Church of St Paul
CHURCH OF ST PAUL, CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1072297
- Date first listed:
- 22-Nov-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Paul
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PAUL, CHURCH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1072297
- Date first listed:
- 22-Nov-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Paul
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST PAUL, 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 PAUL, CHURCH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Ribble Valley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Longridge
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 60607 37396
Details
SD 63 NW LONGRIDGE CHURCH STREET
7/122 Church of St. Paul
II
Church, 1886-8 by Ewan Christian, with west tower of 1936-7 by A.C.M. Lillie. Coursed, squared rock-faced sandstone with sandstone ashlar interior and slate roof. Comprises a west tower, nave with clearstorey, lower chancel, north and south aisles, north and south porches, north organ chamber and vestry. The tower has angle buttresses and an embattled parapet with corner pinnacles. Each face has 2 lancet bell openings of 2 chamfered orders. The west wall has a moulded doorway, a window of 3 lights with 2-centred head and cusped tracery above, with 3 narrow chamfered lancets below the bell openings. The aisle windows have 2-centred heads with panel tracery, the clearstorey windows having flat heads. Interior. The 5-bay nave has octagonal columns with pointed arches of 2 chamfered orders. The chancel arch is moulded, with ½ columns as responds. These are carried on corbels with carved leaf decoration. A tall west arch opens into the tower. The nave and aisles have an open timber roof, the nave having arch-braced collars and king posts braced to the principals and the ridge. The east window has stained glass said to be by Kempe and pre-1899 (Pevsner).
Listing NGR: SD6060737396
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 183008
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: South Lancashire, (1969)
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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