the initials on either side of a shield,69 and in a similar position on the south buttress a shield with the Singleton arms. The tower arch is of two chamfered orders dying into the wall at the springing, and above it the lower part of the weathering of the old pointed roof is visible under the modern ceiling. Until 1905-6 the tower was separated from the nave by a wall 5 ft. thick, the removal of which revealed on the south side the half-octagonal respond of the old nave arcade. In the rebuilding of 1826 the floor of the church seems to have been considerably raised, 51 The inscriptions and arms in these screens are given in Fish-wick, Preston, '34-5- 52 Information from old inhabitants to present vicar. It is described as having been similar to Goosnargh Church, only lower at the eaves. 53 On the plan it scales less, but the plan does not appear to be quite accurate, the dimensions of the tower not strictly agreeing with those of the actual building. 64 These measurements are taken from the plan. 55 Whitaker, Richmondshire, ii, 433-4. He says ' a few remnants of a more ancient fabric appear in the walls of
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