St Mark’s Church Lychgate, Peaslake

The graveyard is a little to the south of St Mark's Church in Peaslake. Set in a peaceful location, surrounded by the woodland of Hurtwood.

Church. Built in 1889 by Ewan Christian. Built of Sandstone rubble
with tiled roof having shingled spirelet with metal clock face. Simple
apsidal-ended structure with attached vestry. West front has bell
gable and triple lancet window within arch incorporating 2 circular
windows. South porch has sandstone base and wooden trefoils above and
gable with curved fretted bargeboards. Simple lancet windows to rest
of the church apart from paired lancet with circular windows over to
vestry. Interior has roof of arch-braced type. Apse has stained glass
windows of St Luke, St Mark, Mary the Virgin, Christ and Michael the
Archangel and 2 panels depicting Faith and Hope of 1899. South window
of nave has 1896 window and 1926 window depicting St Bertha and St
Augustine. Stained glass in west window of 1912. Circular stone font,
original bench pews and tiled floor, lectern and pulpit