Church of St Aidan
CHURCH OF ST AIDAN, ST AIDAN'S ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1025420
- Date first listed:
- 15-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Aidan
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST AIDAN, ST AIDAN'S ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1025420
- Date first listed:
- 15-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Aidan
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST AIDAN, ST AIDAN'S ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST AIDAN, ST AIDAN'S ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Sunderland (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 34213 52860
Details
NZ35SW HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING ST. AIDAN'S ROAD (South side) 4/64 New Herrington.
Church of St. Aidan
II
Parish church, 1885-6 by H. Morton of South Shields. Snecked sandstone with ashlar dressings; graduated Scottish slate roof. Nave, north and south aisles, north porch; chancel with north and south porches. Early English style. North front: chancel porch has semi-circular drip-mould over large 6-foil window in chamfered stone surround above paired lancets; aisle a straight-headed door, one lancet and 3 paired lancets; north porch pointed arch to door has 4 chamfers and drip mould; clerestory. 3 stepped lancets to each bay under drip string. Cross and vane finials. Interior: brick with sandstone ashlar dressings: 5-day double-chamfered nave arcades; chancel has double piscina, chamfered vestry door, mosaic and terrazzo floor. Marble inlay to font and pulpit. Light shades on nave arcades were for original electric lighting supplied by the nearby colliery. Source: Sunderland Echo 20th July 1885 p.2.
Listing NGR: NZ3421352860
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 303220
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Sunderland Echo in 20 July, (1885), 2
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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