of the building is of the early English type; the design, &c., being furnished by Messrs. Myres, Veevers, and Myres, of Preston.  At the west end there is a rather prettily shaped tower, surmounted at each corner with a strong stone pinnacle; the extreme height being 100 feet.  A few yards above the centre of the tower there are angular projections—­stretched-out, dreadful-looking figures, a cross between vampires and hyenas—­and you feel glad that they are only made of stone, and in the next place that they are a good way off.  The man who carved them must have tightened up his courage to the sticking point many a time during the completion of these uniquely-unbeautiful figures.  The principal entrance to the church is at the western end, where there is a pretty gabled and balconied porchway, elaborated with carvings, some of which are being executed at the expense of patriotic youths, who pay for a yard or two each, as they are in the humour, and expect an apotheosis afterwards.  The doors at this end open into an inner vestibule, which is well screened from the main building, and may be used for class purposes, the rendezvousing of christening parties, or the halting plate of sinners, who go late to church, and hesitate until they get desperate or highly virtuous before proceeding further.  In a corner at the north-west there is a beautiful baptismal font, made of Caen stone, ornamented with emblematic figures and monograms, and supported by four small columns of Leeds stone.  The font is covered up by a piece of strong calico, in the shape of a huge night-cap, and the arrangement suits it, for however closely covered down the cap may be, no grumbling of any sort is ever heard.  The building is cruciform in shape, and has a strong, yet tastefully-finished, galleried transept, approached by collateral doers, which also give ingress to the church on the ground floor.  The entrances are so arranged that everything in the shape of that most objectionable of all things—­a draught—­is obviated.  It is expected that sufficient wind will be brought to bear upon the question by the organ blower, without admitting additional currents through the doors.

The church has a solid, substantial, well-finished interior, and the only fault which can be found with it is, that it is rather low.  If the roof could be lifted a yard or so higher, the general effect would be wonderfully improved; but it would be very difficult to do this now; and we suppose the altitude, which was regulated by the funds in hand during the process of building, will have to remain as at present.  But the lowness of the roof may have some compensating advantages.  If higher the church might have been colder, and its sounding properties, which are good, might have been interfered with.  At present the space is condensed, and this tends to concentrate both warmth, and what acoustical gentlemen term, reverberation.  The roof is strongly filled in with diagonally laid, dark-stained timber, is open and semi-circular, but