Roman Catholic Church of St Thomas, Hawkesyard Priory
Roman Catholic Church of St Thomas, Hawkesyard Priory, Armitage Lane
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1038764
- Date first listed:
- 28-Jan-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Roman Catholic Church of St Thomas, Hawkesyard Priory
- Statutory Address:
- Roman Catholic Church of St Thomas, Hawkesyard Priory, Armitage Lane
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1038764
- Date first listed:
- 28-Jan-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Roman Catholic Church of St Thomas, Hawkesyard Priory
- Statutory Address 1:
- Roman Catholic Church of St Thomas, Hawkesyard Priory, Armitage Lane
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:
- Roman Catholic Church of St Thomas, Hawkesyard Priory, Armitage Lane
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Staffordshire
- District:
- Lichfield (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Armitage with Handsacre
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 06638 16257
Details
SK Ol NE
6/3
ARMITAGE WITH HANDSACRE C.P.
ARMITAGE LANE
Roman Catholic Church of St. Thomas, Hawkesyard Priory
GV
II
Priory Church. Circa 1900 to designs by E. Goldie. Red brick (English bond) with ashlar dressings; roof hidden behind a plain parapet. Nine-bay nave and chancel in one with north-west and south-west chapels and with porch and corner buttresses with crocketed pinnacles. The church encloses the south side of the quadrangle around which the conventual buildings were erected. Doorway of three moulded orders and four-centered arch.
East window of seven cinquefoil-headed lights and panel tracery beneath a Tudor arch with hood mould terminating in carved angels bearing shields. At the apex of the east gable is a canopied niche containing a statue. Pointed north and south windows of three cinquefoil-headed lights with panel tracery and returned hood moulds.
South porch with diagonal buttresses and wide Tudor-arch entrance. Cast iron rainwater heads with crenellations.
Interior. Hammer beam roof with carved angels attached to the soffits of the hammerbeams over the chancel. Nearly full height stone reredos with a multitude of canopied niches containing statues. Full set of stalls with elaborately carved backs. Fan vaulted south chapel. Organ case of 1700-1 from Eton College carved with cherubs. Around the walls of the nave a series of stone tablets in the style of Eric Gill. Conventual buildings to the north not of special interest.
Listing NGR: SK0663816257
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 272849
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Staffordshire, (1974), 62
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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