St Michael's Church, Grimsargh

St Michael's Church, Grimsargh
St Michael's Church from the east
St Michael's Church, Grimsargh Location in the City of Preston district
Coordinates: 53°47′57″N 2°38′08″W / 53.7991°N 2.6356°W / 53.7991; -2.6356
OS grid reference	SD 582,338
Location	Grimsargh, Lancashire
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	St Michael, Grimsargh
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II
Designated	11 November 1966
Architect(s)	Paley and Austin
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic Revival
Administration
Parish	St Michael Grimsargh
Deanery	Grimsargh
Archdeaconry	Preston
Diocese	Blackburn
Province	York

St Michael's Church is in the village of Grimsargh, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Grimsargh, the archdeaconry of Preston, and the diocese of Blackburn. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

A chapel was built on the site of the present church in 1716, and a north aisle and a chancel were added in 1840. Between 1868 and 1871 the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin carried out work on the church. They rebuilt the nave, providing seating for 220 people, and added a tower. This cost £3,000 (equivalent to £250,000 in 2016), and was paid for by the Revd John Cross.

The church is constructed in sandstone and has slate roofs. Its plan consists of a five-bay nave with a north aisle, a single-bay chancel, a north vestry, and a west tower. The architectural style is Decorated. The tower is in three stages, with a stair turret to the southeast and angle buttresses. In the top stage are three-light bell openings, and the tower is surmounted by a battlemented parapet and a pyramidal roof. Along the south side of the church are two-light windows and a gabled porch. The east window has three lights. In the wall of the north aisle are two-light square-headed windows. The vestry has a north doorway, and there are two windows in the east wall.