Park Lane Unitarian and Free Christian Chapel
PARK LANE UNITARIAN AND FREE CHRISTIAN CHAPEL, WIGAN ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1068464
- Date first listed:
- 07-Dec-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Park Lane Unitarian and Free Christian Chapel
- Statutory Address:
- PARK LANE UNITARIAN AND FREE CHRISTIAN CHAPEL, WIGAN ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1068464
- Date first listed:
- 07-Dec-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Park Lane Unitarian and Free Christian Chapel
- Statutory Address 1:
- PARK LANE UNITARIAN AND FREE CHRISTIAN CHAPEL, WIGAN 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:
- PARK LANE UNITARIAN AND FREE CHRISTIAN CHAPEL, WIGAN ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wigan (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 56871 01658
Details
ASHTON IN MAKERFIELD WIGAN ROAD SD 50 SE (west side) 9/9 Park Lane Unitarian and Free Christian 7.12.66 Chapel II Unitarian chapel. 1697 with alterations of 1871 and 2-storey extension of 1867. Pebble-dashed brick with stone dressings and stone slate roof. 5 bays, the western bay of 2 storeys with gables to north and south. Stone base, weathered buttresses with decorated gablets, 2 raking buttresses to north, top corbelled frieze, 2 string courses. Straight- headed windows with plaster surrounds and C19 glazing. 3 urns on plinths to south side. East facade has coped gable with ball finial; 2 round-headed lights and roundel with C19 stained glass. Western bay has 2 string courses, segmental- headed entrance to south, paired round-headed windows above have pilasters and archivolts. Square bell turret to junction of ridges has open sides and pyramidal shingled roof. West facade has round-headed windows, 2 to ground floor, one of 2 lights to 1st floor. Interior has wainscotting formed from doors to original box pews with initials of owners and date 1697. Arch-braced canted ceiling conceals original roof trusses. West gallery over entrance hall of school. Original pulpit at east end has bolection- moulded panels, and brass memorial plaque dated 1775 from a chapel at Prescot. The oldest non-conformist chapel in the district.
Listing NGR: SD5687101658
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 213565
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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