Church of St Thomas
CHURCH OF ST THOMAS, LUNN ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1096128
- Date first listed:
- 01-Apr-2003
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Thomas
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST THOMAS, LUNN ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1096128
- Date first listed:
- 01-Apr-2003
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Thomas
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST THOMAS, LUNN 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 THOMAS, LUNN ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Tameside (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 95400 94917
Details
1033/0/10036 LUNN ROAD
01-APR-03 CHURCH OF ST THOMAS
II
Anglican church. 1868, with minor C20 alterations. By J. Medland Taylor, architect. Random polygonal sandstone with red brick dressings and decoration and a banded slate roof.
PLAN: 2 cell plan, comprised of nave with belfry and integral aisles and chancel with vestry.
Exterior : East front with wide gable incorporating lean-to aisles to each side beneath roof slopes at a shallower angle than those to the nave. Pointed arched double doorway to centre set below 3-light stepped lancet window flanked by tall stepped buttresses which terminate at the springing of the window arch. The buttresses are framed by decorative red brickwork which is linked to horizontal brick banding extending the full width of the gables and terminating at the sloping aisle corner buttresses. Double planked doors with elaborate strap hinges. Lower buttresses define the junctions of nave and aisles. 4-bay nave with paired lancets to each bay set between low stepped buttresses. 2-bay chancel with side offshuts, that to the south side with a pointed arched doorway with a single side window. Tall chimney with elaborate corbelled cap at the junction of the nave and chancel, with bell and gabled bell cover fixed to its east face. East gable to chancel incorporates end of vestry offshut to left.
INTERIOR: Simply-furnished interior with painted plaster and brick surfaces. Complex roof structure, with steeply-pitched king post trusses with elongated braces or struts extending outwards from the centres of the tie beam soffits.
There are 3 windows with Morris and Co. stained glass The 3-light east window depicts The Virgin, Christ as Love and St John in separate panels by Edward Burne-Jones. Above the window, a circular light by Burne-Jones depicting angels with pipes. North window of 2 lights, depicting St Thomas and St Hilda in separate panels, by Burne-Jones. South window of 2 lights, depicting St George, and Christ (Salvator Mundi) by Henry Dearle.
HISTORY: The church replaced an earlier St Thomas' 'church', a building in Union Street Hyde originally erected as a working mens' institute, and known locally as 'Stephen's Chapel'.
Source: Sewter, A.C. " The stained glass of William Morris and his circle" Yale University Press. 1974.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 490094
- 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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