Church of St. Thomas New Hey
CHURCH OF ST. THOMAS NEW HEY, CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1068490
- Date first listed:
- 23-Apr-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St. Thomas New Hey
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST. THOMAS NEW HEY, CHURCH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1068490
- Date first listed:
- 23-Apr-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St. Thomas New Hey
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST. THOMAS NEW HEY, CHURCH STREET
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. THOMAS NEW HEY, CHURCH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Rochdale (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 93742 11745
Details
SD 91 SW MILNROW CHURCH STREET (north-east side) 3/84 Church of St. Thomas - New Hey
- II Church. 1876-7. By H. Lloyd for James Heap. Rock-faced stone with white stone dressings and fishscale slate roof. Nave with clerestory, aisles, transepts, south-west tower and a chancel. Gothic revival. 5-bay nave and aisles with projecting plinth and weathered buttresses. Each bay has paired lights with Geometrical tracery and hoodmould in the aisles and two paired clerestory lights with cusped heads. 4-light transept windows. Coped gables with kneelers and cross finials. Chancel flanked by vestry and organ chamber has 5-light east window. The 4-stage tower has diagonal gableted buttresses topped by crocketed pinnacles, a crocketed triangular hoodmould above the door, an arcade of cusped lights at the first stage, a circular opening at the second, and paired belfry lights. The broach spire which has lucarnes and a weather-cock is set back behind an enriched parapet. Interior: Double-chamfered nave arcade on circular columns with naturalistic capitals and moulded bases. The tall transept arches are flanked by small secondary arches. Alternating arch-braced and tie-beam roof trusses. Blind arcading to sanctuary. Stone font and pulpit. Stained glass. Timber fittings. The church is a very close copy of Holy Trinity Church Western Super Mare (Lloyd 1861). It takes advantage of its dominating site and starkly contrasting materials to produce a distinctive and imposing building.
Listing NGR: SD9374211745
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 213422
- 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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