Christ Church
CHRIST CHURCH, UPPER GEORGE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1114637
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1981
- List Entry Name:
- Christ Church
- Statutory Address:
- CHRIST CHURCH, UPPER GEORGE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1114637
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1981
- List Entry Name:
- Christ Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHRIST CHURCH, UPPER GEORGE 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:
- CHRIST CHURCH, UPPER GEORGE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Luton (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 08796 21333
Details
UPPER GEORGE STREET 1. 5123 Christ Church TL 0821 1/3 II
2. Compact mid C19 composition by H Elliott (1856-60, 1864) over extended by G Vialls (1881). Earlier work of red brick with polychrome brick details and stone dressings. Consists of four bay nave, south aisle and transept, and unusually positioned west tower at the end of the south aisle. The openings mainly have simple trefoil heads with a pleasing composite 5 light window to the nave west end. The south aisle and the tower ground floor west window have plate tracety. The tower is low, of three stages with heavy stone cornice with plain brick parapet above and surmounted by a slated pyramidal spirelet. The later work is in a plainer darker red brick, and consists of a chancel, south chapel, long 5 bay north aisle, vestry and hall. It has C13 style double-light windows with trefoiled heads and quatrefoil above. The chancel east window is a five-light one based on the same pattern. Now redundant.
Listing NGR: TL0879621333
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 35847
- 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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