Church of St Mary and attached presbytery

Church of St Mary and attached presbytery, Vicarage Walk

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1077171
Date first listed:
31-Jul-1986
List Entry Name:
Church of St Mary and attached presbytery
Statutory Address:
Church of St Mary and attached presbytery, Vicarage Walk

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1077171
Date first listed:
31-Jul-1986
List Entry Name:
Church of St Mary and attached presbytery
Statutory Address 1:
Church of St Mary and attached presbytery, Vicarage Walk

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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.

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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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
Church of St Mary and attached presbytery, Vicarage Walk

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Walsall (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
SP 01216 98031

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 14 April 2022 to remove superfluous amendment details and to reformat the text to current standards

SP 0198 SW
15/99

WALSALL MB
VICARAGE WALK
Church of St Mary and attached presbytery

II*

Roman Catholic church. 1825 - 7 by Joseph Ireland, with presbytery of 1833. Stuccoed brick with slate roof. Greek style, with moulded plinth, giant Doric pilasters, entablature, and pediments at east and west. West wall has clasping pilasters, and two further pilasters flanking the doorway, which slopes inwards towards the top. This has an architrave and moulded cornice. The north and south walls are each of five bays, the outer ones recessed between pilasters. The windows have lugged architraves and a sill band. The east wall is similar to the west wall, but has no openings. To its left is a single storey one-bay link to the presbytery, which is pedimented and of two storeys and three bays. The two left-hand bays have a single bay window on the ground floor. The doorway is in the right hand bay.

Interior: the church has a shallow coffered tunnel vault. The west gallery with organ is carried on two Doric columns. At the east end are four engaged fluted Ionic columns with entablature, with pilasters on the return walls which have acanthus necking.

Listing NGR: SP0121698031

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
219157
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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