Church of St Matthew
CHURCH OF ST MATTHEW, WENLOCK STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1114643
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1981
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Matthew
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MATTHEW, WENLOCK STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1114643
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1981
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Matthew
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MATTHEW, WENLOCK 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:
- CHURCH OF ST MATTHEW, WENLOCK 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 09380 21979
Details
WENLOCK STREET 1. 5123 Church of St Matthew TL 0921 2/1 II
2. 1875-76 by G Vialls. Simple and dignified early English style but with three sided apsidal chancel. Exterior of Luton grey bricks with tiled roofs, crested ridge tiles and stone finials. Plan of aisled nave with north and south porches, and chancel with vestry to north and organ with chapel to south. Chancel has deep moulded brick frieze to eaves; three triple lancet windows with plate tracery; slightly pointed arches and continuous moulded brick drip mould. Four bay nave. Both nave and aisles have moulded brick dentil frieze to eaves. Nave has two clerestory lancet windows to each bay with brick drip moulds. Aisles have smaller lancets in stone surrounds with buttresses dividing the bays. The apex of the gables of the south and north porches are divided up into squares by moulded brick bands. Very plain moulded doorways. Recessed double doors with stone trumeau and quatrefoil decoration in the tympana. West end has five lancet windows with quatrefoil in gable. Small brick belfry with two bells and surmounted by stone cross. Interior walls of light red brick. Nave arcades on stone pillars with foliated capitals. Clerestorey windows have dentil frieze above and basketwork frieze below. Roof trusses spring from foliated corbels. Arch braced roofs to aisles. Banded red and grey brick to chancel.
Listing NGR: TL0938021979
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 35857
- 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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