Church of St Nicholas
CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1072037
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jun-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Nicholas
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1072037
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jun-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Nicholas
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS
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 NICHOLAS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Fylde (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ribby-with-Wrea
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 39763 31603
Details
RIBBY WITH WREA WREA GREEN SD 33 SE 8/60 Church of St. Nicholas - GV II
Church, 1848-9, with steeple 1884. Sandstone rubble, blue slate roof. Nave and chancel, 3-stage tower with broach spire attached to south side; in Early English style. Four-bay nave has plate-tracery windows of 2 cusped lights with quatrefoils and trefoils alternately in the heads, west gable has similar but larger window set in moulded arch with shafts, and a small wheel window above. Tower attached to 2nd bay has porch doorway with 3 orders of moulding and a hoodmould, string courses, gableted niche with statue, louvred 3-light belfry windows, broach spire with transomed 2-light lucarnes in the cardinal sides; polygonal stair turret at north west corner, rising from eaves of nave. Chancel of 2 short bays has 2-light traceried windows with foliated-stop hoodmoulds, tall traceried east window of 3 lights with cinquefoil and trefoils in the head. Interior: arch-braced kingpost roof; carved and painted reredos.
Listing NGR: SD3976331603
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 183630
- 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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