Church of St Peter
CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1072501
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jan-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHURCH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1072501
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jan-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Peter
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHURCH 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:
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Chorley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Mawdesley
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 48955 14394
Details
MAWDESLEY CHURCH LANE SD 41 SE 12/157 Church of St. Peter - - II
Church. 1840 by E. Sharpe (Pevsner); altered. Square sandstone, slate roof. Nave and chancel, west steeple. Mixed Gothick style. Five-bay buttressed nave, the westernmost bay with gablets containing lancets, and that on the south side with an arched doorway; otherwise, each bay has a tall square-headed window of 2 cusped lights, with a hoodmould; chancel has a large 5-light Perpendicular window. Slender west tower, partly embraced by nave, has diagonal buttresses, tall 1st stage formerly open with high 2-centred arches on 3 sides (these now filled with 2-stage walling incorporating a west door and various compatible windows), dripbands on 2 levels, single-light cusped belfry louvres with run-out hoodmoulds, stepped parapet with crocketed pinnacles, and slender octagonal spire. Interior: heavy roof trusses with cusped open panels; west gallery on 2 iron columns; moulded and chamfered chancel arch with shafts which have foliated capitals. Note: building closely resembles Church of St. John the Evangelist, Bretherton CP (q.v.) by the same architect and of the same date.
Listing NGR: SD4895514394
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 184411
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: North 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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