St Barnabas' Church

St Barnabas’ Church stands on Regent Road in Morecambe, Lancashire. It is an active Anglican parish church designed by the Lancaster architects Austin and Paley. Construction began in 1898 and the first parts were finished by 1900. The chancel, five nave bays and the north aisle were built then. A font was added in 1904 and the south aisle with an organ chamber followed in 1913. A parish hall was added at the west end in 1961. The church belongs to the Catholic tradition of the Church of England. Its worship is led by Fr Michael Childs, who became vicar in September 2018. The building is described as ‘low and solid’ in a free Perpendicular style. Inside, the nave has three-bay arcades on alternating round and octagonal piers. A low wall between nave and chancel incorporates the pulpit. The stained glass ranges from late 19th-century pieces reset in 1989 to windows made in the 1970s and 1980s. Visitors enter through aisles that run to the east end. The three-manual organ was built by Wadsworth and Brother. The church’s interior shows alternating pier shapes and a low chancel screen. The re-set late 19th-century glass adds colour beside later commissions. The solid stonework and simple lines give the interior a quiet, steady feel.