Church of St Mary and Presbytery
CHURCH OF ST MARY AND PRESBYTERY, BIRCHLEY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1075919
- Date first listed:
- 23-Aug-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary and Presbytery
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY AND PRESBYTERY, BIRCHLEY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1075919
- Date first listed:
- 23-Aug-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary and Presbytery
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY AND PRESBYTERY, BIRCHLEY 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:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY AND PRESBYTERY, BIRCHLEY ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- St. Helens (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Billinge Chapel End
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 52479 99591
Details
SJ 59 NW BILLINGE CHAPEL END BIRCHLEY ROAD (east side)
4/8 Church of Saint Mary and - Presbytery
- II
Catholic church and presbytery. Church of 1828, with mid C19 apse and presbytery. Stone with slate roof. 3-bay nave with impost band and cornice; pedimented west gable. Round- headed windows have keystones and leaded glazing, and rectangular panels above. West end has windows flanking entrance which has porch with paired unfluted Doric columns, frieze and cornice. Gable has projecting panel with entwined initials. Rectangular apse has paired round-headed lancets and adjoins the presbytery, of 2 storeys and 3 bays. 3rd bay has gable and ground-floor canted bay window with hipped roof. Central entrance has shallow gabled porch. Interior: Segmental vaulted ceiling. Small west gallery above internal porch with etched glazing. Round chancel arch on paired columns with scrolly capitals. Canted apse with large paintings, niche to right, altar to left. Font of 1877, alabaster on coloured marble shafts; panels of evangelist's symbols.
Listing NGR: SJ5247999591
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 216298
- 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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